Are video games a waste of time?

[l3ulvl]

Re: Are video games a waste of time?

I'm also curious how people feel after they've played them...do they feel good? or felt it was worthwhile? Or just meh? Or somwehere inbetween?

I get irrationally angry


like I'm trying to do a thing, and someone else is also trying to do a thing, and we get in each others way, it drives me nuts





if I get to the end and have the best score, I do feel a little better

[Master Live 013]

Re: Are video games a waste of time?

Meh, I'm sure people would say the same thing about fantasy baseball or watching movies in my case. I enjoy doing it so I do it, I ain't hurting no one so at least there is that

[Blzer]

Re: Are video games a waste of time?

The only thing I found with gaming that became a hassle compared to my other media entertainment is that I couldn't multitask. If watching sports, movies, or something of the nature, I could still get other things done as needed.

Unfortunately, post-concussion syndrome and work has affected my gaming life the last 5+ years. I haven't turned on a video game for more than a few minutes' duration in more than a year.

Obviously I have plans of returning to it with games like GTA VI and hopefully a 2K football game on the horizon, but any dreams of hitting my deep backlog might be way past me.

[Master Live 013]

Re: Are video games a waste of time?

In terms of multitasking, I like to finish GTA's games (or RDR) 100% and then play on mute while I chip away at my music collection. It is actually the most effective way to get through my music collection yet I haven't done it in years because I ****ing can't finish RDR2 100% (no, I won't use tutorials or anything of the sort for was it is left to complete).

[Dead2009]

Re: Are video games a waste of time?

To people who constantly ask why we're not outside 90% of the day, theyre a waste of time. But I look at it this way....I would much rather be playing a video game than running the streets or becoming an alcoholic.

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: Are video games a waste of time?

To people who constantly ask why we're not outside 90% of the day, theyre a waste of time. But I look at it this way....I would much rather be playing a video game than running the streets or becoming an alcoholic.

Sometimes my buddy sets his tv up on his porch or out further in his yard under his favorite shade trees to play. He doesn't like being indoors but he does like his video games as much as he likes his hunting and fishing.

[Fiddy]

Re: Are video games a waste of time?

I always hear people say things like "that's a waste of time", no matter what it would be. I just think who the heck is anyone to tell someone else what is or isn't a waste of time. As long as people are happy with what they are doing, who cares.

[NinerFan1983]

Re: Are video games a waste of time?

Anything that is or is not a "waste of time", is mostly subjective. People in general, not anyone individually, need to get over themselves in the worst way.

[Picci]

Re: Are video games a waste of time?

For me, not at all. Life is good and video games play an integral part of my entertainment. I'm gaming much more now that I'm semi-retired. Although traveling to see the world still rocks, moments at home does give me more time than not to play games. The whole experience is becoming more engaging and the AI/Graphics more refined. My gaming playlist is a continuous adventure on many of them.

[Johnny_Montesinos]

Re: Are video games a waste of time?

Well, I'm 57 & I'm gaming more now than I ever did, as a kid I mostly went outside with friends and played sports, all sports, Boxing, Baseball, Football, Street Hockey, Basketball, whatever we were in the mood to do that day when a bunch of us got together sports wise we did, I was big time into Boxing as a teen, competing in Amateur Boxing/Golden Gloves, that was overall my favorite sport to do and watch growing up, especially watching the 1976 summer Olympics and seeing Sugar Ray Leonard compete, that really got me into the sport of Boxing.

As I got older, I mainly just go to work, come home and game, I'm 100% a sports gaming person, I'm not into any other games but sports games.

I'm not married, never wanted or had kids, never was a go out and party or hang out at clubs' kind of guy, sports gaming brings me joy, so for me it is never going to be a waste of time.