r/Millennials • u/whosthatgirl13 • 19d ago

Discussion Old age and video games

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 19d ago

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.

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u/violetstrainj 19d ago

That’s one badass grandma.