I feel like I'm... done with gaming?

I've felt that way but buying a Playstation VR headset has given gaming a new lease of life to me. It's a totally new experience unlike anything I've played in the last 30 years. Would recommend it as I was feeling the same way about PC gaming!

As above I think I have the opposite problem these days compared to when I was younger in that I'm now able to buy every gaming system and all the big releases but I don't have time to play them all!
 
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Know the feeling. I think part of problem is theres so many remakes and unoriginal games now! I was pretty excited for Far Cry 5, but after an hour or so playing it I couldnt be bothered anymore as Id done it all before.

I think more creative games like Minecraft (7 Days to Die etc) have the potential to keep me entertained for longer now.
 
I can't believe that I've found myself nearly 3 month since I have played any game.. but you know, I've not missed it at all. It's been nice going out, sitting in the garden with a beer or 5, i've even been spending time the the Mrs.. Maybe that will change when the nights draw in but tbh, there's nothing really catching my eye to think otherwise at the moment.
 
Bit of a bump, but having finished my umpteenth FO4 play through a couple of days ago, thought I would do a Deus Ex HR/MK back to back run. Unfortunately on starting HR, only a short way through the first Detroit levels I found my interest had completely flat lined. Whereas before I found the noirish atmosphere and character role play intriguing just wan't gelling. Had intended to do a stealth playthrough but that lasted about halfway through the first main level and I was blowing the bad guys away.

May give MD a go in a couple of days but that was frustrating on my first play, from the opening COD style mission to accidentally walking into the worst of the available endings.

Maybe I'm just getting too old for action/killing games or maybe it's the lack of dynamic outcome in many of these titles, that they broadly play out the same every time.
 
I've found since I started going to the gym and exercising more (nearly 2 months now) the will to sit and play video games has just gone. I might manage an hour or two before I feel apathy. Gone are the days where I could play Mass Effect 3 multiplayer for 12 hours in one session.

But... is it because I don't have any new games to play? I've not found anything since Horizon Zero Dawn that has really grabbed me and kept me engrossed.
 
I know how the OP feels. I was gaming at about 12 years old on a VIC20 in 1981 and was completely addicted to games until about 2003. At that time I temporarily moved out of my house to stay with the in-laws (I do not recommend that) and shortly after had children. That wiped out my gaming and I've never felt the same since. I've tried many times but I just can't get excited anymore. I am almost 50 now. But I've recently found my old love again; Quake. I don't know how long it will last. I'm enjoying it while the enthusiasm is still there. Various incarnations of Quake have defined my gaming life. Picking up a railgun recently has brought back so, so many happy gaming memories. I'm not a patch on the player I used to be in my 20's. But I'm gradually getting back to topping the server and getting killing sprees. But as for other games I just can't play them anymore because I have the attention span of a goldfish.

While I love this one game still, Quake, I no longer count myself as a gamer. Very little else can hold my attention and I feel quite sad about that considering how early I was into games. I loved games at a time when you had to hide it from your mates for fear of being called a loser :) It's now mainstream and I struggle to play them.
 
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I think its normal as you get older , Now at 36 I find myself getting bored very quickly with games ! in fact over the past 5 years I don't think I have completed any of the games I've purchased lol

I play PUGB mostly now but I think that is down to the fact I play with other males my age on discord and its a good laugh so keeps me interested.


I could say the same for Football , I use to get excited about MOTD and now I don't even look forward to watching it! I guess our minds just get bored and want something new


Over the past Year I purchased myself a Drone and that has taken me in a new direction and I am really enjoying it! I'm sure at some point I will get bored with that.... find yourself a new hobby , learn a language , lots of things to keep you busy , I know some peeps who have gone back to college and uni at 40 :)
 
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I've been thinking about this further since I posted yesterday. I think part of the reason I lost interest is that I lost contact with everyone I used to play online with.

My first gaming community was Wireplay which was quite a small community. I also had my Quake clans, RV and CoG. Even on public servers I would recognise a lot of the names and have a bit of banter with them, often gaming with them and drinking into the small hours on the weekend. A close friend I had known since childhood, played games with together, and later worked with, was also in the clan.

But after I move house, moved jobs and lost contact with them all due to lack of time, gaming is very solo for me, even when playing online. The community doesn't feel the same either and people rarely chat in the public servers I've started playing on.

My son is heavily into gaming on his XBox but we share a PC and he gets it most of the time. Maybe if I built him a PC I would get interested in playing games on the same server as him.
 
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I think part of the reason I lost interest is that I lost contact with everyone I used to play online with.
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This was 100% the reason I went through a similar phase a few years ago. Nearly every night we were on Xbox LIVE (360 days) usually with too many people to fit into the 1 game. Then people just started coming on less and less to the point only 1 or 2 were on. Even up until recently (PUBG launch on Xbox) I very rarely played online with people I knew. Now the friendslist is active once more (With new people) and the Mrs now lets me play most nights (Once the kids go to bed).
 
strumpusplunket said:
Since I built my first gaming PC back in 2004, I've been pretty keen gamer. Also during my childhood and adolescence a fair bit earlier on the Spectrum and Amiga.

I always looked forward to my Xmas gaming binges, took time off around my birthday to do some gaming, and generally always had a game on the go even if I didn't manage to eke out much time to play.

Earlier this year, though, something odd happened. I was at the point just before the last boss of Dark Souls III when, all of a sudden... I just couldn't be bothered going any further.

I installed Life is Strange: Beyond the Storm, but only got 15 minutes in before I completely lost the desire to play (and I was a huge fan of the first one).

It was like a switch just flipped in my brain that totally removed my interest in games. I've looked through my game libraries and wishlists, but I feel... nothing. Not the slightest desire to play anything. Complete lack of interest for most of this year (I've played Fortnite with my kids, but that's more to share an activity with them than me really enjoying it).

I am really quite surprised by this, but not dismayed, I don't think. This isn't intended to be another help me get back into gaming thread. In fact I think I've probably used my time better since this happened. I'm basically curious if anyone else has experienced this. I'm 42, so maybe I'm just past gaming? I really didn't think this would happen - I'd envisioned myself playing Original Sin 20 or Far Cry 30 in my 70s!
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it's because games are all samey and quite rubbish last few years imo
 
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Yeah it's not my only reason but I have a strong dose of this too.
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I can understand that, it kind comes in cycles. I had a BC2 crowd who I used to play with constantly but that has melted away a bit and been replaced by a PUBG Discord crowd. The good thing is pretty much everybody there is looking for the next big game to play together and try to keep the community together.

Sooooo...over to you gaming industry! Give us the next big thing!
 
I think we all go through these phases. I'm currently obsessed with Fallout 4 Horizon mod, which I ignored over the last year, but I'm totally hooked since playing it recently.

Previous to that I was obsessed with reading horror fiction for a few months with zero interest in gaming and even earlier in the year I was watching old Kung-Fu movies every night. Just go with what ever you feel like doing and things will come back around to gaming eventually, but dont force it. You can't, but be sure to update the thread when it does come back around to gaming :)
 
Well, I had a pre-work blast on The Old Blood this moring, and then I remembered this thread.

So, I was about 11 months without playing anything other than the odd half-hearted effort to push through Quantum Break when I was bored, and I was not really seeing any desire to game again in the future.

Anyway, to cut to the chase, my advice to anyone who wants to re-invigorate their enjoyment of gaming: get an ultrawide monitor! :)

Just when I think I'm out, it pulls me back in...
 
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Well, I had a pre-work blast on The Old Blood this moring, and then I remembered this thread.

So, I was about 11 months without playing anything other than the odd half-hearted effort to push through Quantum Break when I was bored, and I was not really seeing any desire to game again in the future.

Anyway, to cut to the chase, my advice to anyone who wants to re-invigorate their enjoyment of gaming: get an ultrawide monitor! :)

Just when I think I'm out, it pulls me back in...
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After a week even the Ultrawide didn't pull me back.
 
strumpusplunket said:
Well, I suppose I am only on day three so it's possible I'm speaking too soon...
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The ultrawide was/is a great experience, but fundamentally I think I was just done with gaming and kidding myself with a new shiny monitor. Once the buzz of a new toy wore off I sold it.

I really want to game. I like the *idea* of it, but when I sit down and start playing I don't enjoy it like I used it.
 
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The ultrawide was/is a great experience, but fundamentally I think I was just done with gaming and kidding myself with a new shiny monitor. Once the buzz of a new toy wore off I sold it.

I really want to game. I like the *idea* of it, but when I sit down and start playing I don't enjoy it like I used it.
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I’m the same. Keep getting new toys like PSVR or downloading something which looks good but lose interest within hours. PSVR has games I’ve not even played. Think I’ve switched it on two or at the most three times since July. Think my gaming days are numbered. And yet I still Google details on the PS5. It’s like a drug!
 
I've noticed my time is now about 80% reading about games and only 20% actually playing them. I am quite enjoying Wolfenstein II at the moment though. Even though I've got a decent PC and can play nearly any game I want on it, I'm just gagging for the PS5 to be released. I can't get excited about new PC tech like GPUs the same way as a new console launch. Never happy with what you've got comes to mind...
 
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