Casual: People who play games just for fun, to pass time, for social reasons, because they're fans of one or two particular games (i.e. Madden, Halo, etc), and so on.
Hardcore: They follow gaming news. Are aware of the "gaming world". They are not fanboys. Hardcore gamers are similar to the hardcore moviegoer who watches thousands of movies across genre simply to expand their understanding of and familiarity with cinema.
I don't think that you have to be one or the other. You could just be a gamer. But true hardcore gamers do not limit themselves to systems or genres or series. They game because a deeprooted love for gaming
Crusty VGchartz old timer who sporadically returns & posts. Let's debate nebulous shit and expand our perpectives. Or whatever.
