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How long do you plan on staying a gamer?

As long as they remain enjoyable. I definitely don't have as much time to play as when I was younger but I still enjoy gaming, much like reading and music, it's not something I'm going to necessarily quit.
 
Don't really know how to answer that. I guess if I get bored of them and/or can't afford to buy them anymore? I can't really say when that'll happen right now. I could say this is the last time I'm buying a gaming PC since there's no games I want that are coming out 3-4 years down the line. Then again, 3-4 years ago I had no idea about half the games I'm so eager to buy now so who can really predict this.
 
As long as my hands and eyes let me. Unless I grow tired someday but so far it's been 26 years I game without breaking a sweat...

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I would never refer to myself as a "gamer", but I think I'll always be into video games.

Calcaneus said:
I never really understood this question. Its kind of like, "how long do you think you'll still be watching movies" for me.
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I was typing this same response but decided to check the thread first.
 
i dunno, forever? games are fun. more fun than watching TV - i'd rather spend my free time playing games than watching crappy shows.
 
Until I get bored of it.

But this is like, how long do you plan on watching movies? How long do you plan liking soccer?

It's just a fundamentally flawed question. OP, if you're thinking about this, it would probably do you good to take a break from games.
 
Himuro said:
This is why I said I believe games are like comic books: they will remain niche, while some are popular as hell, but they will never have the cultural prominence of books, tv, or film. The main difference between comics and games, however, is that games will remain popular rather than fade out.
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Really? I think they will fade out if they don't gain cultural prominence, because that is basically what happens to things that don't. Entertainment mediums that display depth and nuance are maintained, and ones that aren't fall to the wayside. I don't know if it could happen in the foreseeable future, but it's certainly possible it will happen eventually.
 
I don't know. as long as there are games to play. and even if it all goes to console shit, which is pretty much impossible but let's say it does, I'll probably still screw around with the good old stuff.

do anyone actually refer to themselves as gamers? like that's your one distinguishing feature? I don't get it.
 
TacticalFox88 said:
Thread title says it all. I think I'm gonna grow out of them once this generation dies. Unless they can convince me they'll still come out with some good and interesting original titles I'll probably stop there.
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Well in the words of David Jaffe, don't let the door hit you on the ass.
 
When I die.

We both play games. Even if gaming died, and turned into a massive pot of shoveled warez FPS/sports/music games
oh wait..
, we would still go back and play the classics. FOREVER
 
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Well, that's a good question and it mostly depends on the direction that games go over my lifetime.

If games continue the trend of trying to be as "epic" as they can and be as 'action packed' as they can then I don't see myself playing games my entire life. I'm sorry, but 80's movies got old for a reason and I see "hardcore" games going in that direction. I tried playing Crysis with my new work computer and I have to say if that's the future of gaming count me out.
There's more to games than upping the ante and sooner or later that ante won't be able to be topped enough to keep interests. Diminished returns over diminished returns.

But if games grow up just a little. If games balance out the "dumb fun" with the games that aren't meant to be fun but strive for something more like the occasional movie or book does then I'll probably be a happy camper to my grave.

If games had an oscar season and a summer season, that would be wonderful. It would keep games fresh forever. As long as stories need to be told, games would exist.
But I don't see that happening. I foresee a future where games are very very specifically toys and quick-buck gimmicks because every "gamer" genre is gonna get old...very old... like boardgames and action flicks. You'll have your games that sell forever just like Predator and Commando will be on tv forever and monopoly will always sell at toys r us but you won't see any more new blood other than gimmicks that go on the shelf for a year then get replaced by more versions of trivial pursuit.
 
Himuro said:
We would? Because one of the biggest problems with games is that, unlike other mediums, they aren't future proof. I can play my dvds on my blu ray player. When I buy an antique record, all I have to do is buy a record player.

But with games, everything is scattered, resulting in a gigantic chunk of gaming history lost in the passages of time due to the fact that modern game systems can't play the old systems.

We came up with a fix for this: backwards compatibility, and even that seems to go the way of the dodo. The best way to preserve gaming history is for one central platform.

I guess pc doesn't have that problem. :P
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No, the best way to preserve gaming history is to make old games available digitally through emulation after a while. :P
 
Well seeing how I've never been an obsessive gamer and only play a select few titles each generation, for a while longer at least. Most of my gaming will come to a halt once I start school again next year though. The only things I'll be playing will be FFXIV, Diablo 3 and a couple of others.
 
Zefah said:
Does anyone plan on giving up gaming for good? Sure you might not play games for an extended period of time during parts of your life, but why should gaming be treated differently from other entertainment mediums? When do you plan on giving up movies, reading for entertainment, music, television, etc... ?
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Exactly my thoughts. Gaming is just another media entertainment, and is growing strong and stronger. I may start playing less hours when i get older, but i cant see me stop playing videogames for good.
 
You're always a gamer, a game is a game is a game. Whether it be poker, soccer, checkers, or street fighter, they're all based on the same concepts.

As for electronic games specifically, I can't see myself completely putting them down, though I can see myself falling out of paying attention to updates as much as I am now. 50 years from now I'll probably play the odd video game much as I'd play the odd game of chess or bridge.
 
I think its about balance. If gaming is your life, than you will probably burn out on it. Do it when it feels good (and in moderation,) and don't follow hype and buy every game that gets people riled up, chasing your last high.

I have "quit" gaming before because it because it seemed like I had a ton of them, and didnt get any satisfaction from them anymore. I took about a year or two off, and when I came back it was so sweet.

Balance is the key to everything people.
 
Hopefully for life but lately I've felt more burnt out than ever which is odd because I play mostly older games and only get ones that I really want when they are released.
 
I probably should have quit about a year ago. The joints in my hands and wrists are eroding due to arthritis.

I still buy new games and play as much as I can.
 
Himuro said:
I guess pc doesn't have that problem. :P
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Of course it does. You're not looking far back enough (or looking far enough ahead) if you think it doesn't.


There will be a day when there really isn't much point to upgrade to a new console. That I think will be the make or break point for gaming. The ability to sell by use of specs and tech will end.

And before people say "oh come on never gonna happen." It's already happening for the pc and it's already happening in the hdtv market. PC games have mostly stopped the spec wars. Being able to play all but 2 or 3 games of today at medium specs, 30 fps off a 5 year old computer that was 800 dollars refurbed at the time was a pipe-dream 10 years ago. Now, it's a reality for me. It's far more likely for my semi-cheap 5 year old pc to shit the bed before it ever becomes obsolete for gaming or anything near it. I might be playing diablo 3 on a 7 year old computer depending on its release date. 7 years and i bet I will be able to go medium specs or higher on it. Wow.

PC gaming has very quickly reached the point of diminished returns in the last few years- where people are talking the difference between aliasing 4x and 8x, 1920 x 1200 vs 1650 x 10something. Nobody cares. It isn't crystal clear differences like 640 x 480 anymore. It isn't hdtv vs sd anymore. It isn't physics engine vs no physics at all or shadows vs no shadows. Online vs No such thing yet. The upgrades of today aren't good selling points to anyone that isn't a "phile." That's fine for hardware companies but software can't make money off of that small niche of people "moving on" from yesterday's tech. So, most software stops moving and settles back to yesterday where everyone else seems content.
Does anyone think the differences between a $1000 2006 pc and a $1000 2010 pc will sell a console? Maybe one more time after 6+ years of tech advancements, but, after that, not a chance. Hit "true hd' 60fps next time around and then..well, that's it.

This is why there won't be a new console for a while. Because the next console very well may be the last of consoles that exist purely because of technical upgrades. Sony and Microsoft know it so everybody is holding back on reaching that finish line. Once you do there's no going back. You already see everybody hopping on that gimmick train because the spec/visuals train is stopping. They're clawing for a future of some sorts. They see it in the Wii...Not Crysis. How could you blame them?
 
Until I don't feel like playing games anymore :o

It really comes and goes. This last week I've been gaming all over the board, and then for 3 weeks I won't play games at all.
 
Pretty much done already. Don't have time to play games anymore, and when I do, I feel like I should be spending the time doing something more productive.

My PS3 gets far more action as a media extender, and I haven't even bothered to fix my broken Wii cause I can't remember the last time I played it.
 
I figured out actually that I game a LOT more by putting my video games closer to my computer.

I have a room setup now which I have my small HD-TV with XBOX360 on the same table as my computer, and right next to me is my bed and Wii. It's a really geeky setup, but I manage to GAF/Game at the same time.

I also learned back when I was... 18? To balance gaming and going out, so I don't really feel bad about it at all. I have a GF and a job anyway :P
 
Funny this should be brought as my dad is 70 and he was really excited today when I went round as he had picked up a generic usb steering wheel and pedals from the local charity shop for £3 (yes £3), he was well chuffed, he was using it to play F1 on his PC :D

Personally I'd like to think that I'll be the same if I'm lucky enough to reach that age.
 
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