Only if you insist on buying the latest generation. It matters little to the 50+, who have enough life experience to, in general, not be the people who fall int

Only if you insist on buying the latest generation. It matters little to the 50+, who have enough life experience to, in general, not be the people who fall into the trap of buying the latest and greatest. To participate in gaming at the 'high end', you need a newish Playstation or XBox, or PC equivalent. Anything beyond that is an indulgence, and competing with lots of things for our discretionary spending. Gaming today is incredibly cheap compared to hobbies in the 80s. To those of us who remember when those primitive game consoles and TVs cost hundreds of 80s dollars and computers cost thousands of 80s dollars, the cost of the latest gen video cards seems rational, but common sense and frugality that comes with retirement planning means we don't buy them unless there is spare cash to burn.