Why do my friends think this? : Othor Games

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:46 pm

My friends are BIG xbox gamers but when they see anyone over 20 playing video games they say stuff like "those guys need a life and a gf". I want to be playing video games for as long as i can and im sure my gf will too.

What are your thoughts?

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:59 am

Your friends are hypocritical [censored]s. The average age of a gamer is like 32 or something, maybe you should tell them that?

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:52 pm

Im 23, i've got a gf, she's actually on the xbox right now :thumbsup:

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:08 am

Wow judgemental idiots. they'll all be playing video games long after there 20 :rolleyes:

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:41 am

because of the very few stereotypical 30 year olds that live in their mom's basemant playing WoW.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:32 am

What does this have to do with Skyrim? Enlighten me.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:48 pm

Really? Your friends must be living under a rock.

I have a babe of a GF and I go on these forums and I go out to the gym everyday.

Go tell your friends that.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:21 am

If it helps, I am over 40 and still playing games. There are others here on the forums (and even some of the mods) who are older that that.

Do what you want with your time. It's not your friends' lives, it's yours. You can still have a GF and play video games, just make sure that she likes them as well

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:30 pm

Im SURE this has nothing whatsoever to do with Skyrim..

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:49 am

LOL. I'm 29 and still love PC and XBOX 360 games. Games are getting better and better every year.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:23 am

Gaming is no longer a hardcoe only, nerd only entertainment medium.

Gaming is EXTREMELY mainstream. Almost everybody plays videogames, even if they're only casuals.

The average gamer is between 20 and 30 years old. Videogames are not just for kids anymore.

Hell, the Smithsonian is hosting a Videogame Art exhibition in 2012. Videogames are now considered art!

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:58 am

This is in the Skyrim for because?

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:13 pm

I'm nearing 30s and my 20 year old gf is sitting next to me playing Dragon Age 2. She said this will be her first attempt at Hard mode after completing the game twice previously. So, yeah, your friends are just lacking in confidence; so much so that they had to pick on gamers to boost their self-ego.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:01 am

I'm 39, married and have a child. I have also given them fair warning in regards to Skyrim.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:41 am

Your friends are morons.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:40 am

yes this probably belongs in the community discussion forum

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:21 am

http://www.youtube.com/user/TradeChat#p/u/5/TDJk8ainKgY <- Nuff said... Im 23 btw ...

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:13 am

The average age of a gamer is like 32 or something

That is actually a very misleading statistic. The majority of gamers are 13-24.

How can this be? It's simple.

gamer 1 = 15
gamer 2 = 20
gamer 3 = 55

Avg 30

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:41 am

If it helps, I am over 40 and still playing games. There are others here on the forums (and even some of the mods) who are older that that.

Do what you want with your time. It's not your friends' lives, it's yours. You can still have a GF and play video games, just make sure that she likes them as well

Lol she plays the xbox more than me!!

Anyway thanks for all the replies.

This is somewhat to do with Skyrim becuase i was watching Skyrim unboxing and the people are old and forums people are older than 20 so im curious

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:43 am

They are young and someday they will know that just because you turn 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and beyond that you still like what you like and you like to do what you like to do and that's just fine. Games are for everyone...even the young.

haha.

:tes:

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:55 pm

Im turning 22 in about a month, and I have a full time job, my own apartment, and a girlfriend who loves me enough to pre order Skyrim for me. I've been playing games sinse I was old enough to pick up a controller, and although I don't game as much as I did when I was a teen, I still consider myself a full fledged gamer.

So tell your friends they should stop stereotyping people that they know absolutely nothing about.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:23 am

My GF is currently hammering out Deus-Ex HR right now... I am 21 and so is she. your friends are morons.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:30 am

I'm engaged and spend an exuberant amount of time with Mrs. Nightbeat. I have to plan my video game time very very carefully.

I had to make deals with her for Skyrim time and Sunday is no vidya Sundays for us. :cryvaultboy:

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:09 pm

That is actually a very misleading statistic. The majority of gamers are 13-24.

How can this be? It's simple.

gamer 1 = 15
gamer 2 = 20
gamer 3 = 55

Avg 30

Its not a misleading statistic, the average gamer age is in the 30s because people who started playing games in the 80s are still doing so today.

People that enjoy playing video games dont just suddenly snap out of it and stop playing games at the age of 25 or something.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:33 pm

28, happily engaged to my beautiful gal and a MASSIVE Elder Scrolls fan. There is a reason computer games gross more profit than movies...they are better! Age counts for very little these days