How Often Do You Play? Options

[Saffy]

I consider myself a gamer and all but I rarely play games nowadays. I used to play all the time back up until grade 10, then I'd maybe have one month of the year where I played solidly (e.g. a new GTA came out) and then I'd barely play for a year. Before Pokemon it was probably around Christmas where I had played Magical Melody for a week solid, but before that I can barely remember o.0 Most days I'll be lucky to pick up Pokemon for maybe ten minutes now. Who knows if I even play for an hour a week anymore D:

So is this just me, possibly losing touch with games? Or has anyone else been the same lately?

[Peter]

Well, out of the 120+ games I have, I've only beaten about 20 of them, so that shows how much I get to play. I want to play, I simply do not have the time. I've felt like you have, Saffy. That feeling that you may just be growing out of gaming. I thought so too, and got really depressed about it. But that's not the case at all. It's just harder for us. I think if I had a normal 9-5, making decent wages with normal days and times off, I'd be able to play so much more.

Granted, some people do grow out of games, but I don't think I ever will. I enjoy it too much. I told my one friend once, the day I grow out of games is the day I'm a very boring individual. Video games are my escape from the pressures of reality. A chance to live someone else's life for a moment. It keeps my imagination on par (because I feel like that is dying too) and helps my creative juices continue to flow. Gaming is a very big part of me, and if not for it, I don't feel I'd be myself anymore.

-EDIT-
I didn't answer the question. Haha. On average during school, I only play about 3-5 hours a week. When I just have work, I put in about 15-20 hours, maybe more.