Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

[mjhyankees]

I"ve been told that and I have to admit to feeling funny being over 50 and playing...but it's been my big escape from life's stressors the last few years. One of the few things that makes me forget the world is playing madden (or maybe LA Noire now).

Play at night after wife and kid goes to bed so I get 2-3 uninterupted hours. Wife thinks I've lost it. "YOu play too much" I hear. But I don't let it interfere with my responsibilities. It's literally the last thing I do before going to bed.

Anyone else in this boat???

[ryan36]

moved to proper forum

[8]

Hogwash!!!! You can never be too old to play video games. It's just another form of entertainment. My wife works at a retirement/assisted living community and they have wii bowling nights....... yes I said hogwash....

[crob8822]

Quote: Originally Posted by mjhyankees

I"ve been told that and I have to admit to feeling funny being over 50 and playing...but it's been my big escape from life's stressors the last few years. One of the few things that makes me forget the world is playing madden (or maybe LA Noire now). Play at night after wife and kid goes to bed so I get 2-3 uninterupted hours. Wife thinks I've lost it. "YOu play too much" I hear. But I don't let it interfere with my responsibilities. It's literally the last thing I do before going to bed. Anyone else in this boat???

I'm with you brother, with the stress of raising a family, video games are an escape from the everyday stresses of life, with move and kinect my family can enjoy this entertainment. My Wife is a master at Grand theft auto, who knew?

[bh446066]

No such thing. You can be a grown up and still play games. My best friend is a doctor and he and all his doctor friends are up playing shooters late into the night. It's an escape, no different than watching something on TV, playing cards, reading, whatever. Many of today's games are complex and require strategy/memory, so it's not even like it's a mindless activity. Like you said, as long as you're taking care of your resposibilities/relationships....who cares what you choose to do in your spare time?

[ExtremeGamer]

Never!!

My wife loves the fact that she knows where I'm at if I'm up late on a gaming session. If I'm not in bed, I'm in the family room pulling a late night gaming session. I think she'd take that over me going out any day of the week.

Plus now my kids are getting into it, it's a great father/son activity as well.

[VDusen04]

I think video gaming is quickly expanding across all age levels. Would I be wrong in suggesting that Nintendo gaming in the 80's was largely looked at as, well, playing a game and therefore often labeled as something children do? I believe as that era of children have grown, in combination with the growing technological advances and general gaming sophistication, the accepted age of gaming has exploded outward with likely no end in sight. I'm thinking my generation may be playing video games until we die.

[Blitz1942]

I wouldn't say there is any age that would be considered "too old" for video games. A friend of mine's grandpa plays Black Ops with our group occasionally. And I think he's nearing 70. My dad plays a PSP that he bought for himself, he's 48. My uncle plays video games occasionally as well and he's in his 60s. My computer science teacher last semester is a huge WoW fanatic, and he's in his 50s.

So I wouldn't say there's really an age limit where anyone could be considered "too old" to be playing video games.