This year alot of gamers and youtubers turned 40

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I don't like to put too much personal info online, so I'll just say that I'm in the same age group as the people mentioned in the OP.

People that are 35-42ish right now are the first people that grew up with gaming as a "thing" for their entire life. So, it makes sense that you're just now starting to notice lots of gamers hitting 40.

There definitely are lots of older gamers though. For example, my father got me into gaming in 1982. He died a few years ago, right next to his PSP. He played JRPGs almost exclusively, and was gaming regularly (with maybe an occasional slow year here and there) at least since 1982. Had he not died so young, I'm sure he'd still be gaming in his mid-60s.

Also, several years ago I met a guy in his late 70s or early 80s that had a spectacular gaming rig setup. I assumed he used it for some sort of work. But, I asked and he said that his "retirement hobby" is playing PvP CoD and Battlefield. He said it started as a suggestion from a doctor for stroke recovery.