Do you see yourself ever outgrowing video games?
 

Many people like video games, especially when they're kids/teenagers. But, as people age, they tend to game less and less, which is understandable due to games taking time which you do not really have much anymore now that you're an adult working a full time job and/or studying at the same time. Playing a game isn't as easy as popping up a movie or a cartoon and sitting there doing nothing but look at the screen for about an hour or so.

I've gone through an "outgrowing video games" phase once. From 2009 to 2012. I didn't play much during that period. But then I made a steam account and the flame was once again rekindled.

I'm a big fan of the "never say never" saying, so I'm cautious about the idea of liking video games forever. I can see myself still playing them in my 30s, but in my 40s and 50s? Dunno man. Depends on how things go for me and for the industry.

I really hope the NX is good. And if I one day see Nintendo calling it quits as far as hardware goes, a part of me will die, as silly as this sounds. Sega quitting making consoles was already a bit of a blow, but Nintendo?! Holy s*it, that's truly sadden me. I mean, come on now, I grew up playing Mario, Sonic, Virtua Cop, Daytona USA, Zelda, etc.

What about you? Ever had a period where you seemed to outgrow games? And do you think you'll ever reach a point where you won't feel like playing games anymore?

As long as I find video games to be fun and I can actually play them then no

I did. I've occasionally played a game for about a week (usually when I'm sick), but it's a rare thing nowadays.

I do not, no.

I did about a year or two ago. Only time I play is when I have people over.

Well, you have a family, don't you? I guess a long game would demand a lot of free time out of you that you don't have nowadays. Or is there another reason for you to have outgrown them?

How old were you again? 16? What made you outgrow gaming?

Seems unlikely at the moment.

Didn't expect anythign else from you :)

Same here. The reason I don't play games all day anymore is because life gets in the way. Which is also good since that means every time I pick up a game it will be more enjoyable than simply playing games all the time, which can eventually lead to burnout(no, not the game series).

Yeah well I've been playing all the same games for 23 years. :tlol: If I'm not sick of 'em at this point, I'm a lifer.

If responsibilities should obstruct me, well, so be it, but I'll still spend free time on gaemu.

I play and watch people play games.

Super Mario World and the first 3 SMB games are probably the games I've bought the most times in my life. I always end up buying their remakes(Super Mario All-Stars both SNES and Wii versions and the Super Mario Advance GBA games).

I can pretty much play SMW in auto-pilot. That game will go with me to the grave. There's just something magical about it.

That's the funny thing. Whenever I do pick up a game, I pretty much only play games I used to play as a kid... those first four Mario games for NES and SNES. :tlol:

Gonna introduce them to my kids when they're old enough.

Yeah, with a family I really only have so much free time and my writing takes precedence. I do want to someday play the Mass Effect trilogy, though... everyone has convinced me that it is epic sci-fi.

Same for me, just toss SMW, Turtles In Time, Tournament Fighters, Yoshi's Island, Donkey Kong Country, & A Link To The Past into my coffin. :tlol: We grew up with some pretty mesmerizing, incredibly fun stuff. All the old stuff is so good I'm only just now catching up with a lot of later (yet now old) titles! I don't think I'll ever run out of games to check out. It was in the last 2 years that I started getting into Valve's offerings, & lately I'm diving into arcade games.

I'm just getting back into video games. I could see my generation (those in their 20's & 30's) being the first generation of gamers in retirement homes. I think many of us will be senior citizen gamers for one reason or another. May outgrown for awhile but eventually circle back.

I did. I miss it, bit I'm so bad with time management that I just can't even do anything beyond play a little bit on the the NES or SNES

I was born in 1990, but my brother was born in 1983. So I had access to NES, genesis and SNES games when I was a kid. I was very fortunate :tgrin:. Considering Nintendo has never sold much in my country, many people my age here haven't played the best Mario and Zelda games. jesus can you imagine going through your whole life without ever playing A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, SMB3 and SMW?! :o

I downloaded DKC2 for my 3DS. It's fun. Also confession: ...I never played Yoshi's Island :oops:

Ocarina? I replayed a few years ago on the GameCube and honestly... i feel tempted to buy the 3DS version someday :lol:

I never played a Zelda game in my life, but yeah, Yoshi's Island is great, too. Good stuff. That and the other Mario games, the Donkey Kong games, TMNT TiT, Star Fox, and Sunsetriders. That's my gaming hit list, right there. Since grade school.

Oh dude. Figure out a way to play Ocarina of Time right now.

You're better off watching a walk through or something.

Oh really? well I suggest you pick up A Link to the Past or OoT first. Those are my favourite ones. Many people love WW, but I'm not so high on that one.

I haven't played TP andSS yet and haven't played much of MM back in the day(ofc I'll get the 3DS version someday).

Sunsetriders I've never owned or played at all.

Hey, I've also been able to play older games as a teenager/adult that I never got the opportunity to when I was a little kid. Like Sonic 2, 3 and Knuckles, per example. I grew up with the first ever Sonic game, but luckily my brother got Sonic Mega Collection for the GC around 2006-2007 and thus I was able to play Sonic 2, the best Sonic game ever. For Christmas 2007, I got Mega man Anniversary Collection. As a kid, i grew up with MM2 only, but the AC allowed me to play MM1, MM3, MM4, MM5 and MM6.

And like I've said, I never played DKC2 until this year, which I'm now playing(once in a while). And will eventually play DKC3 as well.

However,some classic games are heavily outdated. CastleVania 1-3... those controls are sooooo stiff. Super CastleVania IV is enjoyable, though.

I grew out of video games after 8th grade, after that it was with the Wii that I got hardcore into videogames again but while I haven't grown out I've definitely been more of a very casual fan. I rarely play even if I do keep up with the majority of the news. I still buy games and plan on getting a Switch and also buy games on Steam.

People outgrow videogames? I play games for at least 2-3 hours a day on weekdays, and probably 5 hours a day on weekends.

I own every Nintendo and Sony console and have 50+ games for nearly all of them. I prefer games over TV shows and movies so I don't really watch as much as I game.

People will never outgrow video games, There are lots of mobile games that people play on there smartphones, so they are never gonna outgrow it.

I absolutely know I will never outgrow video games. I don't play them for hours on end but a couple hours whenever I'm working on a new one. I'm kinda backed up at the moment though. I need an Xbox One or PS4 (and Switch).

I'm not the kinda person that only affiliates themselves with one company either. That's silly. I have NES, Genesis, N64, Dreamcast, GameCube, Wii/U, Xbox/360 and PS1/2/3.

How does that leave you time for cartoons and movies? I guess yor typical dya is work, gaming, a cartoon episode, a movie, eating and sleeping?

Nah, never happening. I love them too much.

Never. Ever. I'll be 80 and I'll still be playing NES and Sega Saturn, saving the mushroom kingdom and kicking ass in Marvel Super Heroes. 'Till the day I die. I can assure that.

I still like playing old games every now and then but not as much as I used to. I grew out of modern games a few years ago, as I got tired of sequels and remakes.

I grew out of them two or three years ago. Nowadays I only play whenever I have company over.
I'm in agreement with Wesley; I still keep some attention on the world of video games and nothing, absolutely nothing seems interesting to me. It's all sequels and remakes and spin-offs.

That doesn't seem to be exclusive to the video game industry, though. Same seems to happen in the movie industry.

Agreed. The same stuff seems to be happening with the music industry as well.

How is this happening to the music industry?

I haven't but in a lot of ways the industry went places I didn't wanna follow. Things are getting a little better now, kinda, sometimes?

It's happening with remasters, reissues and remixes.

Nope, never. That would be like outgrowing TV, Movies, or Music. It's a great way to have fun, pass time, or get immersed in amazing worlds and narratives.

I think midway through the PS2 cycle was the last time I was heavily into gaming. Since then I've never stopped playing, but playing consistently less and less with each passing year.

Now I just buy games off PSN, and they sit untouched on the hard drive forever lol.

Life Is Strange was probably the last game I can remember getting completely sucked into and played through to completion. Before that, though, it was probably Mass Effect 3. Before that, Mass Effect 2.

I am enjoying my time using PSVR though, so I'm very interested to see where this technology goes from here.

Not unless video games themselves stop being made, which seems highly unlikely to happen any time soon.

It's not comparable however, that's always happened to an extent in the music industry and there's always plenty of music being made all the time in all genres.

I had NES and SNES, but played Sega Games at friends in our schoolclass.

Outgrowing them no, but probably continuing to have little/no time for them, yes.

Although my friend has got me into this new "Paladins" computer FPS game that's free and a little addictive.