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Usually quitting obsessive gaming ("hardcore gaming") just means a shift in interests and priorities. Not everyone who grew up playing video games is still playing them into adulthood. Most probably stop playing some time around after graduating from college unless they happen to end up working in an industry that supports gaming as a hobby.

Point being, it's generally not gaming that's changing to the point of being unplayable, unappealing, no fun, etc. it's the individual. There will always be games and genres of games being developed that cater to any and every kind of preference.

I've been gaming for over 30 years; I have never once bitched and moaned about how changes in gaming paradigms or the industry in general make me want to "quit" gaming. I just go through periods when my interest wanes (as is current) and picks up in cycles.