A True Gamer Never Quits
Old Grandma Hardcore has been firing away since 1975, in the Age of Atari. She started by stopping off at the mall arcade with her kids while shopping. "Then I really got into it when Nintendo came out with Super Mario. I remember playing with my son all night long, competing against each other." Since then, she has played hundreds of titles and worn out a long line of gaming consoles, from Atari to Xbox.
Older gamers have stated that playing video games regularly can help keep their eyesight sharp, their minds alert, and their joints exercised. 68-year-old Liam Murray has no plans to stop playing games within his lifetime. He'll keep up the habit until "the good Lord calls me. It's up to Him when I quit."
Unconfirmed reports have suggested that these "video games" (otherwise known as "murder simulators") are turning the world's senior citizens into killing machines at an alarming rate.
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"The same research states that 53% of current gamers expect to continue playing games for the next 10 years..."
I would expect something like 99 percent of people playing games today will continue to play for the rest of their lives. Do old people suddenly stop watching TV or movies or stop reading books? What would make someone stop playing games besides arthritis?-
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Games are different though. I'm only 23 and I play way fewer games than I did even 5 years ago. I'm probably in that 53%, but I can't see myself spending hours playing Grand Theft Auto 17 when I'm 65 like I did when GTA:SA came out. Probably will be a more casual thing like a handheld virtual hologram glove or something weird like that. The future is nuts.