This month, I bought 226 PC games for C$185.82 ($134.58)

Now are those a lot of games? Yes, it’s a silly amount of games. Perhaps I’m addicted to good deals that deliver fun.

We all have a vice, and this is mine. I don’t drink, or smoke, or gamble – but I buy lots and lots of video games.

Though back when I was a console gamer, I’d might get eight games for that price – if I were lucky.

  • atomicpoet@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’ve played 22% of my Steam library and 25% of my GOG library.

    Most of the time, I don’t finish the games. But I’ve got maybe 1 hour of enjoyment out of most of them—sometimes more. And I typically pay less than C$1.00 per game.

    Meanwhile, at my local arcade, I sometimes pay $1.00 for a mere minutes of play.

    Is it unfettered consumerism? Maybe it’s consumerism. If so, it’s certainly fettered.

    I place hard limits on what I spend, and each game must be regarded as worth playing.

    If there’s one regret I have it’s that I don’t talk about the many hidden gems I experience as much as I wish I did.

    • shoo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Maybe it’s consumerism. If so, it’s certainly fettered.

      Statements of the utterly deranged lol. You admit to buying stuff knowing there’s an 80% chance you never touch it. That’s indulgent no matter what budget you set.

      I’m not one to shame steam libraries, mine is certainly lopsided in playtime, but if you’re in it for collecting and preserving hidden gems just pirate. You’ll no longer be locked in to Steam and if you like a game you can still buy it at full price and give the devs more than pennies.