Video game habits of your friends and family

*Prowler* · 10-06-2015, 03:33 PM

So I was wondering, how many of your friends and family members play games and how often?

In my family only me and my older brother play games, since we're the youngest. The rest of our family is/was old, so none play video games due to them not being around when they were kids/teenagers. My parents, both being from the 50s, consider video games childish and keep wondering why people above a certain age still enjoy them, even though they know that there's games for all ages.

As for friends and acquaintances is more complicated to pin it down. I'd say about 70% of them still play games regularly. Of course many of them mostly stick to more mainstream games like LoL, FIFA, PES, GTA, etc. Only a few of them seem to have an interest in retrogaming, and almost none are into JRPGs or PC exclusive games except for Football Manager.

Keep in mind that I'm only 24(soon to be 25), so of course many people of my age bracket still play games. I'm more interesting in reading what older uses(as in 30 and above) have to say about this. I've talked to some people in their 30s before who'e still into games and they have mentioned that most of their friends and acquaintances pretty much stopped playing games since they finished their studies and went on to get married and have kids, which is perfectly understandable. I'm also curious if some people here have parents that are into games.

Video games are one of the very few things I've always imagined I'd like forever, but let's see if life still allows me to play them in a decade or the industry does not go down the drain. There's been a time, between 2009 and 2012 where I didn't play much and thought I had gotten burn out of video games, but then came back to games around 2013 when I made a Steam account and could now play games for consoles I never bought, and plus for very cheap.

So, what about your circle of friends and family?

10-06-2015, 03:33 PM	#1
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	Video game habits of your friends and family So I was wondering, how many of your friends and family members play games and how often? In my family only me and my older brother play games, since we're the youngest. The rest of our family is/was old, so none play video games due to them not being around when they were kids/teenagers. My parents, both being from the 50s, consider video games childish and keep wondering why people above a certain age still enjoy them, even though they know that there's games for all ages. As for friends and acquaintances is more complicated to pin it down. I'd say about 70% of them still play games regularly. Of course many of them mostly stick to more mainstream games like LoL, FIFA, PES, GTA, etc. Only a few of them seem to have an interest in retrogaming, and almost none are into JRPGs or PC exclusive games except for Football Manager. Keep in mind that I'm only 24(soon to be 25), so of course many people of my age bracket still play games. I'm more interesting in reading what older uses(as in 30 and above) have to say about this. I've talked to some people in their 30s before who'e still into games and they have mentioned that most of their friends and acquaintances pretty much stopped playing games since they finished their studies and went on to get married and have kids, which is perfectly understandable. I'm also curious if some people here have parents that are into games. Video games are one of the very few things I've always imagined I'd like forever, but let's see if life still allows me to play them in a decade or the industry does not go down the drain. There's been a time, between 2009 and 2012 where I didn't play much and thought I had gotten burn out of video games, but then came back to games around 2013 when I made a Steam account and could now play games for consoles I never bought, and plus for very cheap. So, what about your circle of friends and family?