General Discussions
General Discussions
How old is too old to play games?
Copped this burn playing today, I guess because my Steam profile has "member since November 17, 2004" (20 years in a few days woohoo!).
So, how old is too old?
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The good thing about being an adult is being able to play games forever. I'm 42 and have no plans to ever stop. XD
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There is no "too old". Everyone is allowed to have hobbies and if gaming is yours, then why should it matter how old you are?
Obviously gaming shouldn't be the only thing in your life but as a way to relax and have some fun I see absolutely no way that you could be considered "too old" for it.
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Bro don't let them shame you. Ive cooked someone and they proceeded to talk about my age, kids, and all kinds of stuff. Literally called me poverish because they heard my daughter. (3yo She literally sits in my lap while I stream 90% of time she just likes it lol.) Told me I was a bad parent etc. What's crazy is I get it all the time. I'm 35 work six days a week and grew up in the Golden age of gaming well at least for me. It's more ingrained into who I am so I'll be playing until I physically can't anymore. Having helps relieve stress and keeps my mind sharp.
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Go look after your kids
Ha! Jokes on them! Never made that mistake, what idiot would want to raise kids in today's world? It's hard enough to navigate the crap storm of the modern world yourself xD
How old is too old to play games?
From a competative stance... 27 is too old, reflexes get slower, so you're no longer able to perform at the highest levels anymore...
However games have also been shown to drastically reduce the effects of dementia, and of course someone has gotta teach these young bucks that brains can still embaress skill.... so...
Gaming 'til I die! 🤘😁🤘
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I don't think you are ever too old to play games. I'm going to be playing games until i die or can't anymore.
Gaming for me is good way to reduce my stress which i have way too much. I forget my problems at least for a while.
I have son which i love and take care of, but having life and family doesn't mean you can't play games on your free time. I rather play games at home than go outside for drinks or whatever. 😄
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You're never too old to play games. Too young, on the other hand, is a different thing. This person is the latter
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Games, albeit on a simple level, have been used for years to help elderly people by keeping their brain active.
You're never too old.
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never should be the correct answer.
I’m an over 50 gamer. I still have fun and hope that anyone playing against me has fun too!
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You're too old when you upset someone enough that they go to your steam profile to find something to talk trash about because they have nothing better to say. If you lost to them then you're not too old. It's that simple.
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100
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The average age of gamers is probably going up and up as time goes on. I'm 45 and started in the mid 80s. Probably a lot of people my age and higher that have grown up with it and won't stop. It helps me relax when I'm not working, being a dad or playing sport.
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- I'm 46 and have 4k hours in this game...and I don't think I'll stop with DBD anytime soon
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Too old is probably when you can’t press the buttons on your own anymore.
Joking aside the obvious answer is that you can never be too old to enjoy games.
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I'm 54 years old. Been playing video games since the days of Pong. Taught my kids to play video games. My kids are teaching my grandkids to play video games. I just played my first online video game with my 5 year old grandson the other day. Anyone that wants to tell me I am too old to play video games can go to hell. I'll even show them how to get there. I'm old enough to have been there a time or two.
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I’m 23 and will play video games for many more years to come, your never too old to enjoy playing any video games in my opinion, just relax and have fun! :)
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There is no age limit to fun. Games aren’t even typically created by 18 year olds. They’re created by people old enough to be the parent or grandparents of an 18 year old. I also really suspect the amount of people that play DBD are much older than what others may think. It’s easy to dismiss mistakes or immaturity we see in this game to just label them as children. I’ve only met 2 underage people while playing this game. Usually they’re always adults. Kids of today didn’t grow up with the horror icons like we did so I think the appeal isn’t as strong 🤷♀️
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It's too old when we die
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I usually counter with: "You have X hours in DbD over the last 2 weeks. You should probably be doing your homework."
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You're never too old to play games, adult animals also still play. It's normal to want to play sometimes.
You did nothing wrong, this dude is just an ageist a-hole, and probably Gen Z or Gen Alpha - an ACTUAL KID - if they think 30 is old. I'm personally 33 and I have zero kids, also you're not really "old" IMHO until you hit like 50 years old. In any case that doesn't mean games aren't for anyone over 50, gaming is for everyone. There's actually evidence that videogaming can help preserve reflexes and prevent cognitive decline in older people, because it keeps you always engaging your hands and your brain. Ignore this person or report to BHVR and move on.
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Not too old to play games, but old enough to tell those kids to get off your lawn, and go back to playing more DBD!
Don't let anyone tell you what to do, especially not salty people on the internet. Gamer age is going to rise simply because people who grew up with games are more likely to play games, and it was in the 90s when games started becoming really mainstream. I'm 30 and have no plans to put down the controller until my hands don't work anymore. And at that point I hope they'll have developed tech that let me play with my brain.
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lil bro was probably procrastinating on homework so dont worry 'bout him :)
no such thing as being too old for anything :)
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I’ll stop enjoying games, animation, comics, and TCGs when they stop being fun and not until then which I guess will be never
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Pauline Esther is like 50 and still playing games lol. There isn’t a limit to it.
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There's no age limit on when you can play video games. People who try to age shame it are usually salty because you just beat them in the game.
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Na, who reflexes is that? I'm 31 & my reflexes are sharp like they always been, I solely win games and or fights in PvP FPS games because of my quick reflexes where I'm able to shoot someone first or react first or do something first or even think of a counter first lol. There's never no age that's too old for gaming, once you really can't see what you're doing then yeah of course but I mean as far as the actual age no because there are people that still play games and their old
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I will probably die on my gaming chair.
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There isn't, everyone insulting you because you're in your 30s (does this even make sense? In germany your 30s would be 30-39 and not 20-29 xD) is probably too young to even play this game lol xD
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I'm 43 and started with Texas Instruments Computer hooked to the TV. I have no plans on stopping. You can tell the older gamers from the newer.
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So long as you enjoy playing the game, be as old as you like. I remember over a decade a go, I was getting tips on Red Dead Redemption from a 65+ years old, who had recently retired a couple of years before and had decided his post work life was to be dedicated towards playing video games!
Wherever that guy is, I hope he's still out there, blasting aliens, assassinating unsuspecting people, and exploring strange, new worlds.
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There's no such thing, as more and more generations that grew up with/around video games get older it'll only get even more normalized than it is now. Do people stop watching TV or reading books just because they get older? Not at all.
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They've done studies on this and the average age of a gamer is 35 years old (and I imagine that number will just keep going up as my generation who grew up with games…well…keep growing up).
Especially given that unlike many hobbies, gaming is something you potentially could do…like…forever.
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People that have been around since it all began properly in the early 80's could be anywhere between 45-75 years old. If you've been gaming for the last 40 years then I doubt anything is ever going to make you stop. It's basically engrained into your DNA.
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I've been playing since I was 7 years old. I'm almost 40 now but I expect to be playing games in one form or another until a ripe old age. Maybe not the same kinds of games, but I think I'll still be playing. It feels like a totally normal hobby to me.
I think in the future, playing video games well into your 70's and 80's will be viewed like two old fellas playing chess in the park is today. Nobody will bat an eyelid to it.
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Agreed. I have a relative who's retired and likes online gaming. She's awesome!
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But can it play DOOM?
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Im 31 and I still play. I dont care <3
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Im 36 and will be playing video games till the end. I don't get the insult you got to be honest. These young whippersnappers need to learn to respect their elders :)
Now the real question everyone should be asking is why they still allow kids (under 18s) to play this game?1 -
Everything can play doom.
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People who are under 18 play M-Rated games because the ratings are really just suggestions. It's all down to the parents on whether or not they trust their kid with playing a game that's considered to be mature for their age.
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I'll be 47 in a few weeks and I've been playing games regularly since the early 1980's (Colecovision was my first system). My kids are now in their 20's. I don't see myself stopping any time soon. I hope to continue gaming long after I retire.
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If Gramps here can show battlefield players how to use a sniper, I don't think you have anything to sweat over.
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Yeah! Same boat as you. I also surprised a lot of the regulars I play with, who are all in their 20s, because we so effortlessly mingle when it comes to just gaming. When I was rather forward with my age, they all went "no way, you are lying".
I recon that gaming will play no small part in the way future generations age. I have a background in health care and seen my fare share of retirement homes, and most old folks just sit there watching TV or occasionally go on a stroll, but when our generation hits that age, well, there will be some sick setups in some of those rooms, you can bet on that!
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Yo, it's crazy, I didn't even think so many 40y+ gamers here! Ngl, it's heart warming <3
I always say that age is nothing but number, it doesn't tell anything about person at all. And everyone who thinks that games are only for children should put his clown's nose back C:
Pretty sure I will play games my whole life!4 -
No such thing as too old for games (I'm in my thirties fwiw)
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You don't stop playing games because you get old, you get old because you stop playing games.
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Another DbD player here who is in his 40s. Yeah the reflexes slow down a little bit after awhile, but hopefully your gaming experience gives you much better game sense and keeps you calm in the stressful moments.
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Close to 50 and have played all my life.
I hope i never get to old for this.
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You should behave like one of these stereotypical seniors that always get angry at those pesky kids. It would be glorius.
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You're definitely too old to be caring so much about what someone says in the post-game chat that you needed to screenshot it and make a forum topic about it. Unless your job requires a public persona, you really should stop caring about what random people think about you sometime in your 20s.
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I have been gaming since I was 9! SEGA! If it had a forum then, I would be a dinosaur, is never too old to play games, heck if I am 89 I am stil gonna game! take that people on Fortnite after granny demolishes you! lol
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