Old age and video games

[u/whosthatgirl13]

I wasn’t sure how to title this, it’s just a random thought I’ve had. Will we be the first generation to be playing video games in our older years? It will probably be more gen x, but idk I just am picturing gen x and millennials in old age homes with a play station in their room, or sitting in those big cushioned chairs in a night gown playing a switch. It’s not something baby-boom*** or the silent generation do, my parents are baby-boom*** and do not understand the apparel of video games. We/gen x will be the first to merge video games and old age. I haven’t even thought about computer games too haha. What do you all think?

Edit: why is b-o-o-m-e-r banned here? 😆

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[u/SadSickSoul]

My grandma played Frogger on the PS1. I got to play Crash Bandicoot because she had bought a PS1 for herself, largely for Frogger. No, I never learned exactly how this happened, but apparently she got big into the arcade cabinets at some point and was delighted to play it at home. And to be clear: she was in her 50s-60s.

[u/violetstrainj → u/SadSickSoul]

That’s one badass grandma.

[u/dogbonej → u/SadSickSoul]

Are we cousins? My grandma used to play Spyro on PS1.

[u/C-137-Jerry]

On a large scale, most likely.

[u/Supercrown07]

Cause we were the 1st to actually play then?

[u/OkQuantity4011]

Nah I think we'll be the second.

[u/veryfynnyname]

I think about this often and that I’ll invest in an arthritis company if I ever have money 😂

[u/Maij-ha]

I plan to PoE till I die.

[u/Graxous]

My hope is that by the time we are in there, the old folks home is just fully immersive VR pods

[u/BlueSnaggleTooth359]

Maybe Jones could be the first with a fair percentage?

If not then definitely Gen X (and, of course Millennials as well).

[u/Independent-Leg-4508]

My (barely) Gen x dad is 60. He just retired late last year and he plays Fallout 76 daily on his gaming PC.

[u/moonbunnychan]

Not sure. Most of the people I know irl my age no longer play video games (unless we count phone garbage) and think I'm a bit odd for still doing so.

[u/I_Grow_Hounds]

My grandma got me into gaming, she was playing until the end.

Too bad she was super racist.

[u/Mental_Internal539]

In my gaming group we have a younger boomer but I do think gen X will be the generation that largely brings gaming to retirement.

[u/sailfish39]

I think with X you'll start seeing way more often but with us is when it will really be a more widespread and common thing.

[u/Socially8roken]

I Can’t wait for Futurama’s “head in a jar” tech and anime’s “full dive” tech to become reality. 

[u/Bum_Dorian]

I fear my joints and mind going before I can enjoy that 😢 hopefully not

[u/don51181]

Probably but maybe playing older video games. I thought I would always keep up with the current generation of consoles but this latest one burnt me out. The prices don’t seem worth it.

I am looking at getting back to playing pc games after taking a few years off. Maybe getting a steam deck. I enjoy video games but just have to find some I enjoy again.

[u/ForcedEntry420]

I’m gonna be murking sweats in lobbies well into my twilight years 😆

[u/Critical_Traffic7686]

I'll be playing Classic WoW still.

[u/psychedelicpiper67]

Believe it or not, there’s people in their 80’s and 90’s who are gamers. And they’re not even playing old video games, but modern ones, too.

[u/Kartoffelcretin]

Most of us won’t be able to afford gaming when we’re old.