Since this is a topic that deals with gaming addictions, I wanted to ask if my situation was normal or an extreme example:

I find myself all-nighting video games far too often. This does not affect my daily life as I always do it when I know I have nothing pressing the next day. But it happens quite a bit. My parents (yeah, I still live with them) always shake their heads when they find me heading to bed at 6 AM at age 25. But it's no big deal to me. I have nothing going on that day anyway, why should it matter?

I am huge into two things: "action RPG" games (such as Bethesda games like Skyrim & Fallout as well as stuff like Mass Effect and The Witcher) and sports game franchise modes (as I love to build sports teams).

This issue has not affected me financially apart from adding more games to my backlog. There are games I buy either cheap or on sale and only open when I "feel like it". And it's sad to say I buy games and barely play them. This is also an issue with DVD's and Blu-rays as I have a collection of over 500 so "bargain hunting" for these games and movies has become as much of a hobby/collection as something I watch or play.

That, and I currently own seven consoles: a PS4, PS3, Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox, Wii U and GameCube (not counting Mac and PC games --- I have a Mac Pro tower computer with Bootcamp that I occasionally play Steam games on).

Despite this I try to save money as much as possible so I have not let this habit become too excessive. However, some days I look at the stuff I own and wonder what huge thing I could have bought had I saved my money, and how I'll feel when these media formats inevitably become obsolete.

Anyway...I don't know if this exemplifies an addiction or something fairly normal, but I try to let my all-night sessions not get in the way of my social life or work habits. Then again, I've been single for three years and post on this site (no offense intended) so that explains a bit more...