Comments on: Thoughts On Video Games from a Future Doctor ;)

By: James

James — Sun, 23 May 2010 06:05:56 +0000

Nate, what money waste?

Let’s say I pick up one game a year, along with a year’s membership of live. That’s about ten dollars a month.

In comparison, my friend and I got a case of Busch for Easter and had ourselves a fine holiday. It also cost me like seven bucks for about five hours worth of drinking. In comparison, I can rack up (literally) days worth of playing time on my 360 if I were to put my money on a live subscription instead.

I could do clubs or whatnot, but let’s say I wan to join the outdoor-oriented group they have here. For a weekend backpacking trip, it’ll cost me about sixty bucks since I have to rent everything through them. So, instead, I got myself Battlefield Bad Company 2, and I recently completed 48 hours on it (and just got all the weapon and perk unlocks, so now I can actually work at honing my strategies). So, for the same amount of money, I intend to have many more hours of fun. (Not to mention that backpacking sucks unless it’s with friends, which is why I plan to play catch up this summer when I head back home).

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:21:37 +0000

I’m really impressed that you guys have cut video games out of your lives. I know mine would probably be more “lived” if I didn’t have the my laptop tempting me all the time.

However, I don’t think there is anything wrong with playing a little to unwind (like Paul mentioned above) as long as you keep it limited and don’t ditch socializing for it.

By: Nate @ Debt-free Scholar

Nate @ Debt-free Scholar — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:31:45 +0000

I have not played any video games for years. I found that playing them made me more self-centered and less “social”… besides the money waste.

Just my opinion,
Nate

By: VTAMethodman

VTAMethodman — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:33:50 +0000

I dropped video games completely a year ago. I literally gave away my PS3 and I’ve never been happier. I socialize more, I exercise more and most importantly I get more work done! My suggestion to college students is to cut yourself off cold turkey!

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:17:50 +0000

I usually play video games at night when I’m done with everything to unwind. It’s a great stress relief and of course a lot of fun. I definitely agree with buying a game you can play a lot — I bought Left 4 Dead in November and that’s lasted me all through this year.