Disgusted To Be A Gamer?

United States
February 27, 2009 5:50pm CST
I have always been a big gamer and spent a lot of money on video games. Lately as I play games I feel disgusted to be playing them. I feel like my money could go toward something better. It just feels weird to go out and spend $60 on a game that I will only play through 2 times and let it sit on the shelf to collect dust. I also feel like I'm setting a bad example for my nephew who watches me play games and wants to play his own games rather than go out and play. So what I'm asking is do you ever feel disgusted to be a gamer?
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blitz069
@blitz069 (38)
• Australia
27 Feb 09
HELL NO!!! i actually dont spend much money on games. i tend to borrow from friends. so all i really pay for is the console and rarely buy games.. im so stingy...
mw18328
@mw18328 (24)
• United States
28 Feb 09
Hmm I've never been to fond of borrowing games but it does save a lot of money. The consoles can be very expansive depending on what brand your into but once you have the console that's really the only money you have to spend in your case.
Downunder_dude
@Downunder_dude (407)
• Australia
27 Feb 09
I wouldn't say that I feel "disgusted" per se, but I definitely feel indifferent and feel like gaming means far less to me than it used to. I think as I grow older I'm more interested in achieving and having other things in my life. I've actually been selling off a lot of my gaming collection lately, and only really want to keep games that I absolutely adore.
mw18328
@mw18328 (24)
• United States
27 Feb 09
Yeah I have sold my entire PS2 game collection but I have a decent sized PS3 collection that I probably won't sell. I guess after awhile people lose appeal to things they do often.
Jshean20
@Jshean20 (14348)
• Canada
20 Mar 09
I don't know if I'd go as far as to say disgusted, but it has made me feel really lazy and unmotivated with life at times thats for sure. It doesn't take much to become addicted to a video game that's for sure, probably not the most productive thing in the world but hey, I can think of a lot worse ways to be spending my time/ money.
BinaryKat
@BinaryKat (735)
• United States
1 Mar 09
Nope I never been disgusted to be a gamer. I have played some doozies on the game systems I own and have gotten mad that I wasted money or store credit on a game. What I do now is read reviews on a RPG I want to play and see how the users like it. If I still don't like it, then I will just trade the game in and either save the credit for another game or see if there is a game worth buying. Now with money being tight, I don't buy games at full price anymore. I usually either see if someone has traded a game I want used or wait a while until the price has significantly on the particular game.
Insane2100
@Insane2100 (7)
• Bouvet Island
28 Feb 09
I d'ont feel disgusted because its a hobbie, if you love playing hockey then you buy 300$ skates, and 200$ stick... and I already beat the price of a 360 and a few game so..
bibbyboy12
@bibbyboy12 (188)
• United States
17 Sep 09
nope imma gamer and proud of it. You have to have a hobby man and gaming is a great one.