With the PS5 and Xbox Series X launches around the corner, I started thinking about my current generation gaming backlog. I have a lot of games to go through.
I came to a realization ~4-5 years ago that I simply don’t play games as much as I used to. Having a full time job, being in a long term relationship and prioritizing friendships definitely took away from the time I used to spend playing video games.
The only problem was that I was still buying video games at the same frequency as before. This lead to me having a huge backlog of games to play, many of which I haven’t even opened or played yet.
Since I already know I’m planning on buying a PS5 this year, I’m treating it as a fresh start to a new console. I’m going to basically write off a lot of the backlog I have right now and focus on PS5 forward and what I’m going to play — limiting that to CyberPunk 2077, until I actually need something new to play.
I’ve also held off buying The Last of Us II and Ghost of Tsushima as I’m waiting for sales on both, and figure I’d be better off waiting until I have a PS5 to play them on there once they’re cheaper and hopefully have enhancements to take advantage of the PS5’s hardware.
Does anyone else here view backlogs in the same light — and is thinking of being more conscious about their game purchases going forward? I see this as an opportunity to avoid FOMO (which is all too prevalent in gaming IMO) and hopefully be more savvy with my purchases, to avoid a huge backlog of games.
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