Gaming When We're 64

Via Kotaku, a post on the Aeropause site about gaming as we get older. Richard has a great 'get off my lawn you damn kids' rant, and some insightful commentary on the problems we'll face as we get up there. From the article: "The other issue older gamers will face is the ever increasing difficulty of games. Games have come a long way since the simplicity of the A and B buttons. Today's controllers are becoming more and more complicated and require greater dexterity to master. While this is no problem for gamers right now, as we get older and lose some of our dexterity we will need to come up with ways to simplify the gameplay or the controller."

what are they talking about

[nocomment]

By the time we're 64 we'll be able to control the games just by shitting in our pants.

Or...

[__aaclcg7560]

You can still play the games. But you still suck just like you did when you were younger. Some things just don't improve with age.

Re:what are they talking about

[Anonymous Coward]

And nintendo will come out with a new incontenance powered controller, the Weemote!

And I, for one, welcome our new frag dealing geriatric overlords.

will you still need me, will you still feed me

[42Penguins]

It's obvious. 10 years from now, everyone will have neural implants for playing games and activating blast doors on starships.

We'll also have mass-produced flying cars.

The Beatles

[Tackhead]

When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now.
Will we still be playing Castle Wolfenstein?
On emulators ported to WINE?
If there's a walkthrough on quarter to three [quartertothree.com], with some ancient lore?
Will ya still RUN me,
Load-eight-comma-one me,
My C-64?

I could be handy, slip you a disk, when your drive has gone.
You can bunny-hop with the rocket tube, then go back to Quake and some DOOM.
Slower reflexes, arthritic grips, who could ask for more?
Will you still need me,
Duke Nukem 3D?,
AMD-six-four?

Send me an Inter-net through the tubes, stating point of view.
The night of the LAN party we'll take Geritol,
By Sunday morning, we'll pwn 'em all!
Well past my half-life, emulate STEAM, Duke Forever IV.
Will ya still phone me,
Will ya still pwn me,
When I'm 64?

Re:Or...

[Anonymous Coward]

It just feels better cause you don't have any teeth :o

Electricity? Bah you kids had it easy!

[_Hellfire_]

When I was a lad, all our games ran on Steam! [steampowered.com]

Games

[tgpo]

We may finally be playing Duke Nukem Forever by then.

Increasing difficulty?

[uucp2]

Yeah, right. Kids today have it easy. When I was young, there were no such things as save or pause button. When your friend called you, too bad, can't come to phone right now mom.

Re:what are they talking about

[kclittle]

I think you mean the "Peemote"....