This is what happens when gamers grow up (now pollified)

Settlers of Catan looks great.Jandurin

the live version isn't too bad as well.  

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Settlers of Catan looks great.bloodyclot

the live version isn't too bad as well.  

Oh, and for a serious bit on the article, I've found that (obviously) now that I work full time and don't have school (which I would OFTEN blow off anyhow), my game time has become much more limited.

wow, an artical that is right ot the point ;)

But with every new generation comes a new set of gamers.  You just have to wonder, will the new gamers like the old series. Or it will have to be re-invented. 

I think a new generation of gamers will soon be buying the "epic blockbusters" that the aging generation made famous.

It sounds to me like this person is still playing games quite a bit. He plays on the train for roughly 45 minutes to and from work, yet he beat FFIII's 35 hour story in the first week he got it. 

And this is why the Wii and DS will win. Thoughts? I've graduated from college, gotten a career (in the gaming industry, as a matter of fact), and I live on my own, and I couldn't agree more.mjarantilla

i disagree.. i grew up with gaming and now the games i play have to be epic or give me a greater challenge or else i won't touch them. i avoid playing outside because when i'm outside i do stuff outside the house i wouldn't normaly do not go out to play games. whats the point of going out in the first place?

any free minute i get i don't use it to play games, i use it to think and plan out.. when i'm at home i can play all day without worry. 

I think the writer of the article's situation rides more on the culture he lives in than "growing older". I bet if I moved to Japan then I'd be engulfed in their culture as well, become an otaku, and watch anime all day and play my Wii. I live in America though, and I enjoy big HDTVs, pretty graphics, and spending tons of money on engrossing experiences. Thats just me.Vandalvideo

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]I think the writer of the article's situation rides more on the culture he lives in than "growing older". I bet if I moved to Japan then I'd be engulfed in their culture as well, become an otaku, and watch anime all day and play my Wii. I live in America though, and I enjoy big HDTVs, pretty graphics, and spending tons of money on engrossing experiences. Thats just me.mjarantilla

And this is why the Wii and DS will win. Thoughts? I've graduated from college, gotten a career (in the gaming industry, as a matter of fact), and I live on my own, and I couldn't agree more.mjarantilla

whats it like in the gaming industry, im gonna be doing computing at college but im worried its gonna be dam boring (code sounds horrible).by the way if u dont work in the computer side then what do you?

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]I think the writer of the article's situation rides more on the culture he lives in than "growing older". I bet if I moved to Japan then I'd be engulfed in their culture as well, become an otaku, and watch anime all day and play my Wii. I live in America though, and I enjoy big HDTVs, pretty graphics, and spending tons of money on engrossing experiences. Thats just me.Vandalvideo

i avoid playing outside because when i'm outside i do stuff outside the house i wouldn't normaly do not go out to play games. whats the point of going out in the first place?beldugo

What about now that the orginial gamers have gotten older, they want systems like the PS3 because of its multimedia features and its appeal to mature audience?SergeantSnitch

[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]What about now that the orginial gamers have gotten older, they want systems like the PS3 because of its multimedia features and its appeal to mature audience?mjarantilla

most people beyond college don't play handhelds dude.SergeantSnitch

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"]And this is why the Wii and DS will win. Thoughts? I've graduated from college, gotten a career (in the gaming industry, as a matter of fact), and I live on my own, and I couldn't agree more.beldugo

i disagree.. i grew up with gaming and now the games i play have to be epic or give me a greater challenge or else i won't touch them. i avoid playing outside because when i'm outside i do stuff outside the house i wouldn't normaly do not go out to play games. whats the point of going out in the first place?

any free minute i get i don't use it to play games, i use it to think and plan out.. when i'm at home i can play all day without worry.

i used to be like that straight out of college. but after a while and when you really get involved with someone seriously you have much less time. I canceled my game rental account because i had too many pc games that i bought but still didn't play through because it's hard to find many contiguous hours.

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]What about now that the orginial gamers have gotten older, they want systems like the PS3 because of its multimedia features and its appeal to mature audience?SergeantSnitch

Well, there's really no way of knowing that for sure. I would guess that about half are kids. The rest are adults and women. You have to remeber that most adults, gamers or not, do not like long winded games. They want puzzels and stuff they can play in bursts.

What about now that the orginial gamers have gotten older, they want systems like the PS3 because of its multimedia features and its appeal to mature audience?SergeantSnitch

 what does it mean to appeal to a mature audience? the article is saying that he's not interesting in the type of games the ps3 is built for.

[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"][QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]What about now that the orginial gamers have gotten older, they want systems like the PS3 because of its multimedia features and its appeal to mature audience?goblaa

Well, there's really no way of knowing that for sure. I would guess that about half are kids. The rest are adults and women. You have to remeber that most adults, gamers or not, do not like long winded games. They want puzzels and stuff they can play in bursts.

it's true. I found myself playing the minigames in SuperMario 64 DS rather than the actual adventure game. 

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]What about now that the orginial gamers have gotten older, they want systems like the PS3 because of its multimedia features and its appeal to mature audience?SergeantSnitch

Hmm.  Do you say 'pollified' like mollified?

Or like Pole-ified?

Hmm. Do you say 'pollified' like mollified?

Or like Pole-ified?

Jandurin

Actually, as time goes, games are boring to me. "Gamers that grew up still addicted to games" only apply to some. Money and cars are what attracts me. Heck, I'm about to buy a brand new luxury ride.

Actually, as time goes, games are boring to me. "Gamers that grew up still addicted to games" only apply to some. Money and cars are what attracts me. Heck, I'm about to buy a brand new luxury ride.

redneckdouglas

Actually, as time goes, games are boring to me. "Gamers that grew up still addicted to games" only apply to some. Money and cars are what attracts me. Heck, I'm about to buy a brand new luxury ride.

redneckdouglas

yes that does attract some ppl. basically as we get older there are more things that vie for our time and attention. be it cars, a family, career advancement, the news, retirement planning, tracking your stocks, tracking and paying bills, maintaining your apartment/house. this all takes a lot of time. and thus there's less for gaming

[QUOTE="beldugo"] i avoid playing outside because when i'm outside i do stuff outside the house i wouldn't normaly do not go out to play games. whats the point of going out in the first place?Jandurin

when i go out the house i don't play with handhelds (games).. all game time happen inside my house. it defeats the purpose of going out in the first place, if your going out to play games ;).

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="beldugo"] i avoid playing outside because when i'm outside i do stuff outside the house i wouldn't normaly do not go out to play games. whats the point of going out in the first place?beldugo

when i go out the house i don't play with handhelds (games).. all game time happen inside my house. it defects the purpose of going out in the first place, if your going out to play games ;). 

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="beldugo"] i avoid playing outside because when i'm outside i do stuff outside the house i wouldn't normaly do not go out to play games. whats the point of going out in the first place?beldugo

when i go out the house i don't play with handhelds (games).. all game time happen inside my house. it defeats the purpose of going out in the first place, if your going out to play games ;).

I think a new generation of gamers will soon be buying the "epic blockbusters" that the aging generation made famous.

It sounds to me like this person is still playing games quite a bit. He plays on the train for roughly 45 minutes to and from work, yet he beat FFIII's 35 hour story in the first week he got it.

Vyse_The_Daring

Very interesting. Never really thought of this.

Not hard to imagine that a new era is dawning on gaming. After all, everyone who grew up with the NES or SNES is starting to get older, get solid jobs, and not have the time or interest for longer games.

If you think about this, we could easily see two camps emerging in the industry: the PS3/360 group (and similar such consoles that will follow them) that caters to the established, adolescent/young-adult gamer who has the time and resources for an epic gaming experience; and the Wii/DS group that brings in a new audience and grabs those who are aging their way out of the PS3/360 camp.

And we could easily see these two groups coexist. Microsoft seems to see this by taking on the PS3, which has the same audience, rather than the Wii. 

Timeline of a gamer:

DS/Wii---->PS3/360---->DS/Wii

Some people may never get out of stage two. Some stay interested in such games for their lives. Some may never get out of stage one and only dabble in games as a passing hobby.

Thoughts?

I think the writer of the article's situation rides more on the culture he lives in than "growing older". I bet if I moved to Japan then I'd be engulfed in their culture as well, become an otaku, and watch anime all day and play my Wii. I live in America though, and I enjoy big HDTVs, pretty graphics, and spending tons of money on engrossing experiences. Thats just me.Vandalvideo

Truth.

I can always make time for long games. Hope they don't stop making them. 

The core gamer is getting older because the ones that grew up with NES etc. didn't quit gaming. Obviously the age will go up. If there was a seriously popular game system in the 60's or 70's then these people would have grown up playing games too, making the likelihood that they continued playing games a lot higher. It doesn't mean there are any less children and teens playing games. These kids with all sorts of free time will still play long games. The attention span of the average person seems to have gone down, but one of the most popular movie series' of our time features three movies clocking in at over 3 hours a piece. People will still play long games or watch long movies if they're quality. Nobody will slog through a 70 hour JRPG if its boring and just long for the sake of it. 

It all depends on the individual. Just because people have other priorities doesn't always mean gaming should never exist in thier lives. Former gamers who tend to be in a relationship or married and have a family are likely to spend less time on gaming. Simply because his/her family or having a social life and a job are his/her priorities.

I'm 28, single (because I choose to, after a 4 year relationship) I have a good job in New York City and living on my own in Queens. And I don't need a car since I'm 4 blocks away from the nearest subway station. Some of the benefits of living in a large city. And I still manage to squeeze some gaming into my hectic schedule, with the Xbox being my favorite and soon I'll be getting a 360.  So, it really depends on how peope choose to live thier lives to fit thier gaming habits into thier schedule.

What about now that the orginial gamers have gotten older, they want systems like the PS3 because of its multimedia features and its appeal to mature audience?SergeantSnitch

No they don't 

It all depends on the individual. Just because people have other priorities doesn't always mean gaming should never exist in thier lives. Former gamers who tend to be in a relationship or married and have a family are likely to spend less time on gaming. Simply because his/her family or having a social life and a job are his/her priorities.

KingsofQueens

Yeah this is why I avoid RPG's. Heck I got Okami for christmas and I STILL have only logged about 16 hours into it.  Meanwhile I beat Dead Rising, Gears of War,Killzone Liberation, and the first Halo in the  months in between.

[QUOTE="beldugo"]

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="beldugo"] i avoid playing outside because when i'm outside i do stuff outside the house i wouldn't normaly do not go out to play games. whats the point of going out in the first place?mjarantilla

when i go out the house i don't play with handhelds (games).. all game time happen inside my house. it defeats the purpose of going out in the first place, if your going out to play games ;).

itss nice to enjoy a quiet, thinking time once in a while (that's me anyways).

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="beldugo"]

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="beldugo"] i avoid playing outside because when i'm outside i do stuff outside the house i wouldn't normaly do not go out to play games. whats the point of going out in the first place?beldugo

when i go out the house i don't play with handhelds (games).. all game time happen inside my house. it defeats the purpose of going out in the first place, if your going out to play games ;).

itss nice to enjoy a quiet, thinking time once in a while (that's me anyways).

[QUOTE="KingsofQueens"]

It all depends on the individual. Just because people have other priorities doesn't always mean gaming should never exist in thier lives. Former gamers who tend to be in a relationship or married and have a family are likely to spend less time on gaming. Simply because his/her family or having a social life and a job are his/her priorities.

mjarantilla

Yeah I know, but simply because they choose to. 

[QUOTE="beldugo"][QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="beldugo"]

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="beldugo"] i avoid playing outside because when i'm outside i do stuff outside the house i wouldn't normaly do not go out to play games. whats the point of going out in the first place?mjarantilla

when i go out the house i don't play with handhelds (games).. all game time happen inside my house. it defeats the purpose of going out in the first place, if your going out to play games ;).

itss nice to enjoy a quiet, thinking time once in a while (that's me anyways).

Yup, I'm always playing my DS on BART. 

I think this article was right on the money for a lot of gamers entering the 28+ range (Peopel who started with NES and Sega). In my preteen-college years, I had lots of games and systems and I spent most afternoons and weekends playing different games. (I was fortunate to be able to talk my parents into a new game every few weeks, and a systems for gifts at birthdays and Christmas). After graduation, I had time but no money, so while I still played games, I didn't buy many. Then I got gainfully employed and in a relationship, and found I had money, but no time. I still bought systems and games, but didn't play the games for very long.

When the DSL came out I debated about getting it. I'd passed on the ds because I hadn't played my gba very much in the 2 years prior. I got a DSL and found that I really enjoyed the types of games it had, and the quick short bursts that I could play them in. I find that I'm enjoying a lot of the same with the Wii.

I still enjoy games like Zelda and FF, but I've come to realize that the changes that I'll every finish them before moving on to the next game I want to play is very small.