When are you too old to play the PS3?

boobar

At work the other day, one of the guys said he up all night playing Call of Duty on his PS3. This guy is 40. His boss said to him, some day you'll grow up.

So, what's your view on this? When are you too old and should give up gaming?

My view is that it doesn't matter what age you are provided other areas of your life aren't affected badly.

KeithM89_old

boobar wrote: »

This guy is 40. His boss said to him, some day you'll grow up.

The Boss is an ass - people of any age should be able to enjoy it - i often play MW2 with my 50 year old Dad

On a side note - i hate people who think PS3 or gaming in general is only for kid/teenagers

Wolfe Tone

When are you too old to watch tv? Most people I know equate them. Too old for certain games/programs yes, but not too old to stop playing/watching!

McCruiskeen

Never. Why would you grow out of something you enjoy?

Old people now don't play them because they didn't exist when they were young.

I fully expect to be playing Pro Evo 2062 any way (and I hope they will have sorted out the passing by then)

poisonated

I don't think you are ever too old to play the PS3. It's just an activity that some people like to do. It is like saying 'when are you too old to still be playing chess?'

jd007

I hate how people think games are just for kids!!:mad: You're never too old to keep playing any game you want. I hope when i'm in my 60's/70's I'll still be playing PS3! :pac:

partyatmygaff

jd007 wrote: »

I hate how people think games are just for kids!!:mad: You're never too old to keep playing any game you want. I hope when i'm in my 60's/70's I'll still be playing PS3! :pac:

The PS3 will be a relic by then

Grumpypants

When you get too old to game you turn it into your job !!!! check out the sig

Healio

Nothing to do with age, when artheritis/rhutism sets in, and you cant risk bending a thumb, that is when your too old.

UnknownSpecies

My Dad plays PS3 and he's 46 and I think it's pretty ok like! Sure if older people enjoy it then what harm?

_Godot_

You don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing.

TheTosh

You'll see the signs sure, one being fifa/pro evo will be on the shelf and you pick up tiger woods instead

weiland79

Assuming i don't get Alzheimers or some sort of dementia ( unfortunately i have both of these illnesses on both sides of my family) i can see myself playing well into the autumn of my life.
One of my uncles got his first PS3 for Xmas last year and he is 53.I lent him a few games and when he gave them back he said he was getting in trouble with the wife because every time she looked at him he was playing COD.:D

noodler

One of the best things about getting old for me.

Just hope my interest stays.

Will surely help wile away those days inbetween pensions

Silverfish

About 2 years after the PS4 comes out? After that you should really upgrade

I wouldn't put an age limit on any sort of entertainment.

Except Fisher Price teething rings or something.

norrie rugger

2.5 years after you buy your playstation. Because that is how long it will last ;-)

fdevine

I've turned 40 and still enjoy gaming regularly. My 7 year old son and I often hit the PS/PS2/PS3/Wii or NDS together.

My motto is the same as in a previous post;

You don't stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing

My PS3 is a launch day model and has plenty of gaming left in her

shoelaceface

47 years, 7months, 18 days, 14 hours, 37 minutes, 58 seconds

at that point YOU MUST STOP........ or else!

altairscreed

Mabey if i lost a hand in an unfortunate shmelting accident;)

boobar

It seems there is a broad concensus here and sure many of the games rated over 18 so that would imply they are designed for adults. At 38 myself and a PC gamer in a former life, I think the next purchase for me will be the PS3!

positron

No such thing.

You may have to swallow hard on your pride when your son or daughter starts making fun of your poor scores or k/d ratios, but that's no reason to stop playing really.

Professey Chin

My parents are 51 & 50 and actually play their ps3 more then I play mine.Partially because I put Peggle on it a while ago and theyre now addicted :pac:

atat23

yeah, people over a certain age definately still see video games as childs toys, mainly because of lack of exposure to them, if they ever sat down and actually played a video game they'd soon change their tune.

It's also because of the way games have evolved, when video games where first introduced they were marketed as children's entertainment so alot of people still apply this same thinking to video games with out any idea of how much the industry has actually matured.

Video games aren't as mainstream as TV yet but I'm sure even the TV had to deal with it's fair share of nay sayers. Most people here grew up with some kind of exposure to video games a large percent of people under 40 grew up with some kind of console in their house (fact! *cough* ). By the time I'm 60 or 70 I'd say video games will be so mainstream that it will be acceptable for anyone to play.
It's happening as we speak just look at the success the Wii has had on the casual market of all ages and then we have things like the DSi XL which is really marketed to the elderly for their gaming needs, ok that's all nintendo crap but it's a gateway into the world of games and all the coverage is slowly changing the image of gaming to something that nerds and kids do to a viable form of entertainment. WOO!

sopick

he will be too old to play them never ok

Star Bingo

i can't imagine anyone even over 12 playing frogger for instance, its all about where we are today even if the evolution has gotten a little stagnant thank f- for the leaps n bounds over the past 30 years

i'd recommend OAPs tap into games for instance cos it can help prevent alzhiemers whilst the 'target market' are out w/ a football n a ghetto blaster drinking cider, chasing girls.

i want to see a multiplatform 'Last of the Summer Wine' or Poirot murder mystery

atat23

feck you, frogger is awesome :P

sopick

atat23 wrote: »

feck you, frogger is awesome :P

you should try out a console its a modern one its called a P S 3 PLAYTATION 3 try it sometime it might change your mind grandpa

Sephiroth_dude

I know a guy and his dad plays wow,your never too old to play computer games.

fdevine

atat23 wrote: »

feck you, frogger is awesome :P

What he said - I have Frogger on my PS3... :cool:

dcukhunter

When life gives up on me, i'll give up on my games simple as that.

Skerries

it's a culture thing, just look at Japan where people of all ages and sexes play games and in public as well
we just need to pass on our gaming values to our kids and it will be mainstream to play games and talk about them like soccer fans talk about football

You're never too old to have fun. That notion's just immature

atat23

sopick wrote: »

you should try out a console its a modern one its called a P S 3 PLAYTATION 3 try it sometime it might change your mind grandpa

If you check the PS3 trophy leaderboard thread you'll see that I do a bit of gaming on the PS3 doesn't detract from the fact that frogger is awesome :P

Rb

A good retaliation would have been something along the lines of claiming the boss can't even get it up to play with himself any more, let alone playing a fast paced game on a new fangled games machine.

corblimey

See, I agree with most people who are saying "you're only as old as you feel", "I'll play til my hands fall off", etc etc, but maybe the boss had an issue with the 40 year old playing the game all night long. I've had many a late night~early morning during my 20s (only once was it game-based) but I was able to deal with it at the time. No way could I pull an all nighter now. If I went to work one day and was a bit dozy or yawning or whatever and I told my boss it was because I'd stayed up all night doing anything, I think he'd be less than impressed and quite rightly would tell me to cop myself on. Leave the all-nighters for the younger folk.

Rb

Fwiw if your boss says anything about what you do outside work you're in a bad job.

corblimey

Rb wrote: »

Fwiw if your boss says anything about what you do outside work you're in a bad job.

Fwiw, if what you do outside of work affects your work, your boss has every right to speak to you about it.

Leiva

I can imagine it now ....year circa 2060 .

Finding it difficult to put down the controller because my colostomy bag needs changing by Olga (18yr old live in Swedish nurse).

"Olga mind out of the way your blocking the my view , if you have to nod your head up and down please do it a bit from the side ....I've nearly completed BFBC52 don't wanna be disturb right now , pour me a beer thanks. We can finish this hours petting session later"

rubadub

Video games were originally seen as for kids, this is the problem. You will not hear people saying you are too old to watch soccer, or too old to play golf, darts or snooker, why should electronic games of skill be seen so differently? In fact some would say you are too young to play certain games like bowls, bridge, gin, backgammon etc.

Games originated in arcades, frequented by kids, I do not remember any 18+ games when I was young.

My sister never watches the simpsons or any animated shows, with the fixed notion of "they are for kids". She also never played any computer games growing up, but now in her 40's she is asking about getting a DS as her mates have them and she has seen braintraining games etc on TV, -all of a sudden she has a permit to play them :rolleyes:

A guy in my work pushing 70 plays playstation, keeps the mind alert, like doing crosswords etc.

SirIrish

I think I have played every game system since they where born back in the days of atari 2600( I still have it) which I feel is the first real game system. At 38 years old now and I still play them. I don't get as much time as I would like at them but still love it. I don't think I will ever stop playing. Well as long as I have at least one limb I will always play...could you play with just your mouth?? Ok even If I lose all my limbs I'll play. Noob tube to the rescue !!

whiterebel

mixednuts wrote: »

I can imagine it now ....year circa 2060 .

Finding it difficult to put down the controller because my colostomy bag needs changing by Olga (18yr old live in Swedish nurse).

"Olga mind out of the way your blocking the my view , if you have to nod your head up and down please do it a bit from the side ....I've nearly completed BFBC52 don't wanna be disturb right now , pour me a beer thanks. We can finish this hours petting session later"

And "Olga, can you PLEASE stop pushing your breasts in my face when I'm trying to get up the Tower of Knives in GoW 36 - Kratos beats the sh*te out of The Scientologists"

Oo..

Nah, no one is ever too old for the auld games. Its the same as watching tv or going to the cinema, except much better are people too old to do that as they are to pick up a games controller?

Sure they are even starting to promote games now for the older generations such as the nintendo brain training games.

I've only gotten mad into games in the past few months and i couldn't find myself not playing them as i get older.:D

CodeMonkey

Sounds more like the boss might just have a problem with a 40yo staying up all night playing games instead of a 40yo playing games in general. This might be an unpopular opinion here but I also think he needs to grow up if he has a job to go to in the morning.

weiland79

CodeMonkey wrote: »

Sounds more like the boss might just have a problem with a 40yo staying up all night playing games instead of a 40yo playing games in general. This might be an unpopular opinion here but I also think he needs to grow up if he has a job to go to in the morning.

What! I'm horrified at your position on this topic. Whose up for a lynching lads, I'll bring the pitchfork.