According to his PS3's record log, White has not spent any meaningful time with the military-based computer game since November 9 - two days before purchasing Skyrim.
"Even though I just cannot get enough of Skyrim, I don't want it to ruin my relationship with Call of Duty," said the 19-year-old. "I mean, sure; sitting down on that couch and trying to thwart the evil machinations of Alduin is frickin' awesome. But it helps every now and then to stop what I'm doing and pop off a few rounds into some kiss-ass enemy squadron."
Since the launch of Skyrim on November 11, White has been mocked by other gamer friends for the excessive amount of hours he has devoted to the Bethesda Game Studios release.
"Don't get me wrong," said friend Jon Draper. "I play Skyrim as much as the next guy... unless the next guy is Ben."
"I don't think he's even looked at the Splinter Cell trilogy in over a month," he continued. "And I can't remember the last time he and I sat down and discussed storyline transitions in Final Fantasy XII."
In what has been a testing period for White and various members of his video game collection, the 19-year-old can at least point to the fact that "I don't waste my life slaving away in some job or something."
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