| griffinA said: I don't get it though, i mean you can pick up and play just about any game. In RPGs you can play for about 5 minutes and only finish one battle but you did "pick up and play." Or in FPS's you play an online match against a team in like 5-10 minutes. |
Yes, but a gamer can play a specific game hardcore or casually, depending on how they have the most fun with the game. For example, I may play Wii Bowling for 20 minutes, so I am playing it casually. Yet, my grandparents and their friends can play Wii Bowling for a long time (last Thanksgiving they made it to 2 hours!), so they are playing it hardcore. Heck, sometimes playing casual or hardcore can differ at different times because of the game. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, I may only play for about a half hour in the winter when all the "good fish" and "good bugs" are not around. But in the summer when all the beetles and good fish are around, I play for about 1 - 2 hours on a Saturday night. These examples prove that the line between hardcore and casual is very vague.
