There are some games that can approach that level of entertainment. Something like Minecraft may entertain some for tens of thousands of hours because of its sandbox nature, and Crusader Kings games can also eat years of one's life because of how different each game/story can be.
But a game with a pre-written story and an immutable world has a fairly short shelf-life for most people.
By 2050, we could change our economy to lean more heavily on our rare-earth and uranium resources, maybe even our solar and wind. We could step into the 21st century, even if it'll be nearly half-over.
Sask has the ability to produce a lot of power from basically everything except for hydro. We could move from coal and oil if we decide to.