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Posted August 31, 2018
I'm 27 years old and I'm probably going to quit gaming forever in the near future, but I love 8 bit armies and BattleZone Combat Commander
Posted August 31, 2018
Why quit? I'm 36 and I haven't quit. I just have to play at night when my little one sleeps :D
Posted August 31, 2018
I'm 30 and i never plan to quit playing games and it's not like age has anything to do with it, i will just adjust my gaming time to my schedule if needed.

Work>duties then gaming has worked out well so far.
Post edited August 31, 2018 by ChrisGamer300
Posted August 31, 2018
I'm 32. I'm old? :O

I play less than I'd like to, these days, but my gaming collection is larger than ever. Life gets in the way, sometimes :(
Posted August 31, 2018
41 (wife's 43), when we used to play WoW the guild had a retired couple in their 60's (also their children and grandchildren).

Age is no reason to stop playing games.

Also how old do you think "old" is?

Average age of a gamer is also 35
Posted August 31, 2018
Why quit? Even if you set a cutoff like I did, there's still only several billion games to play.
Posted August 31, 2018
>27
>old

Get off my lawn!
Posted August 31, 2018
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jeffkiwi: I'm 27 years old and I'm probably going to quit gaming forever in the near future, but I love 8 bit armies and BattleZone Combat Commander
As others have said, "never say never". I went through a phase around 15 years ago of going off gaming for a couple of years, and yet I was soon back enjoying it. Your tastes change as your get older. I used to be into 90's MP "twitch shooters", but now I don't care in the slightest for modern multi-player games or the usual overly sequelled creativity-devoid "AAA" franchises anymore (or many directions the industry is unfortunately heading into, eg, "Games as a Service", "pay2win" microtransactions, etc). But out of the hundreds of games I do like from Golden Oldies to modern Indie's, they're still as enjoyable as ever. And age is irrelevant. I know gamers in their 60's enjoying their hobby more than some teenagers. 27 is not even middle-aged, let alone "old".

If you're giving up for a reason, maybe ask yourself what that is. Eg, if you play one genre of game exclusively, you can easily get burned out so maybe try and mix things up a bit with other genre's with different styles of play?
Post edited August 31, 2018 by AB2012
Posted August 31, 2018
27 years old is reallllllllly ancient.
Posted August 31, 2018
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jeffkiwi: I'm 27 years old and I'm probably going to quit gaming forever in the near future, but I love 8 bit armies and BattleZone Combat Commander
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AB2012: As others have said, "never say never". I went through a phase around 15 years ago of going off gaming for a couple of years, and yet I was soon back enjoying it. Your tastes change as your get older. I used to be into 90's MP "twitch shooters", but now I don't care in the slightest for modern multi-player games or the usual overly sequelled creativity-devoid "AAA" franchises anymore (or many directions the industry is unfortunately heading into, eg, "Games as a Service", "pay2win2" microtransactions, etc). But out of the hundreds of games I do like from Golden Oldies to modern Indie's, they're still as enjoyable as ever. And age is irrelevant. I know gamers in their 60's enjoying their hobby more than some teenagers. 27 is not even middle-aged, let alone "old".

If you're giving up for a reason, maybe ask yourself what that is. Eg, if you play one genre of game exclusively, you can easily get burned out so maybe try and mix things up a bit with other genre's with different styles of play?
I saw a video a few years back, about elderly people in a retirement home playing some simple motion controlled Sports games on the Wii. They seemed to be having a good time, and it's cool how they get to discover video games for the first time at their old age.

When you think about it, video games can be a great hobby for older folks. It's a good work-out for the mind, and easy on the body. And MMOs and similar games even allow for some social interaction with all sorts of people and age groups.

It's good to see we're finally at a point where video games no longer have that stigma of being only for nerds and children.

To OP: If you're no longer enjoying video games as you used to, maybe just take a break from them and look into some other hobbies and activities. And if you get that itch again after a while, you could try some new genres. I don't see why you should stop playing them "forever".
Post edited August 31, 2018 by CharlesGrey
Posted August 31, 2018
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jeffkiwi: I'm 27 years old and I'm probably going to quit gaming forever in the near future, but I love 8 bit armies and BattleZone Combat Commander
Ok, I'll admit it: I have no clue what this thread is about...must be my age. (Hint: I could be your father) ;)

I assume the GTFIH of your title means "get the fuck in here"?

Well, I came in...only to find a youngster telling me of the two games he likes and that he'll "probably" going to quit gaming "forever in the future"...

What the fuck...?
Posted August 31, 2018
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jeffkiwi: I'm 27 years old and I'm probably going to quit gaming forever in the near future, but I love 8 bit armies and BattleZone Combat Commander
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BreOl72: Ok, I'll admit it: I have no clue what this thread is about...must be my age. (Hint: I could be your father) ;)

I assume the GTFIH of your title means "get the fuck in here"?

Well, I came in...only to find a youngster telling me of the two games he likes and that he'll "probably" going to quit gaming "forever in the future"...

What the fuck...?
I second that emotion...
Posted August 31, 2018
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jeffkiwi: I'm 27 years old and ...
Oh, to be that young again! *taps her walking stick on the ground* lol
Posted August 31, 2018
43 with wife and two kids...Just bought my first portable console and having fun with SEGA classics :-D
Posted August 31, 2018
ha, well we shall see what happens with my life. I'm very interested in the crises around the world today. Is anyone else into that sort of stuff but still enjoying TEH GAMES? The more I watch the news the more harshly I judge certain games.
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