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How many hours a week do you play games?

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  • 28-04-2012 5:26pm
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    Browning2010
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭


    No doubt there's been many a thread done on this but taught I'd start a new one anyway. Just wondering how many hours per week you'd spend playing games? Wether it be the xbox, playstation pc whatever.

    I'm unemployed at the moment so spend a lot more time than I should, the last week gone I spent about 40 hours on the xbox.


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    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,181 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    168 hours a week. A healthy amount, I think.


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    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    I'd say anywhere from 20-40 hours per week, sometimes more.


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    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,459 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    20hrs I'd say


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    SeantheMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    Browning2010 wrote: »
    No doubt there's been many a thread done on this but taught I'd start a new one anyway.
    There was, so why start a new one ?

    Previous thread : http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=75328606


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    MrShine
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    When I lived with my parents and only worked 3 days a week, 20+ hours. Now that I have my own place and work 5 or 6 days, depending on the week, 2-4 hours. God, I hate being a "grown up".


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    Lionel Messy
    Site Banned Posts: 612 ✭✭✭Lionel Messy


    I don't count.


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    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,131 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Not enough. When I pay, I could play all weekend or late into weeknights until the game's finished then not play another game for weeks or months.


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    Browning2010
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Browning2010


    Do any of you's ever feel guilty for spending so many hours playing games do you ever think jesus I should probably be doing something else?


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    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    I've got old, about 5hrs


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    SeantheMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    No. Why feel guilty doing something you enjoy as a hobby.
    As long as you maintain a social and somewhat healthy(active) lifestyle alongside it there isn't a reason to feel guilty.

    If you were sat there gaining 10lbs a month, becoming less and less social, not going into work, or neglecting your wife/kids , well then you probably have issues.


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    Napper Hawkins
    Registered Users Posts: 1,903 ✭✭✭Napper Hawkins


    I've been asked once or twice by people (women) why do I still play games at my age, "it's such a waste of time" etc.
    To which I reply "when you stop spending up to 8 hours a day on Facebook or watching utter brainrot on the tv then maybe I'll listen to you, until then.. shush."


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    Nemanja91
    Registered Users Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Nemanja91


    Around an Hour a week at the moment if I'm lucky, it used to be around 10 hours.


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    PseudoFamous
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    Eh, around 40 hours in a fairly average week, a fair bit of it is minesweeper or pokemon on the bus, though.


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    Beefy78
    Registered Users Posts: 8,163 ✭✭✭Beefy78


    I'd guess about 10-15 hours a week on average. Can be a lot more or I can go the whole week without using my PS3 for anything more than DVDs or Blu-Rays.


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    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 35,003 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
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    Not a lot at all anymore unfortunately. I had a 5 hour session of Dayz the weekend before last and that was the longest I've done in one session for a very long time.

    Another one who fell victim to the whole growing up/work thing.

    I do however spend a considerable amount of time every week either buying old games and consoles, or looking up potential things I want to get.


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