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[SimTourist]

Guilty as charged

 

[cortadew]

As I am getting older I am starting to realize that playing the games is the probably the only thing I want to do, reading news, watching videos and discussing with random people on the internet is fine but feels much more like a waste of time than actually experiencing the games themselves.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Does Gaf count?

If not, then no.

 

[Idleyes]

I spend more time getting my cock sucked and doing yard work than watching videos about video games.

 

[MISTER INVEIGLER]

I spend way more time watching others play games.

 

[flying_sq]

Does it count if I will put videos on while I'm going to sleep? I'll use RTS matches, or stuff like mandaloregaming, or spiffing brit live videos which are hours long. I guess it's my version of falling asleep to a TV.

 

[Jesb]

I can barely get into games these days. I have to be in the mood.

 

[AJUMP23]

Rarely watch a gaming video.

 

[Lupin3]

Hardly play anything at all nowadays. The fun is gone. I'd say watching game related videos and streamed live events make up the vast majority of my time.

 

[viveks86]

I’m glad my response was already thought of as an option to vote for in this poll. That’s all I have to say on this embarrassing topic

 

[duck_sauce]

Watching games and actually playing them are two different things.

I have a cousin who thinks he's getting the same experience by watching the game on YouTube.

There's more to his story, but the short of it: he's a cheapskate. I don't like cheapskates.

To be fair, some gaames are very light on gameplay while being story-heavy. If you want to experience the story i think it is totally fair to watch a game on youtube or twitch.

I love cheapskates and i dont like suckers who think that paying more is equal to getting a better product.

 

[Embearded]

I've been reading more about games than playing them for the last 10 years.
Watching videos though? Nope, i prefer to watch a movie / tv series instead.

 

[Bartski]

You mean former gamers

 

[DenchDeckard]

I hardly watch any videos on gaming or twitch now. I went through a binge of a couple of years but I play loads more games than watch them.

...being on gaf is a completely different kettle of fish though.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

I never watch streamers, occasionally I'll watch a YouTube "how to..." If there's something in a game I can't find. I basically find places where people can leave their opinions and points of view a bit of a car crash now, full of people complaining about practically nothing or forgiving everything because of some weird personal politics (it's a certainty that some people will misinterpret that) or insane brand loyalty / hate in the pursuit of clicks, likes or subscribers.

I also don't want spoilers or to be shown how to cheese a boss. So, I pretty much take a look at metacritic and if the game's in a genre I like and has decent scores from non-bullshit sites, I'll probably give it a go. That's basically my games media consumption now.