Senior gamers

[taylor1]

I don't know why, but my son bought me an Xbox for Christmas. I have downloaded a few games already and starting to feel my way around. A race game he bought for it is very cool. The graphics are amazing, and the races are very challenging to say the least. I thought I was too old to play games, but WTH. I read that the over 50 crowd is the largest growing group of gamers with over 10 million. Am curious if anyone else here dabbles, and what your favorite games are?

[RandyShields]

As far as I've gone with online gaming.

 

[Scott9999]

Lol, no one here is gonna admit it, if they have the gaming bug.  Particularly if they're say, over 60.  😏

 

All I'll say was that I backed into it.  When the internet was just taking off, and internet gaming was just starting, my junior high son was begging me to set up a computer for him with internet gaming.  I was an IT consultant, so I couldn't exactly beg off due to ignorance.  After about six months of steadying begging, I sat down and figured out how to hook it up for him.  Then he wanted me to play with him.  So, I set up a computer for myself.  We played together.  Fortunately, he lost interest as sports and motorcycles and girls and other young things captured his interest.   

 

Unfortunately, I never stopped playing, though I've stopped/started over the years.  Everytime I end up back to gaming, it's because my son has asked me to play with him. 🙄  We do it now 'cause it connects us regularly, about once a week, from 1000+ miles away.  It's habit forming, not a particularly good habit, but there are worse ones.  (Just ask my wife about the Mars Red one in the garage.) 😁

[syntorz]

Guilty at one time. My daughter had legit connections for steep discounts on consoles so I was gifted a PS3 and PS4. Was into the race Sims 'Project Cars' and GT4 (I think it was called). Participated in some weekly online leagues that were fun. Once I took stock in how much time I was wasting I turned them off and haven't been back. Although wintertime blues have me considering starting up again.

[Rougarou]

I'm into gaming as much as I'm into sports