Is 40 too old to start gaming again?

[DragonmotherKhaleesi]

Hi,
I'm a 40 year old mum of 3. I played all the time as a teen (SNES with Mario, SIMs and Theme hospital on PC) then a couple of years ago got a switch lite to play animal crossing.
I haven't touched it for about a year after constantly being on it for about a year.

I think id like to play Hogwarts legacy, the Disney dreamlight valley, sims and the new avatar game when it's released. Would o be mad to buy a new generation console for my lounge to play on? ( with ds11)

My DS 15 has a series X in his room and my DS 14 has an Xbox one. I'm thinking about a ps5/ series x/s.
Am I too old? Do other women my age still play online and chat?

My DC think I'm too old!

A bit late to the thread but I've just turned 60 and after squeezing the last drop of performance from my 18 year old PC, have just built a gaming PC (Intel 13900K cpu, 4090 GPU, water cooled, z790 motherboard, 4K monitor etc) and play AAA games eg Alan Wake 2 and Cyberpunk, as well as gentler, more immersive games such as Eastshade (totally recommend) and Quern. My point is that my generation grew up just as personal computers came out (Sinclair spectrum, Commodore 64) and were part of the early employees in UK technology and programming roles. Why should we be too old for gaming? I still programme for fun now and if a neighbour had an IT issue, it isn't the young person down the road they call but me - usually after a much younger person has swaggered in and messed it up. Experience counts for a lot and the idea that we are suddenly over the hill - even for the hobby side of technology - is such a tired trope.

44 here and returning to Sonic, Mario and this summer went to a fab old style arcade with the kids and stayed HOURS!!!! You’re never too old!!!

I learnt how to turn on and use my husband's PS5 purely so that I can play Hogwarts Legacy. I'm about to complete it then will try something new - another open world game I think.

I'm in my forties! To quote Natasha Bedingfield ... today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten!

I am replaying Detroit beyond human which is about robots and their rights as they grow sentient. Starring quite a few famous people's images. Very cinematic /david fincher.

As are things like "the quarry" and "until dawn". The action is mostly picking choices quickly and quick time events. Less "fighting" than other games. More interactive stories.

These all sound great, thanks!

I rediscovered my love for WoW late last year at the grand old age of 50!