they exist in Chile, wih high end gaming rigs and they smell like shit, only would go again if they inplement smell based discrimination, and also better ventilation, like that cannot be good for the PCs

Theres one by me currently that’s also a VR arcade.

I went once for high-end VR, it made me motion sick, so I haven’t been super motivated to use the other half of the gift card.

The computers are nice enough, I guess, but I’m not personally interested in paying to use a computer somewhere that isn't at home, where all my comfortable lives. Owner says they get used for tournaments and thats about it. Which makes sense, considering they are so high end it costs quite a bit to rent them, considering the hours needed to get through games. $7/hr is simply not an amount I'm willing to pay for 30-100 hour games. That’s $210 to play a single 30-hour game, and the only games worth such a fancy computer are going to be longer.

So no, probably not, unless the hardware gets really absurd, or the cafes get really really cheap, which.. why would they?

Kind of strange that they're all gone IMO.
It was an amazing concept for a small group to play games together.
But no personally I probably wouldn't, I'm to old for that now.

Edit:
I just looked it up, there are absolutely still internet Cafe's here, just not as many as 30 years ago.

Everyone shitting on the idea needs to see how they do then in Asia. Also: I'll game no matter what. I did it in the 90's, I would do it again.

It was my dream as a teenager (in the late '90s-early 2000s) to one day have my own LAN room in my house, with at least a dozen computers set up with high speed Internet access and room for people to bring in their own PCs. As a computer nerd, I envisioned having a space for people to socialize over computer technology. I even considered hosting a computer repair shop out of my home too.

Then online gaming became a thing. Suddenly, planning LAN parties was no longer feasible. Why go to another location to game when you can just connect from home?

The last LAN party I ever attended was in 2015. I was stationed in South Korea with the US military and some of my coworkers wanted to play some FPS games after work. But our Internet was terrible in our dormitory, so they suggested setting up a small LAN in our squadron's hooch (squadron-run bar/lounge/clubhouse). We were all IT guys, so building a LAN on the fly for 20+ people was easy. It took longer to set up tables and chairs for everyone.

Ever since then, I have a regular online gaming session every Monday and/or Tuesday with a few childhood friends of mine. We don't live near each other anymore, so we play co-op games online and chat through Discord.

I'm glad to have the technology we have today, but a small part of me is still nostalgic for the old LAN parties. Something about tinkering with everyone's computers and getting hooked up and online in the same space was so satisfying. For an introverted computer nerd like myself, it was the perfect amount of in-person socialization without having to be constantly socializing face-to-face with people all day. If Internet Cafés returned, I would definitely be curious to check them out.

A mall nearby me had a new shop open a few months ago that was basically a gaming cyber café. You bought a timecard, then picked your console (or PC) and played unlimited games until your timecard expired. I was excited to see someone setting up a public gaming shop, but I guess it didn't work out in the long run. I was at the mall a couple weeks ago and that space was empty.

No. I'd rather die than sit in a room of the sweatiest gamers.

Honestly, I'm good. We've definitely reached a point where graphically enhancement is so incremental it's not even worth it. I have a massive backlog and other older games I've missed. If sooner buy a used ps4 for bloodborne, for example. Witcher 3 is getting a new expansion. Let AI collapse on its own. I've enough unplayed games to last me a lifetime.

If game companies want my business, don't chase graphics. Chase gameplay quality instead.

maybe like 10 years ago there was a trend in my city for bars that were also gaming cafes. there was at least a few here. I loved them and I frequented one a lot to play Overwatch when it first came out. have a couple beers, play overwatch, it was great.

that trend died out as quickly as it came and they all shut down. Wasnt like a net cafe that was open 24 hours, just regular bar hours so like 5pm to 2am. it was nice to go to after work and hang out with friends have a few beers and play some games.

I would if I had some close by. I always enjoyed them, much more so abroad than in my country, as here it's mostly just some tables jumbled together in a small room. But if it has the luxury of the ones I encountered abroad with a full drinks and snacks line-up, comfy chairs and lots of room, I'd be in there A LOT.

As a single player gamer, I'm already dealing with aging hardware and the expensive prospect of ever replacing it by sticking to mainly 'retro' style cosy games. Or actual retro games via emulation.

I'm already so far out of the loop with modern 3D games with ray tracing and individual strands of hair rendered that need billion dollar super computers to run, that I ran out of FOMO long ago. That's stuff for rich kids or people who landed a job that pays more than just to survive.