EverNightX: And seriously, how much time do you need to spend to keep up with the average game so you don't forget how to play or what's going on. Like 30 minutes. I think most people can find 30 minutes a few times a week if playing the game is something they really want.
I think it depends a lot on the game. There are certain types of games that are very difficult to make a good amount of progress with in a short 30-minute session (RPGs, strategy, city builders, MMOs). And then, if a game is very long (50+) hours, then it would take a
lot of 30-minute sessions to finish it. A 50-hour game, playing 4x 30-minute sessions per week would take 25 weeks to complete - 6 months. That is a long time to be playing one game, and there is a high chance that during that time I would get distracted by something else, or my life situation could change, which would cause me to take a (possibly extended) break.
This is why, with 2 kids and a v. busy job, lately I have changed my game-playing habits - focusing on shorter (<20 hour) games and handheld console games (e.g. Nintendo 3DS), since those tend to be easier to dip into for 20-30 minutes.
However, I really like PC RPGs. I would love to play more games like Witcher 3, New Vegas or Pillars of Eternity, but i just don't have time these days for the 2+-hour play sessions those games require. That doesn't mean I 'don't want' to play those games, but I have to prioritize, based on the amount of time I have.
EverNightX: It's like saying you have no time to exercise. You do. You just may not want to badly enough.
Do you have kids? I would like to do more exercise, but I have 2 young ones and a busy job and I often struggle to prioritize it. Honestly, things really aren't so simple, when you have school pick-up/drop-off, dinner to make, got to get them to bed, on top of a busy and demanding job.
It's very easy for someone who doesn't have kids to say that "you can always find more time ...".