Any gamers?

vbrad26

Bumping this because I FINALLY got a Series X lol.
I know they have been hard to get, and I never paid much attention.
But my One finally but the dust, so I just happened to see if the Series X was available and it was.
So not sure when it happened, but it looks like they are finally easier to get.
Although the Target by me only had one in stock...

BlackTalon

I'm kind of battling with my wife over this. We don't live within walking distance of any of my son's friends/ schoolmates. And he is an only child. So playing games online is his main way of socializing, as well as learning how to lead/ follow (teamwork stuff). To my wife it is simply 'screen time'... I've steered her to articles about the benefits, including reviews of a book recently written about the benefits, but nope -- games are a total waste of time and impair one's learning. Heh, did I mention my wife has an airbud in her ear whenever she is not teaching or taking classes, and it's so she can listen to old shows/ movies she is streaming on her iPad? 🤦

She's already talking about ways to control my son's time when the new computer comes in, and how the threat of not being allowed to play can be used to force him to do other things around the house.

It's entirely blind regurgitation of things her mom would say decades ago, which were also said with very little actual insight. It's cool to some moms to tell each other how they prevent their kids from playing games, etc. Kinda a badge of honor among moms. Frankly I have not met any dads who were hung up over elementary school-aged kids playing games, as long as they completed their school work and helped out a little around the house.

Edit: Heck, I even know a guy who is/ was very high up in the marketing department at one of the gaming companies. He would do some of the initial demos, go to conferences, etc. He played games a LOT, as he needed to master them in order to put on the demos. He seemed pretty successful, and I think made out well when the company was purchased by a much bigger one. But even having a real life example still does not sway the wife.

Starman71

I play a nearly 20 year old game called EveOnline. Its a scifi starship game by a company called CCP from Iceland that has a huge community built up around it. Its all about player alliances, intelligence, spying, and blowing up ships that cost upwards of thousands of dollars. I went to Eve Vegas last year and had dinner with the leader of another alliance who wears a vintage Longines. I also saw a couple Rolexes at this year's fanfest in Iceland. If you are a watch nerd and play Eve and are in nullsec, feel free to send me a PM.

vbrad26

Who's not tied to computer/phone these days?
After dinner last night, my wife and I went out on the back patio, wine in hand, to watch a storm roll in
It was a nice departure from the usual - getting on the couch, firing up a streaming service, and watching something while we check emails on our phones.
It was great. We just talked and gazed....
Until the storm passed, then we went inside, turned on the TV, checked emails and killed the bottle haha.

Starman71

I play a nearly 20 year old game called EveOnline. Its a scifi starship game by a company called CCP from Iceland that has a huge community built up around it. Its all about player alliances, intelligence, spying, and blowing up ships that cost upwards of thousands of dollars. I went to Eve Vegas last year and had dinner with the leader of another alliance who wears a vintage Longines. I also saw a couple Rolexes at this year's fanfest in Iceland. If you are a watch nerd and play Eve and are in nullsec, feel free to send me a PM.

Dennis C

We’re in a Formula 1 ‘22

ghce

Used to play lots of games, from the 70's arcade games up until the early 90's but when I realised that playing Wolfenstein 3d till 4.00 am was a complete waste of my life and that when I got to my deathbed that I could never get back that precious life, I quit.

Gaming can be an addiction the same as alcohol and drugs, it may not turn you to a life of crime or spend all your money but it does affect your earning capacity and the time that you could be spending with your loved ones in more for fulling activities.

Let's face it I am a killjoy to some ( my kids) as I won't allow a dedicated gaming device such as X Box or PlayStation in the house, as much as they get is a smart phone with time limits. This might change with time but for now social interaction is far more important for brain development and social/life skills.