So, You've Decided to Quit Gaming - Now What?

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I'd read more since I have a ton of books that I need to get through.

Possibly continue learning German and not be so damn lazy about it, so I'd take that way more seriously.

 

[aguspal]

RE-evaluate again my situation and come back to video games of course.


In the meantime thougt, I am not quite sure. Probably would focus a little more in studies and shit. But I am pretty sure than, if this should ever happen, I would be back to gaming in a matter of days.

 

[ThisGuyLikesNoTacos]

I would get a life.

In all seriousness:
I'd probably would just find another hobby that could be considered geeky or nerdy. AKA just more internet.

 

[charge52]

Do the only thing I can, learn to program, and make video games.

 

[Xaio30]

Music. I'll start learning the guitar and never look back.

 

[barbzilla]

It really varies. I have plenty of time to enjoy my other hobbies now, so I doubt this would come up. Even if it did, I wouldn't sell my machines/games in case I decide to come back to it. To answer your question more directly; I would guess that I would spend more time at the forge. I currently only do Monday nights there, and I am sure my master could use the help.

 

[370999]

Read more, watch more TV, etc.

Honestly it would be pretty easy to replace video games, I have gone for months without playing one.

 

[AvsJoe]

This has already happened. Gaming fell from the no. 1 spot on my list of pastimes at least 5 years ago and now sits in the 5th or 6th spot on that list, with less than an hour a week being dedicated to gaming. I moved on to movies and web-surfing as my primary time-killers and most of my games have either "gone missing", been sold, or been given away. I have maybe 15 left and I play none on a regular basis (the only game I've played of late has been Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door for GameCube, which I borrowed from my cousin). I still come to this site on a semi-regular basis, though, in spite of my lack of gaming interest.

 

[MrCollins]

I would probably try to learn something that uses my hands, if I ever get sick of going home to stare at a screen after having spent all day doing that, then it seems obvious that some sort of manual hobby would be called for, I would like to do woodwork or something like that.

 

[Luca72]

I tend to give up gaming for extended periods of time frequently, and I almost always use those times to make more art. But I also find that playing a new game with excellent art inspires me to make MORE art.

I think before I'd quit video games entirely I'd quit college, which is a far more costly and utterly useless endeavor.

 

[The_Echo]

Now what? Now I'm six feet under, feeding worms.

I guess maybe I'd work on writing more. But really, I'm far too lazy to actually be productive with all the newly-acquired free time (read: a whole hell of a lot) I'd gain from giving up video games.

My life would be significantly worse (or at least, more boring) without them.

 

[Alandoril]

Do the only thing I can, learn to program, and make video games.

There's a lot more to making games than coding. Not that anyone would get that from looking at the job listings on developer's websites...according to them it's all coding and marketing.

 

[mitchell271]

Probably finish writing my novel-thing and start reading a lot again. Study a lot more too.

 

[AnarchistFish]

I barely game anyway these days, so more of what I do these days. Work, fuck all, listen to music and write

 

[hermes]

I would try to get into a more productive hobby.
Quitting games for spending hours watching movies doesn't seems like an improvement...

 

[Miles Maldonado]

If I came to the conclusion that video games weren't worth playing anymore, I would probably have reached a point where I was deeply depressed and simply sold off all my systems in preparation ("I won't be needing them anymore" being my train of thought).

So basically I'd quit life shortly afterwards.

 

[The_Great_Galendo]

Read more, watch more TV, etc.

Honestly it would be pretty easy to replace video games, I have gone for months without playing one.

Pretty much this. My leisure time gets taken up by a variety of activities. When I get a great game, I tend to play it obsessively for a week or so. When I get a great book, I read it obsessively for that same week or so. Similarly for great TV shows and other great media. Then I am done with the game, book, or show (at least until the time comes for a replay/reread/rewatch).

But if no great game comes along (or ever came along again), I'd find another form of media to occupy my spare time.