Retirement homes of the future
Retirement homes of the future could be filled with gamers of a certain generation, with our vision of the golden years filled with LAN parties, gaming guilds, and classic console emulators. Some of you are skeptical about the level of investment in retirees’ entertainment, but others mention the possibility of a more balanced approach to gaming. Others still mention the worry about not being able to retire comfortably, and we’re all dreaming of better retirement homes with gaming facilities and affordable care.
Some of you mention the potential for advances in technology, like headbands for thought-controlled gaming, while others discuss the ever-present reality of deteriorating physical abilities hindering gameplay. And of course there are plenty of humorous takes, from orthopedic controllers to a potential market for gamers with arthritis.
“I thought about this last night. The residents would participate in Wii bowling and subscribe to streaming services,” one user imagines. “They’d have gaming rooms with Xbox Ones and Switch and PCs,” another adds. “I can see a lot of people still playing Pong with dementia,” someone else jokes.
Whether your favorite future retirees are playing WoW in solitude while seeking temporary escape in bingo or engaging in alternative activities like geriatric DnD campaigns, there are plenty of hopes for the future of retirement.
“I hope to join the retirement home described by the other user,” one optimistic user writes. “I’m not working until I die, and even if I die at work,” another writes, “I’m fat and I’m worried my number of retirees will be lower than my youth,” a third user worries.
Here are some of the best retirement homes of the future and older gamers' comments in the OG Reddit thread:
“I was gonna say the negativity was strong in this thread but then I saw your comment. I love it.”
“I’m gonna go play Destiny at 75.”
“I could see it being a lot more competitive than we imagine. The elders will all have a lot of years to make up for.”
“I’m picturing a lot of people yelling at each other over Mario World, ‘I got here first!’ ‘No, I did!’”
“I’ll have a big trophy case for retro games at my estate sale.”
“I’m gonna keep playing board games and D&D in my retirement.”
“I hope people don’t forget to preserve responsibly.”
“The kids that are gonna be in the nursing homes are gonna get a lot of free games.”
“We can play Pong together.”
“I’ll blame my Parkinson’s for button-mashing.”
“That’s how we’ll stay in shape.”
“I’ll never retire.”
“I’m just gonna work until I die and even die at work if I have to.”
“I’m gonna be dead before I can afford to retire.”
“The price of retirement will plummet due to the massive number of millennials who will have died by then.”
“I’m gonna have a big trophy case for retro games at my estate sale.”
“I’m gonna keep playing board games and D&D in my retirement.”
