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virus1824
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People who play playstation 3
#14080989 - 03/07/11 01:11 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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You probably know one, or several. Allot of my friends that get a playstation end up staying at home more and more of their free time. Playing days and nights on end. Where they used to snort speed at parties they now snort it to stay awake and game the entire night and day, and night again.
The only thing that they can think of in a conversation whilst being with friends is that new game or that accomplishment they achieved in some game. They seem to do nothing else in life anymore. One time i heard one of my friends actually saying he didn't mind he lost his job cause now he could play more playstation.
If anything in the future is going to be the next big addiction, in my opinion this will be it. For the record, i don't own a playstation 3. I don't even have a TV. Because i myself think it's a waste of time and seriously dumbs you down.
Does anyone else know friends that turn social hermits because of this new wave of consoles? Or do you notice this trend on yourself?
Discuss!
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: virus1824]
#14080998 - 03/07/11 01:13 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I'm not a social hermit. I'm playing with other cool guys over the Internet. Don't be jealous now. :P
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: virus1824]
#14081012 - 03/07/11 01:14 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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i wouldn't say its a new trend. i used to love playing video games all the time in my earlier days. i still do on occasion but only on rare games that are top quality to my interests such as skate 3 or uncharted 3 i will probably get when it comes out. i think it's too expensive though- $60 a game and yes- for me real life ventures are ultimately more satisfying.
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: virus1824]
#14081023 - 03/07/11 01:16 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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You can get addicted to video games without a doubt. Look at the South Koreans.
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: ifoundwaldo]
#14081051 - 03/07/11 01:22 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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This is what i am indeed afraid of. I see most of them less and less. I like to talk to people who actually do stuff in life that they can talk about, so we can discuss those events or viewpoints that they have encountered. Basically with those people its like they cleared uhm "Assassins creed brotherhood" or something and thats the biggest thing they've done in the last month. the conversation obviously dies pretty fast after that groundbreaking statement.
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: virus1824]
#14081054 - 03/07/11 01:22 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yeah, this has been going on for quite some time now. Ask anyone who had an 8-bit RPG on the NES.
One thing that might have changed is the demographic. I don't recall men in their late 20's early 30's playing a whole lot of NES. If anything, the video game era has created a ton of OLD gamers.
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: Le_Canard]
#14081074 - 03/07/11 01:26 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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LOL I had a friend who I went to jr. highschool with...his parents pulled an intervention, and had him shipped to some rehab type joint, all over his addiction to worlcHd of warcraft.
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: virus1824]
#14081094 - 03/07/11 01:30 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I wouldn't say PlayStation is the one here. I hear more about Xbox 360s that anything. Call of Duty this. Modern Warfare that. Halo ODSReach.
You think that's bad, you haven't known anyone who plays WoW.
The conversation can go on and on. So many quests. Like this one time, when they were doing this in that place and that guy came up and did that thing. And the epic mount that dropped after they did their thing.
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: phxBoomer]
#14081100 - 03/07/11 01:31 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nothing wrong with it in moderation.
The games are each works of art and entertainment, and the ps3 is a great system
Blame the weak minds of those addicted
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: citricacidx]
#14081113 - 03/07/11 01:32 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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citricacidx said: You think that's bad, you haven't known anyone who plays WoW.
Seriously.
If someone started talking to me about Assassin's Creed, I'd be like "Cool. Let's play."
With WoW, you have your own character, and it's a lot more anti-social. Unless your friends are fellow subscribers. In which case... why are they away from their home PC?
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: propensity]
#14081133 - 03/07/11 01:37 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Another example then. My neighbor. Great guy, very kind. We went over with a bottle of vodka to have fun. My evening consisted of watching him show all his acquired cars in grand Turismo followed by 4+ hours of me watching him scream over his headphone to others whilst playing the newest GTA.
Very nice, needless to say i got quite drunk. He offered me his old TV (he bought a new big one) now if i buy a ps3 we could both play together.
This the new definition of being social and hanging out?
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: propensity]
#14081137 - 03/07/11 01:37 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I used to be a huge gamer. I played WoW for 5 years. However, I never turned down a real life outing for the game. I had control. Once members of my guild started giving me shit for not playing 24/7 I said fuck it and quit. Never looked back.
I also find that now that I'm older I don't have as much time to play console games. I play maybe an hour at a pop about twice a week. Sometimes more sometimes less.
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: allhallows]
#14081182 - 03/07/11 01:44 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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When WoW players start talking its like another language or strange dialect of english that can only be half understood
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: ifoundwaldo]
#14081187 - 03/07/11 01:45 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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WoW is actually a really social game, that's why it's so addicting. It just kills your real life. The deeper you get into that game the more involved you become with the community and people in your guild. It becomes hard to walk away. I was in a US200 guild and every time someone quits they usually say guilt was the main reason they stuck around as long as they did. It's a little better I guess if you have RL friends playing with you, but I'm kind of glad I never did as that just increases the guilt/peer-pressure factor of playing that game.
I wouldn't blame this generation of consoles for video game addiction though. The last generation had way more games that were really great. Most of this gen is mediocre.
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Re: People who play playstation 3 [Re: F0SS1L]
#14081261 - 03/07/11 01:57 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I used to be in a guild that got a few server first boss kills. I had a couple real life friends that played with me also. I was playing a shitload but a shitload is never enough for that game. It really starts out fun and social if you use vent with friends. If you start raiding though it just becomes an obligation.
I quit though for the reason that most of the hardcore guild leaders are serious losers than only have WoW to live for. I just got tired of working my ass off getting top damage every boss fight and then getting bitched at because I missed a day here and there.
The addiction really isn't games it's the fact that they are online so you can get half assed social interaction without having to leave your game or your couch.
I remember when it was fun to go over to someones house to play a few games and maybe go outside after a while and do something. Now it's I am at my house are you are at yours, or I go over to your house and I get to sit and watch you play for endless hours.
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