Too old for games?

Mossess

At what age do you become too old for games?

You know, the point when you say, "Ah, I'd rather watch XY&Z on the telly then fire up the Xbox?

dibkins

I'm watching less TV as i get older. Mediocre interactive media is more fun than mediocre telly:) I still catch up on the best series around.
Anyhow, i'm jsut hoping by the time I'm old, nurshing homes will have become Matrix style plug in consoles, but with games in the virtual world, not boring old humbdrum real life simulation.

ShiverinEskimo

Mossess wrote: »

At what age do you become too old for games?

You know, the point when you say, "Ah, I'd rather watch XY&Z on the telly then fire up the Xbox?

Pushing 30 and it hasn't happened yet. I'll be sure to drop in if/when it does.

Josey Wales

My taste in games has changed over the years (32 now) but I still enjoy playing them. I play less now too but I still look forward to new titles coming. I can see my tastes continuing to evolve in the future but I expect to be playing video games in some fashion for the rest of my life.

Mr Bloat

I recently turned 40 and got the Gears of War boardgame and €200 in game store gift vouchers as gifts, of which I have €40 left to put towards the Diablo 3 collectors edition. I'll be to old for gaming right around the same time I get put into a box in the ground.

Why anyone would feel they are too old for anything they enjoy doing is beyond me.

NORTH1

40 plus and still going, but there's plenty of people who will tell you my aims not getting any better!

F1ngers

Mossess wrote: »

At what age do you become too old for games?

You know, the point when you say, "Ah, I'd rather watch XY&Z on the telly then fire up the Xbox?

What age do you think is too old for gaming?

I'm 42 now and watch less tv than play games.
I can see myself playing games for the rest of my life.

Mossess

Life, babies, work, it all gets in the way of gaming. Then one day you realise you haven't fired up the Xbox in a month, then 3 months, ....

ShadowHearth

if you are under 100, then you are okay. play away bud.

Morag

How do babies get in the way?
It is possible to play and breast feed at the same time!
Or to rock the buggy with one foot while playing

o1s1n

Mossess wrote: »

Life, babies, work, it all gets in the way of gaming. Then one day you realise you haven't fired up the Xbox in a month, then 3 months, ....

Doesn't mean you're too old, just means you have no time.

Grumpypants

Time is what gets me, i work 40 hours a week on top of that I work a second job as my own boss so that is usually another 30-40+ hours a week. Thankfully both are in the industry so i do get to play a bit and keep up to date with the scene. Then have to spend time with the family so after all that i find it very hard to put 70 hours into Skyrim for example when you have 3-4 hours game time a week.

ShadowHearth

Grumpypants wrote: »

Time is what gets me, i work 40 hours a week on top of that I work a second job as my own boss so that is usually another 30-40+ hours a week. Thankfully both are in the industry so i do get to play a bit and keep up to date with the scene. Then have to spend time with the family so after all that i find it very hard to put 70 hours into Skyrim for example when you have 3-4 hours game time a week.

this just proves that it is not AGE problem, just Time dedicated for gaming problem.

if you still have time to put that few hours per week, then you dont really care how old are you.

Mossess

o1s1n wrote: »

Doesn't mean you're too old, just means you have no time.

Yes, no time. But then it happens that when you do have an hour free (I know ideally a good session should be at least 4 hours with a break for coffee then another 4 hours) you'd rather put your feet up and turn off the brain.

(I miss Xbox Time - I wonder would it be wrong to book a days holidays from work and just stay at home :rolleyes: )

zenno

I gave up on tv and sold it many years ago and find it more entertaining to get stuck in on the ps3 and it's great interacting in the game than sitting there watching adverts and repeats all day on the tv. 43 years old now and I don't think I will get bored of playing good console games for a long time to come.

ShadowHearth

zenno wrote: »

I gave up on tv and sold it many years ago and find it more entertaining to get stuck in on the ps3 and it's great interacting in the game than sitting there watching adverts and repeats all day on the tv. 43 years old now and I don't think I will get bored of playing good console games for a long time to come.

i generally dont watch telly at all, but misses does. Just recently she was watching some movie on RTE and i just got cough and had to watch it too. I am so out of touch with TVs at this stage that i went "WTF IS THIS ****?!" when the commercials kicked in in the middle of Movie. i was genuinely surprised to see something interupting my movie! ( watching all your movies on Pc and DVDs and cutting out general television for years does that to you! )

CastorTroy

zenno wrote: »

I gave up on tv and sold it many years ago and find it more entertaining to get stuck in on the ps3 and it's great interacting in the game than sitting there watching adverts and repeats all day on the tv. 43 years old now and I don't think I will get bored of playing good console games for a long time to come.

The joke was on you when you realised you needed that tv to play the games.

I'm the same with time. Except my excuse is dividing between tv/internet/movies/games

wyrn

I find that I am less likely to stay up all night playing because of work and this makes me feel old. What also makes me feel really old is playing MP online. They all seem sooooo young.

In my close circle of friends, only the guys play. They girls look at me as if I've three heads and I get the "have you not grown out of gaming yet". *sigh* yes because ladies of my age cannot be seen to play games or look like a desperado. Saying that I don't watch tv and it's another rant altogether that I haven't been following The Voice/X Factor/BGT etc...

So OP, I feel old but I don't think there's an upper age limit for games. As long as you enjoy it, keep playing!

zenno

CastorTroy wrote: »

The joke was on you when you realised you needed that tv to play the games.

I'm the same with time. Except my excuse is dividing between tv/internet/movies/games

Nah I already had a 26 inch pc monitor to connect the ps3 to in hd so I was very well aware of that one LOL I would look well if the tv was all i had and then sold it. :pac:

Potential-Monke

I'll never be too old. It's the main type of media i'm interested in, don't watch tv anymore (except for maybe the odd episode of How It's Made), and any programmes i'm interested in, like Dexter, i'll watch online/download.

I'm 29 in a couple of weeks, and i've no intention of ever stopping gaming. The older i get, the more gaming i want!

Manach

When tapped on the shoulder by St. Peter, then that is too old.
Gaming is a vibrant and challenging part of my life, and whilst I don't play as much as I once did, it provides a welcome break for 1 or 2 hours at the w/e.

bru.wicklow

im 40 and have been gaming since i was 16i got into airsoft because of gaming and now am broke playing both!but the missus can watch wathever ****e she wants so im stacking up those brownie points:D

Sabre Man

I've been playing games ever since I got my first Nintendo Game and Watch. I'm too old to stop gaming now!

Big Knox

I posted this in a similar thread a few months ago but anyway my old man is 60, he plays Black Ops online every evening for at least 2 hours and loves solo zombies. He's actually starting to get decent at it too ha. I got him MW3 but he prefers black ops so it seems he has decent taste aswell ha.

He's retired so I suggested he give it a try and he now loves it and couldn't do without it. He tells people his past times are golf and call of duty. I'm not exactly a CoD fan but hey I'm just delighted he's getting enjoyment out of it. The man is a legend tbh!

Agricola

The notion that people should grow out of gaming is bs. Its a relic from an age that saw computer games as something kids did. There was a time when this was the case but we all know the demographic has gotten much older. Games have evolved hugely since Space Invaders. The industry is bigger than Hollywood. It can create games that rival blockbuster movies for impact and it can also give us games like Journey at the other end of the spectrum. To think it should be only reserved for kids is nonsense.
I think in 20/30 years when it has matured, gaming will possibly be the no1 entertainment medium in the world. Everyone will do it to some extent and it will be as accepted as cinema is today.

degrassinoel

I'm 35, I'll stop gaming when my fingers fall off.

Canis Lupus

I'm just about to turn 31 and I spent most (and I really do mean most) of Friday playing games. I don't see myself ever stopping

Migworks

I'd agree with all of the above. I started way back when it was in b&w, two short lines for paddles, one line in the middle for the net, and one square ball to ping pong back between the paddles! My Dad bought it for me when i was around 9 i think? Been hooked on the digital entertainment since, and now, at 45, try to get in a few hours a week on MW3 / CoD / BF3 etc.

I get grief off the wife (when you going to grow up) lol but dont think ill ever stop. However, with kids, you lose time, and trying to divide what little time i have free in the night between watching a few fav shows, the odd movie and gaming is proving to be a struggle.

Then i got into Airsoft, (always liked target shooting) and its opening up a few new doors, but yet again im met with "your to old to run around with kids"!

Well, i feel like im still 20 and if gaming and running around shooting each other puts a smile on my face then im happy out and to hell with what others think!

There is a lad in our club, he is 17, and his dad who is 50 also goes airsofting, and i think thats great. Just hope my level of fitness improves this year, cant keep up with the young ones lol.:D

glynf

Mossess wrote: »

At what age do you become too old for games?

You know, the point when you say, "Ah, I'd rather watch XY&Z on the telly then fire up the Xbox?

I'll be too old when my eyes glaze over & they have to pry the mouse from my cold, dead hand;)

I'm looking at this here & now waiting on a steam download ffs

Love threads like this, cos I'm hitting the big 40 this year and I'm into games more than I ever was-family/work stuff first though.

Mr.Saturn

Didn't Sony obliterate the notion of 'too old for gaming' with the release of the PS1? I mean, A site (VGChartz, I think, shall source it, if I can) did a survey recently and cited the over-30s as the most active age-group amongst the gaming masses.

wyrn

You know when you have it bad, when you go home to visit family and you spend the day with them thinking "how can I get away for an hour, I've Dead Space downloaded and ready to go".

I'm finally free of family duties but I think I'll wait until the morning. I'm finding that I get like to take my time playing, rather than just bomb through it on the first go.

Paparazzo

Mossess wrote: »

Life, babies, work, it all gets in the way of gaming. Then one day you realise you haven't fired up the Xbox in a month, then 3 months, ....

No, babies go to bed at 7 or 8pm, you can still game from then till 3am. When a big new release comes out you can load them up with calpol so you get 6 hours solid in.

Turtyturd

Paparazzo wrote: »

No, babies go to bed at 7 or 8pm, you can still game from then till 3am. When a big new release comes out you can load them up with calpol so you get 6 hours solid in.

Someone has been reading the early drafts of my guide to parenting book.:pac:

I have only gotten more into it as I have gotten older, was big into gaming as a kid but kinda fell out of it around the PS1 until the Xbox 360 came out and am now back into it big time, can't see myself stopping anytime soon which I am sure will please my GF , although she did buy me the 360 in the first place.

CastorTroy

Turtyturd wrote: »

although she did buy me the 360 in the first place.

Ah so you're just being a good boyfriend and playing it just so she doesn't think she wasted her money? :pac:

I think a quick summary of the thread is you can't teach old dogs new tricks, unless those tricks are in video games. :rolleyes:

Lionel Messy

I am 24 so not "too old" yet. I hope i am still playing in 20yrs. My only concern is the financial side of it as technology gets more advanced. Btw, anyone who says your to old for games would be fvcking arsehole pure and simple.

Mr.Saturn

wyrn wrote: »

I'm finally free of family duties but I think I'll wait until the morning. I'm finding that I get like to take my time playing, rather than just bomb through it on the first go.

I've gotten like that recently, having rushed through the Mother trilogy, only to realize games like that only come about once in a lifetime.

deathrider

Why does there have to be a "too old"? That's like thinking to myself "I think I'm getting a bit too old for heavy metal. I'd best cut my hair, and listen to a bit of Elton John." No! Keep doing what you enjoy doing until you no longer enjoy doing it.

Lionel Messy

deathrider wrote: »

Why does there have to be a "too old"? That's like thinking to myself "I think I'm getting a bit too old for heavy metal. I'd best cut my hair, and listen to a bit of Elton John." No! Keep doing what you enjoy doing until you no longer enjoy doing it.

Yeah, that and "wrestling is gay and for kids" that kind of close minded bull****e. Oh, you don't need long hair to like metal.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

wrestling is pretty gay to be fair

Tigerbaby

52 and still in the zone! although my reactions are a little slower

FIFA 12 with my son, who slaughters me. I just try and kick him off the field.

PC games myself.

Ye can take my controller/mouse 'n' keyboard from my cold dead hands.:D

Dudess

What is it with these needy "asking what set age something happens at" threads? Obviously nobody can give a definitive answer. The age is whenever the individual loses interest in it - could be 20, could be 60.

pixelburp

Not sure about becoming too old for gaming, but if you moved the concept sideways and instead asked if people had become fatigued with games as a hobby, then I'd definitely say 'yes' to that one. Well: a qualified 'yes' anyway.

31 years old, playing games since I was a teenager & whether it has been my own tastes changing, or simply the industry aiming itself at a demographic I simply don't care for, I just find my enthusiasm and interest in most titles diminished. What might have excited me back in my early to mid twenties just pulls no interest now. Time was Battlefield 3 on the horizon would have made me squee with excitement: now I couldn't give a rats ass about it. Ditto most 'big' titles

If anything I've found myself gravitating towards smaller, more independent titles where the ideas are fresher & the games themselves having a little more brevity. So lately it has been things like Stacking, Sword & Sworcery or Lone Survivor; smaller, more interesting and fun games. That and Rayman Origins, which everyone should play anyway.

the_syco

Mossess wrote: »

At what age do you become too old for games?

You know, the point when you say, "Ah, I'd rather watch XY&Z on the telly then fire up the Xbox?

When I'm a vegetable in a hospital ward at 157 years old...

Sarky

I'm 30 and Batman is still my role model in almost everything I do. I'll be gaming until arthritis prevents me using the keyboard/mouse/pad. Then I'll get me one of those mind-control devices.

CiDeRmAn

I turned 40 earlier this year and while I don't play as much video games as I did when I was 30 I think the quality of my games playing has improved, as in I have the discipline to play one or two games at a time and so have a hope of finishing them, rather than just playing a random game every evening for a hour before changing it, never getting far in anything.

Blazer

There's a few chaps in their 60's playing in our BF3 clan in the uk..or they're fairly close to it..
They do get a bit excited though which is fairly dodgy at their age..
One of them had a heart attack , went into hospital on Monday...back out Thursday and roaring and screaming over vent that night
Still as bad as ever
I keep thinking some night he'll kick the bucket while playing BF3..

JohnMarston

Mossess wrote: »

At what age do you become too old for games?

You know, the point when you say, "Ah, I'd rather watch XY&Z on the telly then fire up the Xbox?

I couldn't imagine a worse fate than resigning yourself to watching greys anatomy or the antiques roadshow or some crap rather than playing a good rpg or shooter.

Polar101

I expect to be gaming until it becomes physically impossible to do so.

deathrider

Lionel Messy wrote: »

Yeah, that and "wrestling is gay and for kids" that kind of close minded bull****e. Oh, you don't need long hair to like metal.

That wasn't really the point I was trying to make there, lol. I was aiming for- If you like it, then why stop.