"GT Sport: Driving is for everyone" How old are you?

[DaveDavies63]

55 - racing better than ever! (Which still isn’t awesome, btw )

Like others of my generation started in the 1970’s on some pretty humble equipment.

I find much of the complaints about the quality of racing sims laughable. Owning PCars, AC and GT Sport - all of them are pretty darn good!

 

[Rinsky]

55 - racing better than ever! (Which still isn’t awesome, btw )

Like others of my generation started in the 1970’s on some pretty humble equipment.

I find much of the complaints about the quality of racing sims laughable. Owning PCars, AC and GT Sport - all of them are pretty darn good!

You are absolutely correct about others complaints on quality. Seeing first hand the quality in the beginning days to where it has evolved now is impressive. Definitely no complaining here.

 

[titleguy1]

17, but I have all of the negative qualities found in people who are elder and none of the redeeming ones.
Similarly, I have all of the annoying qualities you'll find in a 17-year old and none of the energetic ones.

(Been playing since GT2 though even though that was before my time)

 

[waukazoo]

Turning 30 next month. Knowing there's a lot of seniors out here, it kinda feels weird to say that there's a chance I get smoked by a +50 year old on the other end by +1s a lap

I feel your pain. I'm 66 and it feels weird when i get smoked by a 70+ year old by a sec+ per lap.

17, but I have all of the negative qualities found in people who are elder and none of the redeeming ones.
Similarly, I have all of the annoying qualities you'll find in a 17-year old and none of the energetic ones.

Hmm... You remind me of.... me.
66, and have retained all of the annoying qualities you'll find in a 17-year old and acquired none of the redeeming ones in others my age.

 

[catty1952]

66 and still enjoying it more than ever

 

[svenvangent]

I feel your pain. I'm 66 and it feels weird when i get smoked by a 70+ year old by a sec+ per lap.

That's a good one 👍

 

[Wayne Gratiot]

PSN name is WheelerTurner.
Live in Summerland, Calif. near Santa Barbara.
Completed my 72nd "lap" around the Sun in May 2018.
Have not raced with them in a while, but am an original Geezer Club member.

Started with Atari 2600 and Intellivision and still have all my old games from that era.
Also. being a real "packrat", I have all working PS1 thru PS4's and all Gran Turismo games along with many other racing games.
Luckily, I still have working steering wheels for all the Playstations too.

Best of all, I have a very understanding wife to put up with my racing obsessions.

 

[Barry R]

and i thought 41 was old... im just a nipper!

 

[zorrofox]

and i thought 41 was old... im just a nipper!

The next 12 years flies in. Trust me.

 

[NevilleNobody]

That's an astonishing distribution, the SD is much smaller than i thought it would be.

 

[Benay79]

At 39 (40 in 3 months) i genuinely believed i was one of the oldest playing this until i saw this thread! Doesn't help that my wife says i'm too old and that according to the generation thing on Sport Mode i'm the only person in generation 30 in my area which is London!!

 

[beegentoo]

I am 38. Playing racing games since the early 90s (DOS, Accolade's GP-Circuit, anyone) and continued to do so since then. I once had a wheel attached to a PC and even drove in a Papyrus Nascar-Racing-League but one day our house burned down and I never bought a new one. Now I own a PC which is used for work-stuff exclusively and a PS4 (wife sent me to buy a new coffee machine; bought the coffee maker and brought the console along -- I was happy, she was concerned about my age). Now I'm just racing for recreation (though sometimes it makes my blood-pressure explode due to 'incidents' ). I think that I'm not as quick as I once was. But it's still fun.

 

[Bob Lamere]

I am 60. Started playing online when GT5 was introduced. I have been tracking Corvettes at Road Atlanta and VIR for the last 10 years. The last 3 years I have been involved with Champcar Endurance racing (formerly Chumpcar). As someone prior mentioned, its a lot easier on the wallet, but doesn't replace real Wheel to Wheel action on the track.

 

[VXR]

33, and have been playing racing games since Outrun Europa and Lotus Challenge on Amiga.

 

[TonyJZX]

That's an astonishing distribution, the SD is much smaller than i thought it would be.

Surprised there's so little young folks and there's an anomaly in the 46-50 groups.

I sort of feel like GT Sport does tend to attract an older audience given this is the old running franchise of this type.

 

[aaalp]

47 here and still rollin'.
I'm also surprised that the biggest group is 50+.
GT Sport for me is the biggest fun game I've ever played. I'd like to thank everyone involved in making it so good and real and fun.

 

[MatskiMonk]

33, and have been playing racing games since Outrun Europa and Lotus Challenge on Amiga.

I'm 39 and last played Outrun Europa about 6 months ago (via C64 emulation). I loved that game.

 

[Hoopzah]

I am Ancient. From time immemorial, I existed. Before this planet, nay, this universe existed...
And I enjoy my free time playing a video game.. er.. simulator.

 

[Wolf68]

Some good friends in this group
I hope to be playing for a long time, in fact I just found my PS1 and hooked it up along with the , PS2,PS3, and , PS4(pro)!!
So I started playing the entire franchise over again. What a challenge...

 

[zzz_pt]

Surprised there's so little young folks and there's an anomaly in the 46-50 groups.

I sort of feel like GT Sport does tend to attract an older audience given this is the old running franchise of this type.

Don't forget this pole is not relative to GT Sport's player base but GTPlanet's members who play GT Sport.

Most young people who play GTSport a) don't care about GTPlanet b) don't know about GTPlanet or c) don't speak English.

I imagine most GTS players are between 25 and 40 years old.

 

[Winnie847]

36 here. Surprised to see so many other "old" folks like me but I like it. This is the only game I play and it's the only game I've played in the last 15 years. That probably won't change until the next GT comes out.

 

[one-eye-324]

I've always wondered the age demographic for GTP. I'm one of the elders around here I'm sure by now, haha.

Jerome

Alright, 73...

i'm 77

 

[dimassa19]

i'm 77

Cool, have you been playing since the first GT?

Edit: Not that I'm 73 years old, I was trying to guess @DDiamond's age.

 

[jrbabbitt]

Fifty eight... yes I had a PS and Gran Turismo

 

[one-eye-324]

I'm 77 and still playing games and I love it!!

 

[AstroVex]

I am 29, and if I inverse those numbers, I get the year I was born in. Pretty fun fact .
I'm a newbie here, but I've been playing GT for a while. I know GT Sport can get boring at times, but I'm a fan, and I ain't leaving the boat. Patience is key to everything. Cheers to all and stay safe.

 

[NAXEHT]

Just turned 30. Unbelievable. What happened in the past 10 years is a bit of a mystery.

 

[one-eye-324]

I was always into flying games and now I want to switch to racing I found gt sports on-line and it looks like it is a great game and i did buy the gt sports game I have been playing it offline and i'm really hooked.I play this game on a ps4 and right now i'm just learning but i really love it.the only car game i had before was nascar I guess when i get through this cd i have to get ps plus to get on-line and hope it is safe.i'm not young i'm 77 years old and i have never grown up i just love games.

 

[afc5150]

Nice to see us 50+ crowd representing!

I do wonder, however, if this is more a reflection of us "older" folks being more inclined to be on a forum like GTP than it is a reflection of the overall player base.

Just a thought. Either way, it's nice to be in the lead pack for a change

 

[Junkman55]

This survey in 2018 showed more adults are using GTS as a simulator game then kids and teens. I think that racing GTS online is more real then the fighting and shooting games that are marketed today. I wonder if the other games that are rated for adults would give the same results as GTS ?


PS : I lied about my age the first competition kart race at 14 and I have lied about my age of my online competition today.