I don’t play much games nor I’m 50, but I believe you can do whatever you like that make you happy and relaxed, away from comparisons against your peers, I also believe age is a number compared to your “biological” clock, I have met elderly who were fun, inspiring, and positive to be around and full of young energy, on the other hand, I have met teenagers who are completely the opposite.
Am I too old to videogame?
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#13No. The market still thinks games are for kids and young adults. Society still frowns upon games as a hobby past your teenage years. Regardless, video games are a medium of communication. First there were pictures, i.e. paintings, photography, then moving pictures and audio, and now we have moving pictures with audio and interactivity. Of course there are still good games for adults out there, but in general the targ…
Isn't it just because there are many more young people playing games than older people?
Market drivers demand and supply. Perhaps when the first hard core gamer generation is well and truly in retirement age we will see uptick in more games targeted for that audience...
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#14I went the opposite way. I was never much into video games when I was younger, there were always other things to do. My wife was more into it than I was. About three years ago--when we were all stuck at home--she was having some issues getting Fallout 4 to run on her new pc, so I loaded it up on my pc to see what it was doing. Then like 80 hours later, I was like "guess it runs okay". (Her issue turned out to be bad RAM.)
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#15I'm almost 63. I started playing SpaceWar and Chase on my high school's PDP-11 in 1974, never looked back lol. Wrote some games for the Apple II in the early '80s, spent almost a year playing Ultima III. Bought an Amiga 500 in '89 which I still use, as well as several A3000s. I have hundreds of Amiga games, and I actually worked for Psygnosis for about a year. Played Ultima Online through the '90-'00s, as well as PC games like Quake, Death Rally, Diablo I/II, Outforce, Disciples, etc. Today I play several browser games just to fill in time gaps while doing other things (UrbanDead, Pardus, Rogule, NationStates), and when I have a few hours to kill, LotRO (on Arkenstone, fyi). I'm currently designing a massive open-world RPG in Unreal Engine 5. Stay tooned!
(An awful lot of retro games can be played in a browser these days.) (Steam is good, but I don't use it. I really don't need more games in my life at the moment ha)
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#16I'm in my 30s and playing videogames is just about the only thing I'm pretty sure about doing in my retirement age..
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#17Nah. At a previous call center job I spoke with a fella who was almost 80 and very much into modern games. "I"m retired, did the military thing for 30 years, now I just wanna kick back and play Call of Duty"
Still one of my fondest customer interactions. Dude knew his stuff and was still incredibly enthusiastic about gaming.
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#18Yes. Same here with the Commodore 64 and PS3. After Skyrim that was a wrap. I tried Diablo III but it was never the same. I lost interest in gaming entirely. I'm not sure exactly why but I think it's wanting to use my time doing things that are productive. Working out, gardening, home improvements, investments. I just closed on an additional property for example. About to buy a zero turn mower...way more exciting than video games. I got big ideas for this property. I would rather be cutting grass, gardening than gaming basically. Also jumping in the pool after working out there all day.
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#19I'm roughly your age and I still play regularly, but how I play has changed quite a bit:
- I spend a lot less time playing than in years past.
- I play the whole spectrum of retro to modern games depending on what mood I'm in.
- I do retro gaming entirely with emulators because I don't enjoy messing with old hardware.
- I've significantly narrowed the games that I play. Many retro games and even entire genres like 4x just aren't fun for me anymore.
- I ditch games quickly and start new ones when I'm not having fun.
- I'm happy to cheat (single player), or play on easier difficulty levels if that's what makes a game fun for me.
If you have a yearning to play video games, go for it, but do it with some thought.
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#20I'm roughly your age and I still play regularly, but how I play has changed quite a bit: - I spend a lot less time playing than in years past. - I play the whole spectrum of retro to modern games depending on what mood I'm in. - I do retro gaming entirely with emulators because I don't enjoy messing with old hardware. - I've significantly narrowed the games that I play. Many retro games and even entire genres like 4x…
> I'm happy to cheat
I don't mind playing football manager with the in-game editor on.
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