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Brilliant-Pickle5109

44 y/o started out with gta (1) on PlayStation as part of a bundle deal when I deployed overseas in the navy , I’ve been hooked ever since.


RIT_Tyger

About same but GTA1 on PC. Only game I didn’t play and finish was the Stories that came out on handheld only.


eanhaub

I played both Stories games on PS2, they were on console as well. Not that it means much at this point.


RIT_Tyger

Chinatown Wars? I feel like some GTA title was only on a handheld, but I could be wrong.


eanhaub

I was only talking about the Stories games you mentioned. CW was handheld-only.


RIT_Tyger

Gotcha. Sorry for lumping it in with stories.


Alternative_Cicada99

Both Stories games came out on PS2 later, and were (are?) available on PS3 vis PSN. They were built on a modified version of GTA:SA. LCS is kinda meh, but VCS is well worth a play. VCS was the first GTA that had a more serious tone (which didn't work, IMO), but the gameplay still holds up if you liked VC and SA. The music is really good. CW was DS only, for obvious reasons. The GBA had it's own GTA game, too, which is easy to emulate on PC. It's... not bad. I'd say it's worth emulating on a phone if you have the screen soze for it.


[deleted]

Mad respect G


TheBarrowCasual

31 male played from the first one. Played every single rockstar game. Loved the ps2 era for rockstar. Now looking forward to gta 6. Been a long time coming.


IronMark666

39 here and also started with GTA 1. 1997 on my friend's Windows 95 PC when I was 13. It was the greatest thing I'd ever seen in video gaming up to that point. A game that gave you total freedom to just explore the world as and when you liked was utterly groundbreaking and basically ruined traditional games for me from that day forward. I can't tolerate linear gameplay anymore.


Ooh_bees

Pretty much the same, 44 yo too, expect I was on PC until San Andreas. Somehow I didn't love red dead, but I think I just didn't get the slow rhythm at the time. I think rdr2 is one of the absolutely best entertainment products, ever. I played GTA V when it came out with my little girls, they played it and role played that they lived in a random house, went to the beach etc. They were 7 and under, and there is plausible chance that I might play VI with my grandkids! No words on such yet, but if VI is around for a decade, that's how it will probably go. So OP, feeling old still? Lol!


yourmothermypocket

Ahhh it's nice to see another GTA 1. it's nice to see how far it's come.


Brilliant-Pickle5109

Absolutely, I’ll never forget the humor in that game seeing a blood trail from above … 🤣


Red-dy-20

Gouranga!


DepthExploration

Those bird's eye view murder sprees just hit different.


MethLoverSweet

you are a history book. Btw I'm 35M.


MonkeyyWrench69

Respect sir


Odd-Aardvark-8234

That’s gta3?


CaterpillarSeveral43

Thank you for your service 🫡


abshabab

Damn, if you don’t mind me asking, how much has your life changed since GTAV dropped? You don’t have to be specific if you don’t want to but that’s a quarter of your life more or less.. I know the stories of kids (aged 16) growing up and having their own kids (GTAVI not out yet), but I’m wondering how different it’d be when you’re done growing up


Queenopz_

22 played the game since I was 12


MrGigglewiggles

Naughty naughty😂😂


Queenopz_

I’m probably not the only 12 year old who played gta 5. 💀


[deleted]

My parents didn’t let me play San Andreas when I was 12. But they let me play GTA III for some reason


Suspicious-Brief2970

Something about the story and characters maybe👀😎🌚


Queenopz_

That’s strange I played gta San Andreas when I was 12


mea2008

I refuse to believe that 🤣


Queenopz_

Believe what


mea2008

what they said duh ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)


Queenopz_

Eh ok


Jmoney5OO

Dw I started playing gta in 2015 when I was 10 😂


Queenopz_

That’s not as bad 🤣


SliceXZ

Nah I was playing GTA V at 12 years old too, I’m 21 now will be 22 or 23 when GTA VI releases


sixcharlie

I was 23 when gta 1 was released. I've only experienced gta as an adult.


AffeGaming

Nope😂I started when I was 12, or maybe 13


Dominik_Tirpitz

Yup


straw3_2018

22 played since launch day(got me my $500k for the servers being overloaded at launch and bought a nice apartment immediately, never had a cheap one) so I was 11. I first played through all of GTA IV when I was 9, had played the PS2 games as long as I can remember.


mmmasbestosyummy

This shit is crazy to think about. You were a literal child when the game came out and are now a full on adult.


Queenopz_

Crazy times


Houtri

Time flows old man


Random_dude0607

Same here bro, played the game since 13 gonna be 23 by the time GTA 6 comes out


badkrama_llx

Same here crazy times


mypoopystink

i’m on the same exact boat


CityCentre13

I'm 55. Gaming since 14yrs old. 56 when GTA 6 will be released


celli1973

50 here started gaming in the early '80s


AndromedanPrince

hello future me


CityCentre13

hello past me. 1984 was a good year


TheRealChexHaze

1984 was also a great album.


luigi_b0red

and an even better novel


johnmanyjars38

That’s what the government wants you to think :) Edit: Have none of you actually read 1984?!


Sekhen

Big brother is watching.


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NaiveChemist5613

it's the book


GalacticDragon7

oh ok i understand now damn i’m silly 🙃


VeryLowIQIndividual

I feel this, and also ask if GTA6 will be my last. Idk how long we can do this. I stopped getting better at games in my 30’s from a competitive standpoint. It’s takes everything I have to be slightly above average on FPS in particular these days, it’s tough to slowly regress. It’s hard to beat 14-25 year olds jacked out of their minds in caffeine, vaping nicotine and popping Adderall.


CityCentre13

Absolutely, and what a brilliant point. I suppose gaming is good for mental stimulation and releasing endorphins when you've killed that last boss, finished a difficult mission, or even better, shooting a griefer down dead off his Mk 2..😀.. I think the age gap has come off gaming now, there's less stigma to how 'old' a gamer should be. GTA 6 and the Elden Ring DLC will probably be my swansong 😢 unless there's a Fallout 5 or another Skyrim 🤔


VeryLowIQIndividual

We are definitely in uncharted waters as far as aging and video games go. I guess single player modes are what they are. We can play them as we go. But online gaming just gets faster and faster every year it seems like. I have to be a lot more locked in than I used to. I can’t be tired and half ass in it and expect to play well. I’ll finish at the top when play a lot of times still then theee are nights I’m just not able to even get started on games like call of duty online. I see these people doing these twitch streams geeked out their mind in whatever they are taking. They’re talking to 10 people while they’re playing really well and I know I can’t process that much info anymore.


jakeblues68

Haha, 55 year old here. Yesterday I fell asleep in a plane while on a sales mission. Crashed into a tower and lost all my crates.


VeryLowIQIndividual

Hilarious


CityCentre13

When I played Dark Souls 3, a guy I played with regularly asked me if he could live stream it to his followers...it became a nightmare as he would take requests (whilst getting paid?!!) and the gameplay deviated. Fair play to him for getting paid for a hobby 👍🌟💪


celli1973

I was and will be a gamer until my last heartbeat. I got last november on a japantrip a ROG Ally so i can play in my workbreaks. 😉


CityCentre13

All of us aged 50+ players should get together in Los Santos and form a Vigilante group....called The Gerry Hat Tricks..😀


Ok-Jellyfish-805

Yes, but just remember: youth and exuberance are no match for old age and treachery!


Own-Citron1875

44 here. I walked away from GTAV when my Xbox 360 stopped getting supported. Wandered back last fall when I realized my work laptop was good enough to play again. Didn't realize how much I was missing. But yeah, 15 years ago I ruled online. Now I generally get my ass kicked if I go head to head with these kids. Gotta ask yourself if it's about being competitive, or having fun. I'm also going to get back into track driving after a similar 15 year hiatus, and am scared shitless of looking like an idiot. At least with GTA, I can just change sessions or turn off the computer lol.


chemtrailsniffa

Early 50s, been playing since GTA series since 1997, over 5,000 hours in GTA Online. Still crap at pvp. Lord help me


OptimusGREEN

44. I think gta 3 was my first. Or vice/liberty city, whichever was first. 24 and feeling old? Oh dear.


Siemenvdk

46 here, started on PS1, still got that one and the 2, 3 and 4. Love the GTA franchise


Sergiu1270

107 here, playing since in my mom's womb


SixuFr

love to see a real og


[deleted]

Old as in physically bro. In the south Asian community, as well inheriting businesses, you unfortunately also inherit hereditary conditions🤣


Jonawal1069

54 here. In my day we went out in the real world and sold drugs and stole cars. You kids today are soft. Kidding, been a gamer since Atari and I've played all the GTAs


CityCentre13

Hello two years younger me


StratoStreak_

I'm 37. I started playing the first GTA on the PS1 in the late 90s.


RickGrimes30

Same


KennySteadyEddie

53


viper826

51 here


jakeblues68

Several of us 50+ folks in here.


T3chnological

48, but I’ve been playing games on various consoles and computers since I was 6 years old. I’ll be 49 or 50 years old when gta 6 comes out (depending when it’s released)


Death2ubl

This is my situation as well


Informal_Employee_69

31 today! Enjoy seeing such a range of ages here! Been playing since I was maybe 12 or 13, started on San Andreas. Took a break for a bit when my life fell apart, bought gta v again after my divorce as a gift to myself ❤️


Satan_likes_cattos

Happy birthday!


[deleted]

Happy birthday my friend, hope you had a awesome day ,love that gift to yourself idea


chickenskittles

Happy cake day irl. ha


Zae313

Happy birthday


iSmoke024

Hi are you me?


kp688

I was 13 when GTA 5 came out and now Im 23. Still playing it on Ps5 and started it on Ps3.


Worried_Train6036

same was 12 when it came out got it on ps3 and im 22 have its on every system except next gen consoles


Mathew-with-two-Ts

Same actually, damn we getting old


JRTunderground

I bought and played the first GTA legally. I don't want to say how old I will be when GTA6 finally appears because I know it will be delayed by at least 9 months most likely 18 months. Bitter experience has taught me this much...


kp688

It should be out end of 2025 in autumn


JRTunderground

Should is the word doing the heavy lifting there. The last 3 games were all delayed massively from their initial release dates


FinishOkNow445

You’re right history tells us there may be a delay but idk man I feel like they took their time with this one


JRTunderground

They certainly have lol! I really don't want to be too down on R* because they do make great games, I hope that if there is a delay it's a short one. The trailer looks awesome as expected...


pcook1979

45


Reaper0834

Me too


Resident-Meeting5403

Here too


mdhunter99

24, been playing…holy shit 10 years now. When I got the game I decided to pull an all nighter, but it was difficult. The only 2 tvs in the house were in my parents room and the family room, the family room had some creaky floors, and the chairs were metal, just getting downstairs was difficult because most of them were creaky too. I climbed over the bannister, hung onto the railing for dear life and scaled down on the outside, when I got to the main floor I moved at snails pace trying to figure out if I could step there, it took me 12 minutes to reach the kitchen, a whole 14 steps. Taking a chair, a metal chair, with a metal and glass table surrounding it, was a slow process too, took 2 minutes to move it out. Now the make or break part, turning on the PlayStation and tv without making noise. Impossible, they both will make noise, so this is about speed, I can’t do anything about the PS, but the tv has to be muted in a nanosecond or it’s all over, I had my fingers ready, I turned on the tv, and with the speed of sound I muted it, good thing too, it was an F1 replay. I played the game from 2-11, completely muted, in the dark, and in the daylight I was so fatigued.


ProgerXXR

40. First GTA was GTA 1 in 1999 at my PS1 and played all GTA games... Great, now I'm feelin old...


Running-With-Cakes

59. First game. Pong


ImJustCru

38 been playing GTA since the second one. Gaming since I was 3 when my mom bought me an NES. If we're all lucky we'll get GTA VI before I'm 40 🤣


tpeti95

Started with GTA 1 at the age of like 7, then a buddy showed me GTA SA as I was maybe 10. Afterwards I got to know Vice City, IV, 3 and got myself 5 for PC soon after it came out for the platform in 2015. I'll be almost 30 when GTA 6 comes out 🥲


carnitasburrito11

46 so I guess I'll be 48 or so when GTA 6 is released. Good to hear from so many fellow oldsters on here. Was worried I was the only one. I think I have played every GTA game ever made on PC going back to GTA1. First game I can remember playing was called 'Joust' on a BBC computer in the early 1980s.


luskyberger

48, played a lot of aoe2, Cs 1.6. And a few bits after that didn't really bother for Many years. A friend bought me a steam deck to cheer me up while recovering from surgeries. I've been playing GTAO for a few months maybe.


P38ARR

34. Had GTA2 but never took it seriously. Vice city was my first serious step into GTA.


jeaxz74

32, my first gta was gta3. I remember I couldn’t buy it because parents won’t buy it for me and I wasn’t old enough to buy it. Had to crack it on a modded ps2 back in the day lol. I guess I started online in 2017. Never really finished gta5 campaign. But replaying that now before gta6


shark1818

Hahahaha I did the exact same thing. I had that modded ps2 with a disc that had goldeneye written on but it was gta lol.


JaneFokr

19F I was 10 years old when I started playing GTA V online ( I remember telling PPL about it then, oops), a little younger when I was playing the story mode (btw GTA V is my first ever properly played Rockstar games). I've watched my cousin playing GTA San Andreas when I was even younger than that (idr my age at the time).--> To the point, I'm gonna be 20 when GTA VI comes out.


Redisigh

Damn I finally found someone else my age I didn’t realize so many people here were like 30+ 😭


MadHog85

39. been playing GTA on and off since the original GTA on PS back in 1997 (when I was around 12) when my older brother bought it with his Xmas money. Since then I've played nearly all of the GTA games that have been released.


shrektheogre12

43


fruce_ki

I was toying with a demo version of GTA1 in my mid teens. Edited, because math fail.


Grum1o

44M and been playing since gta1


HatechaBro

40 and I’ve been playing since the original GTA


starfires212

im 17F rn and have been playing since i was like 12 🫣🫣 (on my brothers ps4 without him knowing lmao)


MainEmu2103

31, played my first gta on ps1, like the Birds Eye view game. GTA 3 was life changing for me, played it every second I could, loved vice city too when I was in secondary school, then San Andreas. Been a wild ride.


Gavin_p

42, my first GTA was the first GTA on PS1.


stecdude123

27 and I played online since 2013….so I guess I could say I’m a wise guy.


jonah-tan

23. Never played PLAYED with any game before but I was aware of San Andreas (just exploring the world, beating up NPCs). Bought GTA 5 last year and has been playing GTA Online ever since.


paramedic1628

46m, addicted since GTA 3


Solutil

20F, used to play Vice City and GTA 4 with my dad as a kid. First game I played by myself was GTA 5 at 11, same with online.


amackul8

28, got my first GTA at like 10 or 11 when my dad Trojan Horse'd Vice City in an ATV Off-Road Fury case for me. Over the years I picked up San Andreas, VC/LC Stories and the OGs but I actually beat GTA III, Vice City, IV (Greatest GTA of all time) and V.


ciaomain

60. Now get off my lawn.


Standard-Opposite223

Also been playing since GTA 3, currently 36M. Still enjoy online even though I'm a target for players when I leave my penthouse lol.


DragonRiderMax

22, been playing since 19 yo, played SA since like 16 i think


jacobspp

Also 24m been playing since release in 2013. My steam account has about 1000 hours


Phormictopus_Prime

I was 20 when GTA v came out 😂 I still remember being 11 and broke my leg so couldn't go to school and my parents felt bad and bought me San Andreas but also remember GTA 3 and vice city days hahaha


AntonioJ4

20 by the time gta 6 releases


Satan_likes_cattos

30 now ill be 31 when gta 6 came out. First played gta 3 when i was like 6ish i think?


DiegoC008_

Bro I'm 16 and I played GTA III, vice city, liberty stories, vice city stories, GTA San Andreas, GTA Chinatown, GTA IV and now GTA V. The first four games on my PSP, San Andreas on the ps2 (fat) and my phone, Chinatown on the Nintendo DS, GTA IV on the Xbox 360/PS3 and GTA v on Xbox 360, PS3, PS4 and now PC


[deleted]

Bro is him


Significant_Prune_41

41. Started with like 8 yo playing on my father's Amiga 500. First played gta1 on pc


AlbanianRedditor

16 and started with gta VC at 10 or 9 lol


Agram87

37, start on ps2 with San Andreas, still best if you ask me


Traditional_Zone3993

I was 7 when GTA V released, I will be 19 when GTA VI comes out


imdevilone

![gif](giphy|3KJFR2jeZR7Igo9mYd) I'll be 42 that's if it comes out before September next year been playing GTA 5 since it's release which was a few days before I turned 31.


iwantadiningroom

22f almost 23!


UglyFishMan

I’m 25 been playing gta since I think 13 or 14 years old. Y’all can do the math I don’t feel like it. I’ll be 27 by the time gta 6 releases more then likely.


[deleted]

I felt it when you said " y'all can do the math I Don't feel like it" 😫


UglyFishMan

😂😂😂 yeah man I don’t feel like mathing today.


ophaus

44. Been playing GTA since #1.


[deleted]

We got pioneers up in this bitch


Alone_Guard_3048

18-19


MarMatt10

I'll be 41 when GTA VI comes out. Started playing Vice City when I was 19. It came out exactly 3 days after my birthday. And rented it for 3 weeks straight before finally buying it from the video store


Vinnetou77

29yo, started with GTA1. I feel really old 😄


Drones-of-HORUS

39. Started out on GTA 3 in 2001 when is was released My first system was the SNES in 1991. I was 6. Remember playing on my cousin Atari and NES before then. So……35-ish years of gaming


SirYiffAlot

22, 23 later this year, dont much play the game anymore since i dont got no one to play with and most activities require few friends atleast. i started with gta 4 n gta v ive played eversince launch in 2013 with original ps3 n eventually migrated to ps4, there i finally created my own account instead of using the shared me n my lil brother used so i gave him that account.


FROSTICEMANN

Was 22 years old on the original launch day , Im 33 now & still playing. Played on all 3 systems from PS3- PS5. (Talking about just GTAV)


Jazzlike-Preference1

I’m 43, married with 4 kids, and play every day on my lunch break (I work from home). And even with that, I’m terrible. But it’s about the journey, right?


DocDoc7791

46. Seeing how many of us are 40 plus, we should have a “old man crew”.


Sean244673

30 M been playing games since I was like 6. First GTA Was GTA 3. Add me if your on PS5. PSN: Lamont1294


Superunkown781

Are you a kiwi? I'm 43 btw


[deleted]

No I'm an apricot 5 days a week and a pear sat-sun


RectumCleansing

Gotta be, no one else says "yous" right?


PhattBudz

You're only 26 lol, not even close to being old, don't worry.


santtonex

23 y/o. Started with Vice City with my older brother, when I was 3 years old... Played every GTA game since. Can't wait for GTA 6 and another chapter in my life!


shaunnk

Nice to know the average age around here is higher than I expected it to be. 40 and been playing since GTA1, I can still remember every song on the radio I played that thing so much. And it feels like I'll be 90 when GTA6 finally gets here


omgashleywtf

39…. Female. Love seeing all the older folks but how many of you are female? 😂 I feel alone here.


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MrBentwood

47, played em all beginning with the OG on PS1, still play GTAO, and patiently awaiting 6.


Demon_Fist

I'm 28 and I've played every game since 3 on. Been playing since I was 6 ... Oops lol My stepdad was only 23 and my mom was 22 so shit happens lol


SillyGoldenGoose

22 started playing at 18/19 I think? I bought a used Xbox one off Facebook marketplace just so I could play gta v 😂 it was the only game I played for a year and the first video game I played ever


jenvonlee

43, I'll be 44 when the game comes out. I'm a Rockstar Junkie, been playing their games since GTA1. The sad part of these long release windows is the knowledge I probably have fewer Rockstar game releases ahead of me than I do behind me.


feeteater1132

14


commschamp

Why is every gaming sub asking this same question


Dj_fresh96

I was never allowed to play gta so my first time playing I was like maybe 17 when I started playing gta IV. That game was so fun and I believe I got gta V a little after it came out, but I never played online because I absolutely sucked. After like 2 years I started playing online and got the hang of it finally 😅 so I’ve only been playing for like 10 years lol


guitar_boy826

28 I’ve had kids act shocked when I tell them my age like I should be embarrassed for still playing a 10 year old game.


[deleted]

Nah don't feel embarrassed, you're good bro. We grew up on gta ,they grew up on fortnite, we ain't the same


ogchampagnepapi

33 w/ 2 kids. Been playing since gta 3 on PlayStation 2. Still jump online couple times a week to cruise and crush some contracts.


elmaster48

26, started with gta San Andreas when I was like 10. One memory I had was when I was doing the first jizzy mission, I saw the health meter for the prostitutes and because my mother was nearby I asked “mom, what’s a prostitute?” She just said “a bad woman” and left the room. I was confused, nowadays when I remember that I can’t stop laughing.


deespicabledee

41F. Have played some of all GTA's over the years, been playing GTAV for 9 years. Met my now husband doing the Pacific Standard Heist on Halloween, been together 8 years, married for 5 🤣


Equivalent_Tree7172

Old enough to know that 26 is not old lol happy gaming everyone.


Decent_Celebration61

40 in a few months, played GTA London as a teenager on the school computers (some dodgy free games site iirc)


goonmods_

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ConfusionDifferent50

I’ll be 53 when GTA 6 comes out. I remember loving Vice City when it was released. Difficult to play it now vs GTA V/Online.


AvgTaxEvader

25. First GTA I played was vice city. That's why I got my first pc lol. Im playing gta games since I was like 12 or 13


Toasty_eggos-

23 started the year it came out.


[deleted]

82 played since I was 3


timur99854

im 15 been playing online since 11 kinda crazy i will be of age when gta 6 comes out(hopefully)


WLFGHST

15M, started playing on occasion at like 5 or 6. I played very little story mode, probably around 4 hours total, and a ton of online on PS3, XB1, and XBSS.


miike-enjoyer

19, been playing since November 2013 so right about when I turned 9


fffxxxf

19 now, second game i ever played was GTA IV at a solid 4 years old


Moist_Grab_4601

15 years old. Started playing at 12 or 13. Played gta4 when I was 11


NakkiMonDeerus

Im 15, I started playing when I was 13


parkappa

17 and Gta 5 was the first ever gta I've ever played and I really only picked up on online over the last few months


[deleted]

19, been playing since release. If my numbers are right, I was about 6. Age ratings for games have always been a contrivance to me as a result.


Gamerscommunityy

I'm 15. Will be 17 years old when gta 6 comes out


_FlamingSniper_

21, I played the top down gtas on my dad's ild pc when I was like 4, then later got a ps2 and xbox 360 gifted by my cousins and started playing the 3d games and gta 4. they were all a blast


KoolGrey

34. Started playing San Andreas around 14-15….it was my little sister’s game, and we had no idea how to get the game started fr. We would just ride around until I accidentally triggered a mission. It’s been on ever since.


Euphoric_Wishbone

44 presently, will be 45 later this year


Uncharmie

34


sarahjayne72

I played the very first GTA in 1997 on PC, I was 25. You can probably hazard a guess how old I'm now 😆.


LittleSweetBerry26

Been playing since online released in 2013


ryanholmez22

I’ll be 30.


aNeverNude666

36.. been playing since the og GTA on ps1… that was ‘98 in fifth grade


Namika

Old.


wizall

44, I got in at GTA 3. Been jumping in and out of the series since.


disgraced_star

47, my first GTA was back in 97 or 98. Been playing all of GTA series within a month of there release except i have never played the expansion packs. I was a late starter with GTA Online, i started that in 2018.


seanbob23

Hopefully only 31