I first went online because of video gaming. Specifically Half-Life. I bought it when it came out in 1998 and I was hooked. I spent about a year playing it and replaying it. So many late nights with my pulse pounding, trying not to die, figuring out puzzles, getting such a rush. Then Opposing Force in 1999, then Blue Shift in 2001, the Half-Life 2 in 2004, then Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and Half-Life 2: Episode 2 in 2006 and 2007. I was having so much fun on my PC that I never even bought a gaming console. By the time Half-Life: Alyx came out in 2020 I had lost interest in the story line, but now the entire game has had its graphics updated and remastered and it's been released as Black Mesa, and I plan on playing the whole thing over again.
When Cyberpunk 2077 came out a couple of years ago, I was excited about all of the hype, and the pre-release game footage looked amazing. Unfortunately the delivered product was so buggy that I didn't bother purchasing it. Now that the expansion Phantom City has come out, it looks like most of the major glitches have been addressed, so it might be time to finally give it a go.
If someone wants to start a thread about gaming rigs, I'll post a pic of my setup. It's pretty ridiculous. Like they say, it's never too late to have a happy childhood.