I witnessed this with my younger brother. The last game I played seriously online was Halo 2. I was 26 when it came out an my brother was 11. During the first year I made level 30 on Live. My brother couldn't touch me until he turned 15 and Halo 3 came out. He ended up playing it sooner and more and I just never was able to catch up.
But I believe it's pretty much hours played that makes the difference seem so large. The top pros are probably young because every bit of twitch reflex makes the different at that level, but I think you can still play at quite a high level when you're older (okay I'm only 31 now). PC games might be a good place because having the resources to run a game at max resolution on a very large monitor can make a big difference.
But I believe it's pretty much hours played that makes the difference seem so large. The top pros are probably young because every bit of twitch reflex makes the different at that level, but I think you can still play at quite a high level when you're older (okay I'm only 31 now). PC games might be a good place because having the resources to run a game at max resolution on a very large monitor can make a big difference.