Death2009 on 03 March 2007
super_etecoon said:
This whole distinction between hardcore gamer and casual gamer has led many astray, I believe.
It would seem to me then that the main difference between these two terms is the amount of time a gamer plays, and the level of fascination/fanaticism said hardcore gamer exhibits when playing. As a general rule, posters on these forums are hardcore gamers. Why else would we be on a gaming site?
I just think people are taking this "hardcore" gamer label to refer to mature content or photo realism.
The result of this, of course, is that when the press refers to the hardcore gamer as a dwindling portion of the gaming community, hardcore gamers unite and declare that the sky is falling. I think only good things can happen as games become more mainstream. For instance, more money being poured into games. More time being given to dfevelopers to create quality content that will capture everyone's attention and money.
Anyone else care to weigh in?
I am a hardcore gamer, I want all systems and like to play games and buy them each gen. I enjoy to play them for hours and keep up on industry trends.
A casual gamer is just someone who plays them every now and then and doesn't really follow the industry much. IMHO.
But I think hardcore gamers are rising part of games and rise all the time, more and more people are getting into them and are becoming hardcore as they now want better and better games.
