Too many quality games too little time

I basically only play one game at a time now, two max. I'll have one game whatever my friends are playing for multiplayer at the moment (was Overwatch, then Fortnite, now Black Ops 4), and then maybe a single player game too (planning on Red Dead 2 as my next one). But this way I'm able to actually able to put significant time in a game and won't jump between like five games at at time and not be able to really enjoy any of them.

Now that I'm getting paid, life is much more attractive than the virtual world.

Just bought a PS4. Really worried about prioritizing the little time I have, with NHL, NBA, NFL, CFB, NCAAM, all happening too.

Will parrot what's been said already. Played video games recreationally when I was a kid and into college (lots of Madden while pregaming with buddies) but completely gave them up once I graduated and started working full-time. It became obvious that I just wouldn't have time to play video games and start a career/exercise/read/have a relationship/start a family/etc. Something had to give, and for me it was the easiest thing to let go. I tend to think "heavy" gaming (meaning >1 hour per day) is incompatible with a healthy and productive adult life, but that's just my opinion and definitely not a definitive rule.

Only done summer internship and not started FT yet, but I will say over summer gaming became almost non existent. I'm fairly committed to League and have been the last few years, but this summer I found myself playing probably around 1 - 2 games a week at most, compared to approx 10-15 ish during term time :^)

Loved gaming, all but gave it up after I started working. I did pick up coverage of the video game stocks to scratch that bug though. I've got a couple games on my PC at home, and hoping on for a quick round or two and killing 20min once a week or so is a lot of fun.

I used to play TONS of Counter Strike back in the 1.6 days. Recently downloaded CS GO and realized how much things have changed - both the game itself and community. Got headshotted 3 times in a row from the same kid and when he finally spoke on the mic, it was DEF a 14 year old kid behind the computer. sigh...

As others have said, it's hard to find time without it compromising your productivity / social life. My gf works market hours so she goes to bed earlier than me which gives me an hour or two of alone time at night. That being said, I usually only play a game at a time and probably finish about 2 a year, no more. I've had to spend a lot of time with one of our portfolio Co recently that is located in a shit suburb in another city so there isn't much to do at night so I have had more time to game (I got an apartment as the only options are Garden Inn type places which I refuse to stay at) and it's been fun and managed to caught up on some title I hadn't been able to play (I'm doing MGSV now).

I still find time to play some Halo or CoD for a few hours per week. It's nice to grab a few games when I get home to unwind for a bit before bed (if I get home before 2am).

In HS was a huge console gamer (almost 100% Halo) and played a ton every week.

In college I played Super Smash bros w/my fraternity brothers every day for like an hour...one of the older bros always said "the second you get a girlfriend, I bet I never see you in here again"..senior year roles around, I get a girlfriend, and he was correct.

In the real world, I have only managed to play some on the PC (play LoL, little bit of Fortnite) and probably play ~2 hours a week to scratch that itch. Hopefully someday can devote more time to it again :(

I'm able to put in about 45 minutes to an hour every day after working about 12-13 hours a day and lifting 5 times a week.

People who say they don't have time for leisure are either unproductive workers or liars.

Recently picked myself up an oculus rift - shit is dope

Idk what all these bro’s are saying dude. On a good weeknight I have time to play an hour or two (working from 9-11ish), on the weekends I have bunch of time.

I play while on conf calls all the time.

30-60 minutes a night, more fun than watching some mindless tv show, and on weekends.

I'm not able to fit in "hardcore" video games (e.g. PlayStation, Xbox, etc. - basically the opposite of a "casual" video game that you can play on a mobile device in very short bursts) into my life unless I was, for lack of a better term, "killing two birds with one stone."

An example would be having a girlfriend/spouse who also enjoyed video games - you would be able to get your video game fix plus you would be also spending time together with the girlfriend/spouse. Sadly, those opportunities are few and far between for me.

The only time I have played a video game since starting my career has been at Dave and busters while drinking $2 long islands. I have a friend who was an analyst at a video game company and there playing was expected.

I started RDR2 and at the rate I’m going I hope to have it finished by summer of next year!

Wow, so many comments... it is great experience!

I see people looking for the opportunite here. Are they anywhere in the Web?

I’m well into my officer years and I’ve been gaming throughout. For me, the reality is that by the end of the day/week, I’m exhausted mentally. I’ve been talking to clients endlessly and thinking about the infinite pile of shit on my plate, the last thing I want to do is interact with people. Gaming provides a good medium to relax my mind while doing something I enjoy. As for compatibility with adult life, I’m married with kids so it’s compatible. Everyone has their own way to recharge, gaming happens to be mine.

Oh did i mention gaming is a $150bn industry that’s highly bankable and goes well beyond the household names like Activision and Electronic Arts? Take a look at KKR and Silverlake and you’ll see that the world of finance is finally coming to realize how lucrative and mainstream the gaming world is.