Poll: How Long Do You Play Videogames In One Session?

[KissingSunlight]

I recently came into some more free time. Which is good, because it gives me an opportunity to play videogames more often than I had in the past. I find I can play for at least 2 hours before I get tired and want to quit. Does this make me a lightweight? So, I am curious. How long do you play videogames in one session before you quit and do something else?

 

[PFCboom]

Depending on the game I'm playing, anywhere from 1 to 5+ hours. RTS games, particuluarly ones that have slow campaigns (Grey Goo leaps to mind) will err toward the 5+ hour mark. I have a habit of being gunshy and wanting to build up massive armies before even exploring the map.
On the other hand, certain games that promote very fast, repeated attempts - Luftrausers, Blitz Breaker, maybe Audiosurf - will only keep my interest for 5-10 minutes at a time, though I can play, die and replay at least a dozen times in each short session.

Actiony games that require I actively engage in combat and such, that's gonna be closer to maybe 2-3 hours. Open-ended action games (Bethesda games, games like Shadows of Mordor) will only usually be 2 hours at a time, it's harder nowadays to focus on the plethora of objectives and side-quests thrown at me.

 

[MysticSlayer]

On average, I play for 1-1.5 hours, with 2 hours being on the high end. Some games (like Civilization) can get me to play for 5-6 hours if I have the time. The longest I've done is about 10-12 hours on Civilization IV.

 

[Elfgore]

1-2 hours, 3 at the max before I feel the need to do something else. I just can't sit down in front of a game as long as I use to be able to.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

An hour or two on my own, maybe more if I'm accompanied.

 

[Chanticoblues]

Usually only an hour or so. Games are so chapter-based and paced in a way that they often make me want to put down the controller after a little while anyways.

 

[Larry Xiong]

between 3-5 hours

 

[Bilious Green_v1legacy]

I don't get to play all that often, so when I do, I tend to binge. My longest session recently was 18 hours straight of Witcher 3, but 8 hour sessions are not uncommon.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Depends on the game. But average can be from 3-6 hours, allowing for margins of error. Longest session, minus bio breaks and food runs... 33 hours... Blackwing Lair.

 

[Saelune]

Depends on how into the game I am. Such games can take up my whole day, where I wake up, play the game, go to bed. Bathroom and food breaks in there too.

When I'm in a rut, like right now, I may play a game for 5-20 minutes, but many games, looking for the next game to take my interest.

I tend to be either a lot or a little. Not too much middle.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

It depends on a game. Most games don't hold my attention for long these days and I stop after an hour or two. But some games can hold my attention for hours. Some games I can't even be bored of and I have to make a conscious effort to stop playing.

 

[King of Asgaard]

In my younger days, I used to go for 6+ hours easily (and then rush my homework, oops). Nowadays, with university and my own lessened ability to be really sucked into a game, the most I go is 3ish hours, and the last time I did that was when I blasted through the recent Shadowrun games. Otherwise, I'll go for maybe 1-2 hours before getting tired. Though, with that said, I noticed that if it's a game I can easily alt+tab out of or keep in a window, I can go for much longer because I can keep instant chatting to my friends and/or watch something in the background.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

I generally play somewhere between 1-2 hours. Sometimes more during the weekend, if I can spare the time.

 

[Maximum Bert]

Nowadays its usually about 10 minutes to 1 hour a day max because that is all the time I get but in the past when I had much more free time I have pulled 100 hours in 7 days which was enough for me.

Suppose an average for me if I could find the time would be about 3 hours but it really depends on the game.

 

[DoPo]

Normally, 2-3 hours before I take a short break. Over the weekends (or other non-working days), and especially if the game is more engaging, I could do more without stopping - generally 4-5.

 

[Angelous Wang]

Depends on the day.

On work day I can only play like 3 or 4 hours realistically.

On a weekend though potentially anywhere up to 12 hours.

When I was unemployed between 18-20, I used to run a 12 hours of gaming 12 hours of sleep life style.

Too bad I had to grow up and shit.

 

[DeliveryGodNoah_v1legacy]

There are times where I can play for 3-6 hours in one session, but I have to enjoy the game immensely.
Otherwise, with responsibilities and my horrible attention span, usually about 2 hours and then I take a break.

 

[The Wykydtron]

When there's a game I get really into I could play them pretty much nonstop, like with BlazBlue CPEX right now in the weekend I could actually keep swapping modes all day. Nobody online? Play against bots. Frustrated at how Arcsys programmed bot difficulty in the laziest manner possible? Story mode or online play. Get pissed off because some dicklord thinks he's good at the game by playing Unpunished "5B only" Ragna Snake then go back to bots. The cycle continues.

Terumi's 2D is good against bots btw, they auto backdash your moves cuz brief invincibility (nice difficulty programming ArcSys) and they backdash from the first end of the cheese wheel into the back end of the cheese wheel. Do that shit online and you get fuckin' ruined.

 

[LookingGlass]

I can lose myself in a Dark Souls game for about 4 hours on occasion. Total War games I can get to maybe 3. Most other games I tend to need at least a short break after at most 2 hours.

Back in the day I'm sure I did much better with Morrowind.