r/Age_30_plus_Gamers

Greeting. Planing on purchasing a PS5 PRO and want to upgrade my Samsung when I do. Looking for something with in a budget but meets all the specs the PRO brings.

42M I like to play a lot of different games and willing to try new stuff too. Arc Raiders, Smite, FC, NHL, Goals, Tarkov, Peak, DayZ, Liars Bar, and plenty more. Just be mature, funny and chill.

what do you guys think, maybe some old games?

So I just can not bring myself to do NG+ runs lol. I end up starting a new game all over from the start, I guess the big thing for me is the whole zero to hero thing, I know some games force ya to do another play through to get content (shity move imo) but that aside I just carnt do it. I see some people doing souls games at ng+++++ and can not wrap my head around it but I've played ds 1 2 and 3 over ten times each lol. Anyone have games that they do NG+ runs and dont usually do them on other games.

Can someone please explain to me why Sony gets these huge backlash for basically lining up with other companies. Like I see a lot of people saying they’re moving to PC gaming praising Steam. Now correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t Steam require constant Internet connection to play and neither they’re making discs. Why when Sony makes basically the same move it all that bad?

When I was young I would prefer big open world games with a heavy story, lots of grinding and unlockables, different paths, lots of collectibles etc but nowdays that is a red flag for me. It does nothing but consume way too much time.

I prefer short linear games that are easy to get into and are fun.

Occasionally I do play my Zelda: BOTW and similar but otherwise games like Uncharted fits my life better.

Age 35.

Whether you're a hardcore or casual gamer, I think its safe to say you feel scammed and betrayed as do I. Quick back story: I've been playing video games since i was 4 years old. Started out on PS1 playing the classics, and worked my way up to N64,XBOX,PS2 so on and so forth. Buying games from Walmart or game stop, enjoying them or not and re-selling to get more.

Now we flash forward to today, I'm 30 years old. I am a father and a husband, and a gamer last. I bought a PS5 when they first launched, but was only able to get the digital version. I was pissed because of my giant backlog of physical PS4 games. I did that for 4 years and it was awful, i knew i wasn't actually owning any of my games and that ate away at me with every purchase. Eventually i got a slim with disc drive and was back in the swing of things.

Now i have the PRO and am thoroughly pleased with my purchase. Initially, I bought it for GTA6 and its physical edition. To mine and everyones shock and surprise, its digital only, the fucking box comes with a code not even a map. A swift kick in the balls that was, especially after i purchased the ultimate edition, because i just don't care its rockstar man i know the games going to good regardless of what other people think. And when it does come to PC, i will switch over to that instead.

Now the big knife in our backs. Sony. What in the actual fuck. As previously stated, I've been gaming on PlayStation since i was 4, dabbling in other systems but i ended up sticking with PS the whole way through. But after the announcement that they will no longer produce Physical disks come 2028, I'm done. I'm cancelling my PS Plus like everyone else, as i play with my friends and family who are on PS, but I'm not buying games through the store anymore, or from Walmart or anywhere that they can get my money from a game purchase. Did i mention they're shutting down the PS3 store next year? If GTA6 being only digital was a kick in the balls, this is equivalent to being jumped by gorillas. I still regularly fire up my PS3 slim to play MGS4 and Black ops1 & 2 and world at war etc. Thankfully there will be the option to download everything i already purchased, but that was inevitable that they'd shut the store down, just a bummer.

To wrap this up, you and I no longer own our games come 2028. Whether you're on PS or XBOX, you're SOL. Thanks to AI your gaming console of choice has gone up in price, rather than lowered over time. Its just a near impossibility to be a gamer on console nowadays and for those of us that love it, its no longer financially viable. I guess all the hardcore PC gamers were right all along, PC is the best way to play your games. Because at least there, you can own your games through whatever means you decide to take. Yes on steam its still the same thing where you just own the license to play the game, but even then there are workarounds that i wont get into. At least on PC you aren't locked to one singular store front, which is nice.

TL;DR Gaming is totally fucked on console in the near future, you will own nothing and love it.

I'm looking for weird, out-of-the-box games that are actually good. They don't need to be obscure, but I find that it helps sometimes with the weirdness. I need to take advantage of the Steam Summer Sale.

My definition of weirdness is something on the deeper end of weird; around the top 10% mark for uniqueness. Call of Duty games obviously don't count since they're very normal. But also something only weird on the surface (like Borderlands) doesn't count either. On the other hand, games in the top 1% of weird tend to be art pieces rather than actual games, or simply not that good.

I enjoyed the following weird but good games: Katamari Damacy, MiSide, Rez, Alice: Madness Returns, Nights Into Dreams, Inscryption, Killer7, I Love You Colonel Sanders, Needy Streamer Overload

21 years old now too, Quake as a franchise is 30 this year

Maybe some actual new Quake game in the near future?

Are we fans here? If so what is your fave game

If yes,
what game?
what would you do in the game?

I was wondering for you guys with the news of Sony going all digital with their games in 2028 does that matter to you? I’ll buy a digital game on sale or or if it’s a game like No Man’s Sky which is better suited for digital but sometimes physical has better sales like I just grabbed Red Dead 1 on 360 and popped it into my Series X and ran fine. What are your thoughts on all digital?

As an older gamer, I thought it was us who upheld the market. So after Sony's announcement today, I find myself questioning that statement. Are the Fortnite players really spending that much money? Surely, mature gamers aren't okay with working so hard for that hard-earned cash and then buying $100 games that don't amount to any type of ownership whatsoever.

Please chime in because I, for one, KNOW for a fact I won't be purchasing a PlayStation 6 if it's all digital. You're better served spending that on a PC that plays games and does other things. For anyone about to say, "Well, what about Sony's first party?" Yeah, what about Sony's first party? I haven't really seen any. Thank you for your time

Steam Sale and I want to pick of a adventure rpg

I've liked the Witcher 3, CP2077, Skyrim and Eldren Ring

Enjoy Star Wars Knight of the Old Republic 1&2

Was thinking about getting Kingdom Come: Deliverance I