Also me: will watch an 8 hour stream on twitch

Perhaps you select the wrong games. I kinda stopped gaming for some years. More than an hour was exhausting and most of the games are really boring. Then i rememberd how i loved transport Tycoon and got ottd again. Tanked LOTS of hours into that game. Half a year later i stumbled over factorio again. I bought it in beta and disliked it. Lots or ottd players followup with factorio, so i gave it another try and DAMN iam hooked. Played 60h in the last few weeks, mostly 1-2h hours per day. Its crazy.

If retirement homes don't have videogames when I'm old, I'll lobby for voluntary euthanasia. Aging is a straight negative. Arguments about it making life meaningful are copium. I can have a meaningful life of gratitude without my body falling apart.

Yup. Haven't really gamed much since my 20s which was half a lifetime ago now.

Then the Gamer spirit must have died.

The steam deck is nice for this. It's am absolute slayer of backlogs.

N64 Goldeneye was peak gaming

skill issue

off topic kinda: op, what's your favorite game platform (yes it can be arcade)

Five hours straight...