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Too Old?....Never!

I can see the future. A bold statement indeed, but one I believe. There’s no crystal ball or tea leaves involved here either, just a firm belief that my own desire and passion towards the Video Gaming Universe will never wane. So here’s what I see…30 years from now gameshops Worldwide over-run by an army of pensioners hungry for the next installment of Call of Duty(which by then is set in deep space as the Human race battle a cyborg army and everybody still camps) or maybe FIFA 40 or Gears of War XIV: The Nursing Home Years or god forbid Quantum Theory 2(“it’s been 30 years, we hoped you’d forgotten how bad the 1st one was”….no we haven’t). I know this because as long as there’s still breath in my body i’ll still be gaming and i’m not alone.

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Nawabi5506d ago

i know i'll still be playing games in my mid 70s xD

saladthieves5506d ago

Dido. I've been gaming pretty much since I was a child. It's something I think I'll continue to do

malamdra5506d ago (Edited 5506d ago )

I'm 29 and I've been playing games since I was like 7 or so, no reason to think that I'll stop unless I get really bad artritis or something

my dad never stopped watching movies, why would I stop playing games?

rabidpancakeburglar5506d ago

There's no such thing as too old for gaming. People may look down on you if your in your 30's or 40's and still playing games but it's a method of having fun and I see no reason why people should stop at a certain age. Obviously though gaming has to be toned down after you are out of your teens because it will interfere with your life e.g. kids, job

caperjim5506d ago

I think the opposite is true. Most people think you have less time when your older but really you have more time. When your in your 30s -40s your life is more settled with a good job and hopefully you have found a decent partner.

When i was a teenager or early 20s i couldnt imagine playing games as much as i do now. Staying in the house and not getting new tail often is the last thing i wanted to do. :)

rabidpancakeburglar5506d ago

Lots of free time? I think that really depends on what job you have (working at mcdonalds and an office job will take up different amounts of time) and if you have kids then there will be very little free time

caperjim5506d ago (Edited 5506d ago )

Personally i have a government job but working at mcdonalds or an office worker doesnt make a difference for time to play. It depends on the actual hours of work. You would have less time to play if you worked a 10 hour shift at mcdonalds compared to a 8 hour shift at the office.

Yes kids play a role in the amount of time to play but that depends on how many you have, work scheduling etc etc. I guess it depends on what cards you were dealt in life and life choices you made leading up to your 30s-40s.

rabidpancakeburglar5506d ago

Yeah but at mcdonalds(or any other similar job, it's just an example) your not really gonna have work to out with your working hours, its more likely that you would in something like an office job. I do agree with your point about the number of hours though and life choices

caperjim5506d ago (Edited 5506d ago )

I look forward to gaming with you in my 90s good sir. :)

Jocosta5506d ago

I am 42 and catch some flack for it sometimes, even though I spend a maximum of maybe 5 hours a week playing.

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Print that on a sign and put it next to you whilst gaming if necessary ;)

Perjoss5506d ago

38 and still gaming since I was 6, it was an Atari 2600 back then. These days I still play games on PC, 360, PS3, Wii and recently bought a 3DS which I'm loving SFIV and Pilotwings on.

BTW there is not a single person on our planet who has the right to say what is a good or bad use of your time. Gaming makes you smile, life is too short to spend it in a non smiling state.

Jocosta5506d ago

I am sure if I were playing golf or fishing no one would say a word.

madpuppy5506d ago (Edited 5506d ago )

42 myself and love it, my brother is 44 and he still plays. I never had anyone give my crap over playing games. to be honest I always thought that was something that was an issue only in TV and the movies.

The thing is, the day you stop doing the things you like because you think you are too old is the day you become truly old.

gorebago5506d ago

Off topic - love the IT Crowd

I'm 29, game too much and don't care. We're a new gen of people - the computerized race - it's only natural, the medium is the message after all.

thebudgetgamer5506d ago

32 years young, never plan on stopping.

Nivalis5506d ago

My dad was in his late 50s and still playing games. never, ever, too old.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio1h ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Tanktopmaster920m ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."