Oh man, don't let yourself be triggered by a Verge article.

For what it's worth though, the really skilled FPS players have always been on the PC side.

> skilled

Nerds. The word you’re looking for is nerds.

By the time you’re 28 it’ll be impossible to be a ”skilled” gamer as your reaction times will start to slow down due to being a “senior gamer”. No amount of expensive gaming peripherals on PC or XBox can stop this.

Biology catches up fast, and it doesn’t matter what gaming hardware you’re using. I’d suggest chasing fun or develop competency in a longer term skill instead of working on your “skilled” gaming clout.

But what do I know, maybe I just need to git gud.

Hard disagree. The top Quake Champions player right now - a German called k1llsen - is 40+.

Now, you are free to argue that Quake has been dead for a while and competition isn't as strong but the guy's reflexes seem just as good as they did 20 years ago. Yeah, he's been around for some time.

There are many formidable old school guys in their 40s, even 50s, that still play high skill games and they will kick your ass.

I'm still in the 40-50 range. My reflexes and hand-eye coordination haven't deteriorated significantly. It's not about age, it's about practice, talent, and will.

I still kick some ass in CS, TF2 and Quake. I get tired a lot quicker, of course. But it's mostly my unwillingness to waste my stamina on games rather than work.

When I was involved in CoD Blackops the top player in pulic play, was a guy in his 50s iirc. He had a username that we called Kidfan (for convenience and privacy) and had above average stats, per game. He was such a statistical outlier that he was invited to an onsite office where his play was recorded. Some people just click with game design choices and he was a super intuit.

Most competitive shooter players, or rather, any genre, are absolute trash at the game.