"Too old" to play video games.

[sneakypenguin]

Yeah kinda, I mean I just get too busy with stuff. Play games or go ride the dragon on my motorcycle, play games, or go skiing, play games or go to the lake, play games or travel somewhere on the bike, play games or go watch a sporting event. Play games or watch arrow/psych/got/justified/true detective/AoS/HIMYM/Brooklyn nine-nine. Increasingly gaming has bee losing out to all those.

 

[Yali]

Some people may disregard video games as "toys",[...]

Who are these "some people" I keep hearing about?

And "video games" is a very broad generalization. If I saw my 50yo brother-in-law play a LeapFrog Explorer Learning Game, then yes I would wonder if he`s maybe too old for that video game... I find it hard to believe that in this day and age "some people" do not seem to know that there`s all kinds of games for all kinds of people.

 

[thewatergamer]

No, you can never be too old to love video games, I never understood people claiming that you "outgrow" something, it's a hobby and if you enjoy it why should it matter what age you are?

 

[Idiosynthcratic]

You're never too old to play video games, however you should become too old to play them all day.Any mature adult should have priorities that are more important than playing videos games. The same could be said about tv, watching movies, or any hobby. Anyone who says that playing video games is immature but wastes hours doing something like watching tv is only trying to make themselves feel better about themselves.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

My dad played Age of Empires well into his 50s so there's that point of reference for me. He used to play with/against his bro, who's even older than he is.

 

[Brownie80]

My dad played Age of Empires well into his 50s so there's that point of reference for me. He used to play with/against his bro, who's even older than he is.

I played the heck out of that game when I was little. It is a very addictive game.

OT:
I read somewhere that the average gamer is 37. So this question is easy for me to answer.

 

[Ihateregistering1]

Nope. I know a 58 year old Surgeon who is one of the best in his field, has been playing video games for over 25 years. Once you're a Surgeon, I think people pretty much aren't allow to consider you 'immature'.

 

[Greg White]

Whether there is or isn't an age that is considered too old to play video games is kind of irrelevant in my opinion.

I've always been of the idea that while growing older is mandatory, growing up is optional.

 

[COMaestro]

Nope, never too old for videogames.

Hell, I'm looking forward to getting old and retiring so I actually have the time to play all the games I have

 

[Gene O]

When my eyesight fails me and my hands can no longer grip the controls, on that day I will be to old for video games. Until then, better make room for this old man on the couch 'cause I'm not leaving any time soon.

 

[Worgen]

I remember back when I played tf2, I used to play on a party server and a lot of us knew each other. One day a kid came on and he seemed blown away that adults were playing videogames. A lot of us on the server were 20+ and he just could not wrap his head around it. I don't know what he thought adults did, but it certainly wasn't games.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Some games may require reflexes and dedication that older people don't have. Other than that, no. You're never too old.

 

[FancyNick]

Nope, you are never really too old to enjoy something you love. However, I suppose there is an age where your reflexes and eyesight aren't as good as they used to be. When that happens I'll probably stick to RPGs

 

[Undomesticated Equine]

Age poll on a flight sim forum (which is a game still even though some people do not like to call it that)

so yeah We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

 

[porous_shield]

I think the C.W. Lewis quote said it best.

Just like other things, like reading or television, there are things not aimed at your particular age demographic, or you lose interest in over time, but you don't outgrow reading or television as a whole just like you don't outgrow gaming.

Yeah kinda, I mean I just get too busy with stuff. Play games or go ride the dragon on my motorcycle, play games, or go skiing, play games or go to the lake, play games or travel somewhere on the bike, play games or go watch a sporting event. Play games or watch arrow/psych/got/justified/true detective/AoS/HIMYM/Brooklyn nine-nine. Increasingly gaming has bee losing out to all those.

But from what you've said you aren't too old for them, you're choosing to do other activities. When you have less time to go to to sporting events, will you be too old to go to sporting events?

 

[sneakypenguin]

I think the C.W. Lewis quote said it best.

Just like other things, like reading or television, there are things not aimed at your particular age demographic, or you lose interest in over time, but you don't outgrow reading or television as a whole just like you don't outgrow gaming.

Yeah kinda, I mean I just get too busy with stuff. Play games or go ride the dragon on my motorcycle, play games, or go skiing, play games or go to the lake, play games or travel somewhere on the bike, play games or go watch a sporting event. Play games or watch arrow/psych/got/justified/true detective/AoS/HIMYM/Brooklyn nine-nine. Increasingly gaming has bee losing out to all those.

But from what you've said you aren't too old for them, you're choosing to do other activities. When you have less time to go to to sporting events, will you be too old to go to sporting events?

Yeah i guess its not to old so much as the interest just isn't there. I guess as disposable income and free time has increased with age i'm more able to do the things I like rather than be regulated to the PC.

 

[Wereduck]

I prefer to think of it as being old enough to do what I want.
As long as I keep out of other peoples' way, anyone who thinks they are qualified to pass judgement on my leisure time activities and interests can kiss my ass.

...unless they're into that sort of thing in which case I deny them my permission. So there.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

My dad played Age of Empires well into his 50s so there's that point of reference for me. He used to play with/against his bro, who's even older than he is.

I played the heck out of that game when I was little.

Me too but I never really beat him. He was too good at it. His interest in AoE has since waned and nowadays plays nothing but Pac Man but some people might call that gaming...

 

[geK0]

The moment you turn 20, you're too old to be playing vidya gayms!!!!!!!

You're an adult! you should be doing something productive like filing your taxes or standing in line at the DMV! If you have so much time to waste that you can click buttons to make things blow up on a screen then you're a communist! GET A JOB HIPPIE!

 

[Brownie80]

My dad played Age of Empires well into his 50s so there's that point of reference for me. He used to play with/against his bro, who's even older than he is.

I played the heck out of that game when I was little.

Me too but I never really beat him. He was too good at it. His interest in AoE has since waned and nowadays plays nothing but Pac Man but some people might call that gaming...

I played the second one mostly. I never beat a campaign on it but I got pretty close. Until William Wallace's entire reinforcements didn't come under my control since they got stuck on a boat.
Also if your dad played Age of Empires in his 50s and he is still playing games then that is applaudable.