Poll: At what age does liking video games become sad?

[Evil Alpaca]

If you are playing a game because it is a fun past time then you shouldn't feel any sort remorse about enjoying the medium.

This does not mean that priorities don't shift though. If friends no longer find the medium fun that is fine as well.

It all comes down to your preferences and whether you still have fun when you turn on a console.

 

[LightspeedJack]

Anything past the age of 2.

 

[PureChaos]

it never does, though a 30 year old bloke playing Barbie's Day Out would be a bit weird

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

The fact that you list sex as though it somehow it's supposed to make games lame tells me you're immature. That's only something someone who doesn't understand games (and is probably drunk most of the time) would say.

Actually no, I listed it because alot of people say most video gamers haven't experienced it and is thus the reason why they play video games.

I do understand the fascination about video games, infact I mentioned multiple times in my post how I'm the only one in my social group who still enjoys video games and how it makes me sad..

Who are these "a lot of people" exactly?

I'm beginning to question your choice-making skills in relation to the company you keep lol.

I know what you mentioned, it doesn't undo the subsequent mention of sex as the key item to be ridden of "the geek virus" or something along those lines. The fact that you would take such ridiculous of a mindset seriously enough to post about it is the problem I'm having here.

 

[Kenko]

My dads in his 50's and he's playing computer games whenever he has time for it. So its never sad. Its a hobby like any other.

 

[Fetzenfisch]

Why should playing a game be sad? Its the opposite.

 

[RollingThunder]

Funny to see someone asking this kind of question in this era... oh wait, yeah, it's called peer pressure when someone is forced to let go of something he like because of his/her age.

It's the same like those weird baby naming website who can't acknowledge a 50 years old is named Ethan, they think names have to fit their age? so people have to confirm to others believe by doing/leaving things he have/likes?

Let say you love to collect stamps at age 20, then you turned 40, people start peer pressuring you to change your long time hobbies with something they think is appropriate with your age, like owning a yacht and sailing around aimlessly, then when you hit 60 people start peer pressuring you again to change to another hobby collecting antiques? then you're not you, you just a projection of others expectations, and projection is always empty inside.

Do what you enjoy, stand up for what you believe, I've seen and heard people that love to peer pressure others because they think they know what best for that certain someone, and if someone is try to resist then they will get a social punishment of being shunned, we're a social creature, I prefer to call this people who shun others because they won't conform to their expectations as social monsters.

 

[Woodsey]

The games industry is larger than films and books, how can it be "sad" to like them?

 

[TriGGeR_HaPPy]

As some other people have already put it (in a more eloquent way :S ), that's like asking "at what age does liking movies become sad?"
Answer: it doesn't. It's a different story-telling medium. People are into different things. I've liked playing video games since literally as far back as I can remember, and I don't see that changing. Nor will it ever become "sad", and anyone who assumes it is, or will be, are hilariously misinformed.

 

[Gyrefalcon]

Hi,

It occurred to me the other day, that out of all my friends, I am the only one who likes to play video games alot. I am 23 years old, and so are all my friends, yet I am the only one who will look forward to a LAN party.

I must admit, I've had 2 girlfriends in my life thus far, I know what sex feels like, and it hasn't deterred me from liking video games. If anything, it has made me like them more since I don't have the distraction of wondering if I am missing out on anything..

Kind of makes me sad really.. I really gotta find a social group to hang out with which are into video games.

Hi, I'm a gamer girl who is married to a gamer guy and all our friends are gamers. There is nothing wrong with having other interests or finding you just don't have a lot of time for gaming anymore, but I agree with some of the others here that games, like movies is a medium. You don't see anyone asking "at what age is it sad to like movies still". The movie medium is made for all ages, likewise the video game medium. So enjoy!

 

[Ldude893]

None. You can like video games at any age just the same as liking TV and books.

 

[RollingThunder]

Hi,

It occurred to me the other day, that out of all my friends, I am the only one who likes to play video games alot. I am 23 years old, and so are all my friends, yet I am the only one who will look forward to a LAN party.

I must admit, I've had 2 girlfriends in my life thus far, I know what sex feels like, and it hasn't deterred me from liking video games. If anything, it has made me like them more since I don't have the distraction of wondering if I am missing out on anything..

Kind of makes me sad really.. I really gotta find a social group to hang out with which are into video games.

Let me introduce you to Edith Jeter, At 76 y/o she wrote to Nintendo Power magazine hoping for localization of Dragon Quest VI, she waiting and waiting, good news is, DQ VI will be released this month, sad thing is, she died 3rd of January last month.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.261283-Role-Playing-Grandmother-Misses-Release-of-Dragon-Quest-VI

"I'm now 76 years old. I may not live long enough to see Dragon Quest VI unless someone takes action soon."

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I sincerely believe that I'll continue gaming until I'm physically unable to pick up the controller. If it is a passionate hobby of yours, there is no reason whatsoever why you should feel like a loser for playing video games at any age.

 

[NuclearPenguin]

The only thing I notice when playing with gamers who are 35+ is that they talk about Ecsatcy a bit more often than normal. Weird huh?

Gamers never age, they just get hairier (or in the case of female gamers, play a lot less up to the point of no return).

Female gamers get hairier... Its a frightening sight.

 

[Ralen-Sharr]

This is like asking "how old do you have to be before it's lame to watch TV/read a book/do whatever."

It's a form of entertainment, if it entertains you, then do it. It sounds to me like they are in the archaic mindset of "video games are for kids." When you look at titles like Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Dead Space, Call of Duty... hell it would be SHORTER to list the stuff that IS targeted for kids. This is not a medium for kids, it's for everyone.

 

[Meggiepants]

All ages. I am always sad I like video games. Sad because there aren't enough of them.

And that they don't have them plugged into my brain yet.

 

[Phishfood]

It becomes sad when you are doing it rather than your job/washing/looking after your child. Otherwise, keep at it. I'm 27 and love computer games still and I have no intention of changing.

 

[Always_Remain]

You know, yesterday I was watching this horrible sitcom called "Yes dear" and this topic was basically what the episode was about. (But with comics. Semantics.) It was the most condescending piece of filth I had ever seen. The whole episode they were pretty much drilling into you that if you're not a kid, you shouldn't like comics. The first joke that was basically revealed this was from the resident uptight prude of the show after hearing her husband's father started collection comics after retirement. "Comics? You mean like for kids or like the weird Japanese kind where monsters violate little girls?" This was pretty much the tone of the episode, along with making anyone who likes comics or nerdy things out to be crazy, pathetic losers. Or kids. (although the manga never got any attention) I'll go into a rant about this if I don't stop because honestly it was one of the worse sitcom episodes I've ever seen. Point is, it made me further stand behind the stance, "Like what you enjoy and screw everyone's opinion about you enjoying it."

tl;dr You are never too old to like anything.

 

[A Weakgeek]

why should it become sad at a certain age? You can like sports, films, music, books etc at any age why should games be any different?

Here! But some people will judge . I saw a granny on TV who owned a quebert arcade machine, she was awesome.