RUN-DvdMC

For awhile I stopped collecting and watching my dvds to spend time with my xbox and got into it for 5-6 months heavily. I've found that I've stopped playing my games as much and limit my game time to sports games only now due to their short length (usually 30 min a game). I've resorted back to my dvd habit and am going full force into collecting movies again though this time limiting it to movies that I will rewatch again instead on buying movies that are "just a good deal".

Have you slowed down your game playing?

PixyJunket

No.

djones6746

I do not have a whole lot of time to play in a weeks time but I manage to play a few hours per week. Definitely have scaled down my playing time over the years but I guess when you work every day that is what happens.

GatorDeb

I haven't bought a game or DVD in months. Since I work full time, go to school (15 credits this spring, 2 grad classes and 3 undergrad), and volunteer 10-20 hours a week, I have no time. I did play some GBA during the winter break but now that school starts tomorrow, no more until school's over again. I haven't touched the PS2/XBOX/GC in ages.

Outlaw

that sounds so boring

Xander

I have cut back since I went back to school. And since my wife switched back to working days. Damn her, have to spend time with her now! But I still get in a couple nights a week. But I have to share my "fun" time with TV and DVD stuff, so it's hard to get it all in. I think I need to sleep less.

RudeBoie

I don't really play games or watch movies anymore.

But I still buy both.......

cheapskate

So sad... So true...

asianxcore

working and going to school just naturally cuts down my free time to play games.

wlj

If I cut down on my sleep time...I have a couple of hours per night I can play. It's funny because I am 26 years old...I have less time now than I have ever had to play games. BUT I BUY MORE GAMES NOW THAN I EVER HAD. Here is a list of Xbox games that I have picked up in the past month alone:

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Ninja Gaiden
ESPN College Hoops 2K5
Full Spectrum Warrior
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Sonic Mega Collection
Midways Arcade Treasure Vol 2
Halo 2
Shenmue 2
I have no time to play these games...yet I still want to buy more. I need professional help. I LOVE VIDEO GAMES.


wlj

flair

I go in streaks. Maybe three months out of the year I will get real big into video games and play them whenever I have free time. I start buying games left and right, and usually end up with quite a few just sitting on the shelf and never getting played. After completing a few games I get burnt out on playing them for a awhile, and cut down my video game time dramatically. I'll usually just play a few titles I'm really interested in, and only buy games when there is a crazy deal going on.

PokerMan

i did untill RE4 came out since then the wife and i both have been playing as much as we can when we are not working.. even the 4 year old and 10 year old watch us play they are learning how to play RE4.....

Josh H

Yes. I got busy with school and work last year, and my gameplaying time dropped by probably 75%.

Now I have more free time, but I'm still having problems getting back into games as much as I was before. Even with Metroid Prime 2 (a game in one of my favorite series) I'm having problems getting motivated to play, and I love the little I've played of it.

Hopefully I'll get out of this funk, but in the meantime I'm slowing down my game buying. No sense in spending the $$$ right now when I end up spending more free time on DVDs or books.

GatorDeb

Not when you found the meaning of your life and what you're supposed to do for the rest of it Then it's exciting and passionate.

Fok

Only when I finish the current Final Fantasy game I'm playing.

GoVegan

According to my final Paper Mario 2 save file (from yesterday), I've spent about 48 hours playing it since I received it as a Christmas present.

I guess what I'm saying is: No.

Chris_D

Increased game time to about 5-10 hrs a week and also I've stopped buying dvds for the moment. I usually buy 2-3 games a month.

Decker

I'm playing less now, but that's mainly because there's a lot of shows the Mrs. wants to watch on the DVR and we only have the one main TV. I'm behind in my gaming big time; have only scratched the surface of GTA : SA and haven't even OPENED Sly 2 yet

wlj

add Mortal Kombat Deception to that list.....I need help


wlj

SuprVgeta

Ever since I got out of high school, the amount of gaming I do has significantly dropped. It's mostly due to the few games that can hold my interest nowadays. I only beat the really good games now, anything else I play for a few minutes and never come back to it.

K&AJones

Mine has picked up alittle for three reasons:

First and most important - Got an XBox in October

Second I got rid of the PS2 which i became bored with.

Third I drew the line on spending any more $$$ upgrading or buying a new PC for just a few games.

For me the XBox provides the right balance in game play, satisfaction, $$$$, and of course on-line Live.


Kenny J. - a.k.a Buzz Starhopper

jw2299

I have a 3 month old son, so I haven't really played in about 3 months. Seriously. I've probably played 10-12 hours total since he was born.

Thank God for Katamari Damancy.

K&AJones

[QUOTE=jw2299]I have a 3 month old son, so I haven't really played in about 3 months.

That my friend is "THE" reason not to play - priceless !!


Kenny J. - a.k.a - Buzz Starhopper

Calico

I probably play 50% less than I did two years ago, for two reasons -

1 - Having a kid (18 mos. old) takes a lot of your time. I'm not complaining, he's a lot of fun, but at the same time, you don't get nearly as much personal time to do what you want to do.

2- Working in the game industry, by the end of the day, sometimes the last thing I want to do is look at a game. I think this holds true for most people who work in an industry that's also related to their hobby/downtime activity. When I worked in the photo industry, I used to likewise pick up my own camera a lot less.

That said, sometimes, I just can't resist the siren song of Halo 2, Rainbow Six or Sly Cooper. Maybe even a little Taiko Drum Master now and again (my kid loves to watch that game and beat on the drum as if he's actually playing).

I remember before my son was born and before taking my current job, it was no big deal to sit with a game for five hours a night until I finished it. Now, if I get an hour or two every two days, I'm happy.

jw2299

[QUOTE=K&AJones]Yeah, I guess that sounded kind of mixed up of me. I love my son more than anything, but I still miss playing games.