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Hardcore? Or am I just a casual gamer in denial?

So what makes someone a hardcore gamer? For that matter, how do you classify a casual gamer? So you have all 3 next gen systems(as well as some of the older relics laying around) does that make you hardcore? What if you rarely have the time to play them? And play them every so often, for leisure. Are you now a casual gamer?

What am I? That's the problem I don't know...I just don't. There used to be a time I could dedicate countless hours into the craft, learning, honing, polishing my skills. Lan parties, trash talk, late nights, early morning shifts. Now, a wife and 2 kids later I am what seems to be a crossroads in my gaming life. I can get my gaming in almost every night but only after the kids are asleep, and that's if I even have the energy to do so. True Story: One night after putting the kids to bed I sneak out of the room to get some gaming on. I get as far as putting the TV on the proper input and almost got to my controller before.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. That's right. I fell asleep before I could even turn the 360 on. So now here I am, at level 28 in MW2, Chapter four in Bayonetta, season one of my dynasty season in NBA Live 10..... Do I just give up? Should I just admit that I am now a "casual" gamer????

NEVER!!! I HAVE BEATEN UNCHARTED 2, ASSASSIN'S CREED 2, little big planet *cough*, all within a span of a couple months. I can do this! Coffee! Coke(Coke Zero, all the flavor, non-of the guilt) let's go. GOALS: Level 70 in MW2 Beat Bayonetta God of War Collection??? This will be done before God of War 3 comes out in March.

Not a cross-roads....NOoooooooo. But an opportunity to level up!!!

Achievement unlocked, Trophy acquired.

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FamilyGuy5956d ago

You just have this thing called "A Life". Many gamers have one and just because your time for gaming is limited that doesn't make you a "casual" gamer. The fact that you wrote a blog on a gaming website about your gaming habits is enough to consider you "hardcore". You just aren't devoted to gaming.

again, Relax.

ukilnme5956d ago

Have to agree with FamilyGuy. Life limits my gaming time to less that 2 hours a week but I will forever love gaming.

Raf1k15956d ago

I agree. The amount of time you devote to gaming doesn't make you hardcore IMO.

I personally think of hardcore gamers as people who have an active interest in games as a hobby. People who don't just play games but also learn about the medium as a form of entertainment which I believe is the most complete form of entertainment available to us as we're not just sitting there watching or reading but instead we're watching, reading (information in the form of text and visuals), and most importantly interacting.

ape0075956d ago (Edited 5956d ago )

everything will be ok

you are a gamer but there's not enough time,it's limiting you, you are a warrior gamer, you try to find anytime to satisfy your gaming needs,you fought for that and that's a true gamer in my book

peace man

5948d ago
ChickeyCantor5945d ago (Edited 5945d ago )

LMAO,
Why do people want to have the title "Hardcore gamer"?
It doesn't make you special in any case.

Who gives a F what you are?
As long you enjoy games, who cares what you call yourself?

miasma5945d ago

that is basically the reason for my comment above.

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Jin_Sakai14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

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

dveio14d 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.

Jingsing14d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9214d ago

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

S2Killinit14d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing14d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9214d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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