I've wanted to play games since Atari Pong came out. But I've never owned a console, and haven't owned a computer with a discrete GPU since 2005. Twenty years ago, I satisfied my urge to game by playing Unreal Tournament, Quake, etc. demos. More recently, I'd spend an hour a week watching other people play games on YouTube, to see if I was missing anything.
This year, the snake has entered my garden in the form of an RTX 3060 that I bought for AI and media production applications.
My wife has bought me a flight stick for Christmas, so I can play DCS myself, instead of watching other people's videos.
I worked so hard avoiding escapist leisure in favor of physical exercise and 'maker' hobbies that it's difficult to switch off the discipline, and go have some escapist fun.
I'm retired and have all the resources needed to indulge in pure fun. I'm gonna take advantage of the opportunity.
Dont forget VR might make it one day, and in the meantime you can always get a slight productivity satisfaction by making mods for your favorite games.
This year, the snake has entered my garden in the form of an RTX 3060 that I bought for AI and media production applications.
My wife has bought me a flight stick for Christmas, so I can play DCS myself, instead of watching other people's videos.
I worked so hard avoiding escapist leisure in favor of physical exercise and 'maker' hobbies that it's difficult to switch off the discipline, and go have some escapist fun.
I'm retired and have all the resources needed to indulge in pure fun. I'm gonna take advantage of the opportunity.