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Today I played a video game with my friends that I used to play always before four months from now, so the context with my friends was :
A: Why don't you play well?
B: Man, I didn't play for four months
So I wondered if my usage (didn't play for four months) was proper and correct since I meant that during four months before today I didn't play a single match. I hope my text is clear.
If you played regularly until four months ago, I haven't played for four months is appropriate.
I didn't play for four months would mean that there was a four-month period in the past when you didn't play.
This sentence
I haven't played for four months
means you have not played the game in the four most recent months – until today.
I didn't play for four months
means that some time in the past there was a period of four months during which you did not play the game.
I didn't play for four months and when I started again, I was out of practice.
