>>12051126>>12051289I am 25 personally
Been using computers since 3 and playing vidya for about just as long
Hobbies that are empty or shallow can persist very late into life, TV, movie culture, so on, so forth (a number of people in my family are like this)
I find that for myself, I have played much less vidya recently as I look to develop myself and too have used it to cover up some things in the past
However, all the fun I had and friendships I made were genuine and I love learning all the aspects, technically, artistically and such
Some other people have said the same to me, they played stuff into their 30s, now in their 40s, they dropped it
I really just think these people are too loosely tied to anything to notice it, but you need to keep those old games you've played, if you ask me
I find that my desired time to play has decreased and my tastes have narrowed
Puzzle Bobble? Galaga? Always love playing them and seeing how far I can get
Ace Combat 7? Sunk 100 hours, because it's fundamentally the same as it was on PS2
Team Fortress 2 with the boys? Absolutely
New AAA title? Don't give a shit
I've bought like 3-5 titles that were new in the past two years
Everything else I bought was old stuff on sale I wanted to return to, like the FEAR bundle, and you bet I'm going to get the Yakuza collection (when it dips)
Still do NOT care about Cyberpunk and never really have, I'll scoop it up $20-30, thanks
So, I think it's about narrowing of preferences to what's familiar and comfortable and yes, I do also think games have gotten worse in the mainstream, so look to AA instead of AAA, should you still want to play anything
And of course, emulators exist and will cost you no money!
The catalogue of things past is far greater than what's current or ahead of us and it's worth looking into
