Adults - do you game more or less than you did when you were a kid?

[StaceyPowers]

When I was growing up, I was huge into video games, but went through a time where I didn't have the time/money after graduating to play much. But now that I have a PS3, I game even more than I did when I was young. Just curious how the habits of adult gamers here have evolved over your lifetimes. Do you game more or less than you used to?

[MegaphoneStallone]

A lot less.

As a kid I gamed pretty much daily without exception. Nowadays it's when I get time, if I get time.

[Demon_skeith]

Sadly less, back when I was a kid I had up to 5 hours to game, now I'm lucky I get 1-2 hours.

[Alyxx]

Not really much less to be honest. If anything I think it's actually more cause no parents to tell me to go out and play outside lol

[DylanC]

Definitely less due to other time commitments like work, family and friends. Miss the ol’ days when I’d do marathon gaming sessions 😔

[o-o]

Now I play way less than before 🙂

[MegaphoneStallone]

To be honest I'm just waiting for someone to come along and say 'OMG I PLAY HEAPS MORE THAN I DID AS A KID'

I mean, you'd have to be a professional gamer today, or grew up Amish. Amirite?

[Alyxx]

17 minutes ago, MegaphoneStallone said:

To be honest I'm just waiting for someone to come along and say 'OMG I PLAY HEAPS MORE THAN I DID AS A KID'

I mean, you'd have to be a professional gamer today, or grew up Amish. Amirite?

Yeah I said in my post I actually play more now than as a kid cause nobody is telling me to stop but myself. I try to justify it by writing reviews for the games I play though.

Edited October 30, 2018 by Alyxx

[MegaphoneStallone]

1 hour ago, Alyxx said:

Yeah I said in my post I actually play more now than as a kid cause nobody is telling me to stop but myself. I try to justify it by writing reviews for the games I play though.

That's fair.
But yeah, you're also trying to do something with it - which is a great way to go.

 

[Joant73]

Probably less just because of time restraints with work and such.  Although,  on the other hand, I now have the money to buy the games and systems I want when I want them, which wasn't always the case as a kid.  So it creates a situation where I have more games and build a back log faster, but less time to play them. 

[Alexander.]

Probably less because of time barriors. Examples include: work, travelling, college and various other time restraints. It's whenever I have the time due to the commitments that Adult Life bings to us!

[Joshua Farrell]

I play less often now, then when I was a teen. Mainly because of time restraints of working. Sometimes I wish I could just play games all the time, now I am relegated to when I have a full complete day to play as long as I want, other than a couple hours on an average day.

[Shortie861]

I can honestly say that I game a lot less now than what I did when I was a kid. Since having children of my own and other in real life commitments coming forward as well I find I have less time now to game than I ever did when I was younger. There are days I would love to sit and game and shut off for a while but so much comes forward that is needed to be done, by the time I have completed what I needed to do there was not enough time for me to game. I am lucky to get 3 - 4 hours in sometimes but it's nice when I manage to.

[mont86]

Haven't ever been much of a gamer, trying it now.. Did have a super Nintendo years ago. Didn't really have enuff time.

[UleTheVee]

A WHOLE LOT MORE.

It might be attributed to the fact that I am playing as a gaming journalist. However, I have been playing video games way more than in my childhood. I have basically compensated for the years I couldn't actually play those games during my childhood at this point, lol.