I honestly don’t see how the average working class adult find that time. I feel like gaming is a luxury for rich/middle-class teens.
I honestly don’t see how the average working class adult find that time. I feel like gaming is a luxury for rich/middle-class teens.
Yes but I need to carve out time for it. I explicitly warn others about that, that I will be unavailable because I’m playing. I usually think of it as a choice between playing vs something else I enjoy doing, namely sports outside, watching a show, reading a book, coding, etc.
To expand a bit on the “I explicitly warn others” it also means I dedicate time for others but I also expect to have time for myself, including to play. I actually even recommend other adults to do so. Video games can be absolutely amazing. They can be an art form or something casual, they can be about any topic. I genuinely believe that adults who do not play, and I mean in a healthy fashion, are missing something. It’s just so damn fun!
IMHO if you consider it a valid hobby like any other and don’t try to “cheat” by squeezing it in in addition to everything else, removing time for chores or worst, sleep, then sure you might have time for it BUT, yes, like every other hobby it is a privilege.
Edit: anyway, back to Clair Obscur. FWIW finished BG3 last year (3x), Elden Ring this year (offline), so I do spend a bit of time on long, very long games, but it does take me a while.