Are you Something Something pls watch the video.

I think those guys are dumb. "Hardcore gamer" was never a phrase to describe a gamer that owns gazillion games, it's a phrase to describe someone who is very skilled and dedicated to games.

"I try to play EVERYTHING, but I am one and games are many T_T"

I definitely think the term "hardcore gamer" has fallen by the wayside though, and I'm perfectly okay with that.
A few of the many reasons: more high quality games of all genres, more people gaming in general (no longer just the "computer geeks"), the generations that grew up with the first "hardcore" video games are older now and often have other life obligations, fewer biases against "casual" gaming, console shooters with controls that aren't horrible, networked play on console systems, Steam's accessibility for indie developers, etc.

I definitely used to be a "hardcore" gamer. It was weird to accept that I liked a lot of "casual" games too. But now it's almost entirely irrelevant. Stereotypes based on what you play are increasingly inaccurate. Anyone who plays competitive shooters can just as easily be found playing Bejeweled, and vice versa. That's not a bad thing, and I don't see any real reason for the video to make you sad.

so, now no one is a hardcore gamer? not even dota, lol or csgo pro players?

this sounds like those new-age people that try to "invent" new terms/words to appear cool.

you aren't hardcore, you are dedicated!

btw, i chose potato!

"hard core
noun
noun: hardcore
1.
the most active, committed, or doctrinaire members of a group or movement.
"there is always a hard core of trusty stalwarts"
synonyms: diehard, staunch, dedicated, committed, steadfast, hard-line, dyed-in-the-wool, long-standing; "

Uhh ???
Title seems clickbaity.

Pretty sure there are plenty of genuine "hardcore" gamers out there... :s Just because they don't have a broad spectrum of games doesn't make them any less dedicated to the games they enjoy.

They're also saying about accounts but how many of those accounts are bots or mules/secondary accounts or whatever they're calling them these days and how many of them belong to children or even how many belong to dead people. o-o

I definitely feel like the word is a marketable term, people like to think they're "hardcore" even if they're anything but....

mmm I think the survey is a lil biased

50 AAA games > 400 bundle games

anyway it doesn't really matter.

Sad.. just sad...
People have more then 1000 games on their account and have a maximum playtime of 20-30 hours. 50% aren't even touched and the rest is played only 0.1-1 hour.
This video is so stupid. That means PewDiePie and Kaceytron are hardcore gamers. So console guys can't be hardcore, because you must have over 120 games at least in your steam library. I used to play games on Atari, N64, SNES, any Gameboy, Nintendo DS/3DS, all Sony consoles except the Vita and a PC.
The sources of these... nice guys are so full of mistakes.

I don't know why people are disagreeing with the video. Did anybody ever really call people who only play 1 or 2 games "hardcore gamers"?
In my mind it's always been someone who plays a wide variety of games.

I would think a hardcore gamer is a person that spends a large majority of their free time playing games, but who really cares about labels? I don't like being labeled. I am a person, you may call me a hardcore gamer when I play games 8, 10, or 12 hours a day, but other times I might watch movies all day or go on a 10 mile hike through the mountains. Why do we need to be labeled? Does fitting into the definition of a certain label make people feel better about themselves?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ivt_N2Zcts#t=42