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how old will you be when you stop gaming?

I'm gonna be 33 soon, but I still game like a 13 year old.

I wonder if I will ever grow out of it.

Anybody still gaming into his/her golden years?

(wii sports doesn't count)
 
I'm 30 and feel like I'm just hitting my stride. I'll stop when my hands do. Either that or if it's just not fun anymore.
 
We're close in age and I can tell you I love it like I did when I used to play Centipede on my dad's Atari, maybe even more. One of the guys I work with is in his late 50's and he is halfaway through Mass Effect. Keep in mind, he's from a generation that didn't have games in their youth, so he started late. I love that this is my favortite hobby because it will be so nice to share this passion with my kids and have something in common with them (at least in their youth).
 
My father is in his 50s and plays more than I (retired early, so the lucky bastard has plenty of free time), and I don't plan on going against family tradition :D
 
35 and still play about as much as I ever have. The games themself are still an entertaining pastime, it's just being associated with gamers in general that's embarrassing.
 
Gaming is just a new form of media, so it's a shame about the "kid" associations that go along with it. If I meet someone who is 45 and still likes to read J.R.R Tolkien I really don't feel any need to say "gee, when are you going to cut it out with all the kiddy crap." As more generations who grew up with gaming reach adulthood I expect that the stigma that comes with being an older gamer will start to fade pretty fast.
 
I am as old as you (OP) and I will game until I am dead or physically unable (but I might still find a way even then.)
 
Ill stop gaming the same time I stop listening to music, watching TV, Movies and reading.

Why should gaming be any different?
 
If you think about it, it would be more weird if someone actually had some set date they plan on quitting gaming.....

Anyway, gamer 4 life here. Couldn't quit if I wanted to.:D
 
Why? No one thinks that when they reach whatever age they should stop reading books, stop seeing films or stop watching TV
 
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