He's right.

No one in their right mind looks at someone like me and thinks, "That's what I should aspire to be like."

I'm happy, I'm also pathetic! :P Read a book, see the world, flourish.

Interesting times. In my youth it was rather cool to not be interested in games.

Do the things for real you did all those years in gaming like shooting with bow and arrow, sword fencing, climbing, athletics, learning social skills, learn to play awesome instruments, etc....
in short: Level up your real character! :)

That's what I do when I'm fed up with video games.

Yep - completely agree. Avoid games that may be too difficult and/or frustrating. Try a game where sound isn't essential and put on your favourite music while playing.

I was in a similar situation in 2011.
I always used to be a real videogame fanatic, spending a lot of time enjoying any kind of game, yet around 2009 I started to feel less and less attarcted to them. The situation became much worse in the next two years, and I could swear I didn't find a single new release worth of my time (notice that at the time I was playing only on console, since my rig was way too old to be able to run any post-2006 release), especially among the always more generic, less deep, stremalined, cinematic, hand-holding idiot-proof AAA ones.
I really felt I was wasting time and money and I didn't like videogames any more, yet I was wrong: what I really didn't like were the current abysmal standards, aimed towards "players who do not like to play".
Tired of the "new" trend in gaming, I decided to search around for old games nobody seemed to be interested in anymore, trying to make them work again on my ancient PC; my interest in gaming was resurrected in a moment. That way, I have been able to play lots and lots of games I didn't have the chance play before, and -without wearing any kind of nostalgia lenses- I can say I usually liked them much more than newer ones.
After that, I found GOG, which gave both more old games (this time perfeclty working, so I didn't have to keep on clumsily trying to tweak them) and newer ones, mostly very good indies separated from the average shovelware.
Now, I'm probably gaming a bit too much! :)

You might want to try a larger variety of games, more genres, see if anything sticks.

And of course what others said, do other things.

Three things:

* I notice you only seem to play the top-rated games, maybe you could try a lesser rated one that still offers you a unique and interesting experience, our gaming media is very single-minded when it comes to games

* maybe try some new genres ?

* flukes like this are normal as you get older, in my experience getting older as a gamer means that you consolidate what you want from a gaming experience, when you are younger you are not so picky or you just follow the herd

Happens to the best of us. Just try not think about it, and do something else (if you can).

I also sometimes feel "disgusted" by gaming, but lately those have been shorter moments. And quite often they are more related to certain kinds of games or genres. TeamFortress 2 is a good example (pretty much the only online game I play now): sometimes I am totally bored by it and feel I have no reason to play it ever again, but then suddenly I get interested again and want to play it daily.

Longer "weariness" to gaming might be due to some change in life, or hoping one's life to change (e..g if you feel gaming is keeping you away from the rest the life has to offer for you). I had that kind of time when I was younger, sold all my games and gaming gear away because I felt I was being lazy to achieve anything in my life (but it took only a couple of years for me to get back to gaming, big time :)).

Currently my life is pretty stable and I am not expecting to conquer the world anymore (for real), so I don't mind gaming giving me something interesting to do after a workday. Sometimes I might still become weary of some cliches in games, or if I feel a game is being unfair. Damn you Tie Fighter, I hate you! I almost wish you were never made!

This sounds like a serious troubling problem, have you considered seeking professional assistance? Hopefully you don't feel that you have to work this out all on your own, there's no shame in seeking the help of a professional! With therapy over time, and dedication and perseverance you can enjoy games and prosper entertainmentally once again!

I've been where you are right now. In fact there was a time in which I spent almost 3 years barely touching a game.
I've been playing since the early times of old ZX Spectrum, so I've pretty much been following the industry since it's beginnings.

Like you I suspect that had to do with the fact that I was almost playing new games. And we all know that, in the later years, almost every AAA game looks the same.

Curiously, it was Wing Commander 1 that released me from that "gaming depression". The game's really good plot and simple, yet profound gameplay really made me feel interested in games again.
Your problem is that you feel like you're playing the same game. Just with different skins/mods.

Try finding some original games, with new kinds of gameplay. I suggest you take a look on the new indie games. There are some very good gems out there that deserve every gamer attention. And stay clear of AAA games.
Playing these big budget games can be like watching porn. Interesting at first, but severely lacking in content.
A nice 70's european erotic movie can be more interesting that most of "XVideos" site content. :P

I had this happen to my best friend many years back, he's now pretty hardcore into games.

Anyone can burn out on something they love. If that happens the best thing to do is not to force it, and to simply take a break. Sometimes you don't get back into something, other times a break can work wonders, after a time the right product at the right time might rekindle the spark.