How do you guys find time to play video games consistently?

[cyndaquil]

For my busy brehs with high achieving careers/big families/lots of hobbies etc.

How do you balance finding time to play video games when there are so many other things that demand your time?
With new video game releases trying to pad out play times longer an longer it seems like most adult players don't even see the ending to the games they buy. What's your favorite way of finding time and keeping up with the hobby while handling all the other things in life you want to put your attention to?

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

I don't. And when I have free time at home I would rather just play on my phone. I'm envious of you guys who can play all of the new games and beat them in a month of so.

 

[feelosofer]

I work from home

But I usually play at night

 

[Capitol]

I go over my girls house and play her boyfriends games. Don't even ask me how

 

[987654321]

I work, sometimes, 100+ hours a week, I have a 7 month old, and my girl is super clingy. I either stay up late, play while our kid is napping, or I’m pretending to be doing something important while PC gaming. I had my PlayStation in a bonus room upstairs but, like a fool, I moved it into our bedroom. My girl also doesn’t mind if I play for a long time because she will do the same when she’s playing “Hogwarts Legacy”.

 

[Scaaar]

I don't I usually have 1-2 days a week to actually play the games and it's only 1-3 hrs depending on my daughters schedule.... that's why I'm always confused about people complaining about the lack of games...but it has slowed down me buying new games a $70 a pop like I used. Usually by then time I'm done the next game I want is on sale for like $50

 

[num123]

I work from home and my work is project/ticket based for the most part, so i can game and do other things during the "work" hours. Could not game as much before i had remote work and now i can do it when i would be in the office.

 

[-DMP-]

I have ebbs and flows where sometime I’m gaming consistently and some times I don’t even turn on my shyt. Just kinda depends on if life is busy or not. I’m on holiday leave now and don’t have a lot going on so I’m tryna catch up on games.

I’m also tryna get better at gaming in short spurts (1-2 hours) consistently, I find it actually relaxes me more as opposed to scrolling on my phone. So get home, get everything ready for work, shower, stretch etc then game before bed.

Since I like single player, movie games I tend to like longer play sessions so I can really take my time and those are not always feasible when life is lifing.

 

[The Pledge]

There’s a lot of downtime in IT. Can’t help but to make time. It’s either games or doomscrolling on TikTok.

I used to play FFXIV with people from work while on the job. That’s how I had so much time to waste in Diablo 4.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

It’s usually a Friday and weekend thing for me as I feel like it’d be taking time from other things I need to be handling.

Every now and then I’ll squeeze time in during the week, but not much.

 

[badboys11]

I only work maybe 4 days a week max so gaming on my days off is easy

 

[Flexington]

With IT work I have my busy moments and downtime. Working from home helps

 

[daze23]

I'm lucky if I get one day a week to put in some time. other than that a couple hours at night here and there

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I just have a couple hours a day

gaming is pretty much my only “entertainment pastime”

Like i don’t really watch movies or tv or anything like that.

If i got some free time and there’s no sporting event i want to watch, i play video games

 

[B86]

Finding an hour or so to game ain't nothing hard to do. Damn near everybody in the world finds time to watch their favorite TV shows daily or at least a few times a week, so what's the difference? I don't watch TV, ain't big on movies, so my entertainment is gaming.