Why 20 year old gamers are better than 50 year old gamers.

[DevilRising]

I'm only in my 30s, but honestly, even if I was a "gamer in my 50s", I wouldn't agree with that argument.

For one thing, not to sound shitty but a I feel a bit sad for young gamers who, say, started with Xbox/PS2/Gamecube, at a very young age. You know, the ones who are super nostalgic for shit like Mario Kart Double Dash. I agree that gamers in their 30s have it good, just because we actually got to encounter the arcades when that was a thing that meant something in the US. We actually got to experience major upgrades in arcade, home console and PC gaming, all while getting to enjoy some of the best classics ever made. We grew up in an era when, outside of some neat Nintendo Power type strategy guides once in awhile, games held your hand FAR less, and you really just had to play them, figure that shit out yourself, and get GOOD to beat them. An era before Quicktime Events, and over-long tutorial sections, infinite lives/continues, and games basically constantly telling you where to go, became the norm of game design.

We lived in an age before the internet, before online gaming. Online gaming is neat, and can be fun. It's cool to be able to play with friends who live far away, etc. But nothing beats going and hanging out at the arcades, or having PC LAN parties, or crowding around a Nintendo 64 to marvel at the notion of 4-player gaming in your own home. Nothing will ever replace gathering together with your friends and playing what they quaintly refer to now as "local multiplayer".

I dunno. Even if I were in my 50s, I'm not entirely sure, judging at where mainstream "AAA" gaming has gotten to by 2016, that I honestly want or NEED to see where gaming is going to be 30 or 40 years from now. If it even still exists then.