Is it true that the older you get, the worse you’ll get at video games due to hand eye co-ordination?

Question

I’m in my 40’s and I was just wondering when is the cut off when improvements stop happening and hand eye co-ordination decreases? I assume it does as you get older or is that not so? (I am a Gamer and I enjoy gaming as a means of stress relief and just wondering if there’s been studies saying such.)

In: Biology

Answer 1

It’s the reaction time that get worse. I noticed this in myself as I entered my 20s. I used to dominate in FPS games, even when trying one for the first time.  That fell off a cliff once I slowed down.  My coordination stayed pretty strong though.