Will you ever be too old for Video Games?

I hope I'm not, because there are a lot of games that I still want to play and complete in the future. But generally speaking, do you think you'll outgrow video games someday?

Personally, I don't think so.

Yeah, I will, just like the time I outgrew books and movies.

Only to a degree. As I've grown, video games have become less important to me, but I still find myself just plopping over on the couch and playing UMVC 3 for an hour or three. I can see myself doing that in the future.

Allegedly, 97% of teenagers and at least 81% of all Americans between 18 and 29 are playing video games and at least 25% of gamers are over 50.

I'm not too worried about it. There will be a time where I'll put my gaming on hiatus. Even now I am gaming less and less. Work and all of that "growing up" will make sure of it. But to put my controller away for good? Probably not likely.

edited 18th Aug '12 8:08:09 PM by Monta

Maybe I'll find times to game less, particularly as life goes on and I have to seek long-term employment, but would I ever give up video games or excuse it as childish? No.

edited 18th Aug '12 8:11:06 PM by EarlOfSandvich

Never. Only until arthritis stops me. Which playing video games seems to lessen the effects of, from one article I've read.

My great-aunt in her 80's still played Super Mario Bros. 2, so no, I don't see a reason I'd "outgrow" video games. Maybe have less time for, but not outgrow.

Well, when I'm 80 and all the video games are full virtual reality that puts you in the game fighting the monsters, probably not.

There might come a time when I am too old to have time for video games, but I don't think I will ever stop liking them. It would be silly of me to cut ties to a whole medium.

Nope. I might play them less, but I don't think I'll ever ditch playing them altogether.

I hope not, probably will have less time to play because of work and life and such, but I'm not planning to stop.

I won't be too old for video games until my senses have degraded to the point that I can't react fast enough.

I could no more outgrow video games than I could outgrow chess, a love for adventure books or movies with the family.

The majority of videogame creators are on average older (much more so in some cases) than the majority of gamers. That should tell us something.

Gaming is a hobby, and a passion, an an entire freaking medium, and as all of those, it has no age limit.

So no. Not until I'm dead.

That game design is a difficult career with not many openings?

edited 18th Aug '12 10:50:42 PM by Mukora

Never in this life.

I don't think I want to live that long if that age bracket exists.

Like most people have stated, I may find myself having less time for them (it's starting to happen now) but I doubt I'll ever outgrow them.

Nah.

My passion for it may wane in several years, but I don't believe it'll ever fully go away.

Will I ever have the time and full dedication for buying every video game and console that looks interesting? Of course not?

Would, in my old age, still find enjoyment in purchasing the latest installment of the Pokemon franchise? Yes.

Short answer: nope.

Long answer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I find this idea generally absurd. It's like asking when one grows too old for novels or movies. Video games are age-less they always have been.

I don't think so. I might be too busy, however.