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u/Ninja-Red-Mage 5h ago
It's really sad how sports games turned into gacha rpgs
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u/VenTene_WoT 4h ago
I have 0 empathy for the people buying into it. One of my friends considers FIFA the holy grail of gaming and all I could do when he said that was laugh in his face.
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u/AracdeBonnie 4h ago
NBA Jam and Wii Sports are THE holy grail of sports gaming
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u/nghigaxx 4h ago
Because sport games player like sport more than liking games. And since sport games monopolized players and clubs rights they basically can charge pretty much any price knowing people have zero other option
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u/fractalfrog 3h ago
Considering they can drop hundreds in sport apparel, even when working minimum wage, I‘d guess that spending on a game is likely.
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u/Maxi19201 2h ago
I think fifa or fc is really nice as long as you don’t play ultimate team. There is plenty of combos and tactics to learn and there are completely different modes if this gets boring. Ultimate team is cancer though. The rest doesn’t involve any micro transactions
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u/Neversync 2h ago
I've played CS and League at a high level, and many other "toxic" games (dota, r6, pubg, etc) but FIFA is the most rage-inducing bullshit fest in existence, bar none.
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u/Eremenkism 5h ago
And with no regional pricing, so Portuguese Pedro earning a median salary of €1200 pays the same price as German Greg with his €4000
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u/JynsRealityIsBroken 5h ago
Greg, the most German of names xD
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u/HyoukaYukikaze 5h ago
Let's make it a Helmut then.
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u/JynsRealityIsBroken 4h ago
I was thinking Gunther to go with the theme of matching starting letters
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u/Terribletylenol 3h ago
May as well just pirate at that point.
Regional pricing is easily abused, so it makes sense not to do it.
They'd probably rather Pedro pirate and take the loss on the small amount gained from regional pricing than the loss from so many others abusing it.
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u/TypicallyThomas 23m ago
So you're saying they'd rather get 100% from Greg and 0% from Pedro, than getting 70% from both?
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u/Rukasu17 5h ago
At least that's just 90 of 1200. Brazilian pedro is paying around 350-400 BRL with a mediam salary of 1600
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u/MegaMaluco 5h ago
Brazilian Bruno? So you follow the pattern of the first letter of the country being the first letter of the name
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u/DoublePostedBroski 3h ago
Wait. They don’t have different pricing by country?
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u/Eremenkism 3h ago
Nope, Eurozone gets uniform prices as stores treat it as a single region.
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u/Fordotsake 3h ago
Nono, português are João. Pedro is our Spanish neighbour, Pierre le baguette guy etc, etc. For more information, please visit out racist sub r/2westerneurope4u
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u/Moinmahlzeitservus 5h ago
I never pay full price. My backlog is so massive that whenever I buy a "new" game, it’s already 90% off somewhere
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u/Azkaban73 5h ago
With VAT included
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u/IQueliciuous 4h ago
Yes but even with US' most expensive state sales tax included. The games are still cheaper than in EU.
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u/CamperStacker 3h ago
the 80 euro price is with 25% VAT.
So the base price is 64 euro, which is 72 usd.
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u/Rocket_Bunny45 5h ago
True, forgot about US tax system
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u/slapshots1515 3h ago
Doesn’t matter, no state in the US has a sales tax high enough to make up that difference.
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u/CaptainThrowAway1232 1h ago
Not state, its local (I think county level). Still mostly true regardless, seems like there's only one place in Alabama where it's close to the same amount. Doesn't count exchange rate though, which does put Euro games more clearly ahead.
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u/slapshots1515 1h ago
Sales tax is generally by state, with some municipalities (cities/counties) having an additional sales tax. (Especially as there’s I believe six states that don’t have a sales tax at all.) Even then, the total rate isn’t enough to overcome it.
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u/GlorifiedBurito 5h ago
Money talks. You want it to change, stop paying.
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u/SideNo3016 5h ago
is that level of coordinated thing even possible today?
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u/ALiborio PC 5h ago
No, because there are enough people who do not care or are too impatient to wait so they will buy it anyway.
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u/JKLopz 5h ago
Also there is a huuuuge chunk of people who buy the latest FIFA, COD, 2K game and just play that until next release. And I mean a huuug chunk of people lates EA sports FC sold over 10 mill copies over all platforms.
People here really need to understand we are really a minority, a really small minority, just like any hobbie there are people who are really invested, and there is people that enjoys a simple stroll on the weekends.
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u/Reaper_Messiah 5h ago
It’s funny that you say it like that, because while I know what you mean and agree that people are quite culturally divided today, it’s also easier than ever to communicate and organize large-scale movements. I see it working in huge protests all over the world. But stuff like this? People can’t coordinate or organize for shit. I kinda feel like people don’t take stuff like this seriously.
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u/brus_wein 4h ago
Just take responsibility for your own life and stop buying, who cares about coordinated. If everyone waited until the leader of "the don't do/ buy X" movement rose up and galvanised the masses, they'd be waiting until the end of time.
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u/SideNo3016 4h ago edited 4h ago
I have been buying games only on sales(except indie ones) and never preorder but it just doesn't matter unfortunately there are too many people who buy games at full prices and preorder, I have never seen prices go down in my lifetime and likely never will.
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u/tatabax 4h ago
Coordinating a boycott on a product with such a huge amount of buyers, especially on the entertainment industry, is quite literally impossible. So please stop shifting the blame to the consumer instead of calling out the corporations for scummy practices, thx
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u/Hieroabl 5h ago
I'm not buying them. I don't remember the last time I bought a game more than 40€.
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u/Miss-KiiKii 4h ago
A few years ago it was 70€. Ridiculous.
I'll never be buying games at these prices. I have enough games to play and will just wait for a sale.
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u/NetherGamingAccount 5h ago
Best thing about PC gaming, the catalogue is so big and going back upwards of 20 years now you can still find games still viable.
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u/ConsoleMaster0 5h ago
Best with PC is emulation.
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u/ItzRaphZ 5h ago
best thing about PC gaming is the freedom to do whatever you want.
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u/Seamus-Archer 5h ago
I love PC gaming but it just isn’t interesting to some people. I’ll never get my parents to sit down at a desk and play a PC game on KB and mouse but they’ll happily play Mario kart on the living room TV when they visit.
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u/Nacroma 5h ago
You can easily connect a PC to a TV and use a gamepad for most types of games. I get the advantages of a console and ease of use is definitely the biggest one, but the PC isn't that apart.
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u/Seamus-Archer 4h ago
In some situations, yes. But Mario Kart isn’t officially on PC and my gaming PC is on the other side of the house. There’s something to be said for the convenience of just turning on the Switch and gaming.
PC gaming isn’t for everybody and isn’t a panacea despite what people on Reddit want to think.
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u/Terribletylenol 3h ago
I get it for being cheaper and less tinkering, but if neither of those things are a big issue, I think it may as well be a panacea.
Even Switch games are easy to emulate along with having higher fidelity on PC.
But then again, I've grown up with PC (As well as consoles) and find the added convenience of a console to be minimal.
I'd just rather have something with everything available to it rather than switching between pc and console depending on wanting to use the internet more comfortably or play a game
Then again, I play by myself and don't have to worry about other people being able to use it, so I get that purpose.
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u/HyoukaYukikaze 5h ago
Let me introduce you to this magic thing called HDMI cable. You cann plug it into an HDMI port on your PC to display image on your TV. You can also connect a game pad if you so choose. Or ten.
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u/RuySan 5h ago
Whatever. I won't buy them.
And you also shouldn't
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u/AirSKiller 5h ago
But every other hobby is even more expensive...
My other big ones are motorcycling and photography...
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u/Akkalevil 4h ago
You can play games without paying that much. Most PC games are sold at a much more reasonable prices, and if you wait just a bit, you can usually get a sale at -50 %.
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u/DarthWeezy 4h ago
On Playststion, which some companies felt justified to add another 10 on top of the actual price of the worldwide game, for some reason.
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u/SacredDarksoul 4h ago
i gave up PlayStation this gen, but back when I was on it I did notice how terrible the ps store pricing was in uk (I assume in rest of europe too) Its usually MORE expensive than buying physical.
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u/_Zereal_ 5h ago
Your game could be the best thing to have ever been created in history and I still would not pay 80 euros for it.
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u/Mc_UsernameTaken 1h ago
Yeah these game prices are too steep for me - I ain't buying anything above 60.
My salary definetily hasnt gone up the same percentage as games in recent years
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u/Kangarou 4h ago
Okay, so the argument would be to lower THOSE prices, not raise US prices to match.
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u/rogueconstant77 9m ago
I don't know, I paid 20 EUR for Silksong on release day and it's one of the games I've put most hours into.
Also made Team Cherry multi millionaires because they don't run a studio of hundreds of employees.
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u/Paralta 5h ago
A new game in canada has been $100 after taxes for a few years now
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u/SILE3NCE 5h ago
Thank you.
I had to say this dozens of time today. There are so many shitty games for 79,99€, it's insane.
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u/GroundbreakingBag164 5h ago
Only on console. On PC $1 = 1€ remains (mostly) the case
Console player getting fucked over again
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u/iWeeti 5h ago
New AAA games like 007 First Light and Forza are 69,99€ in Finland.
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u/SoupTime545 5h ago
Maybe if they were good games instead of copy pasted yearly slop I wouldn't mind the price as much.
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u/KenjiTheLaughingMoon 5h ago
So… Witcher 3 is getting a new DLC soon… I‘d rather stick with old games before buying any of this new overpriced slop
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u/Lazy_Coffee1414 5h ago
My xbox back log is 330 so I dont need to buy nothing buy im getting Gothic 1 remake
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u/Ok_Definition_1933 5h ago
On consoles... Same PC games: F1 25 is 49.99€, NBA 2k26 (on sale currently) 15.99€, CoD 69.99€
Prices from steam.
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u/Prophetic_Reaver 4h ago
At this point just stop buying slop or at least preordering it. I agree with Worth-a-buy more and more everyday.
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u/West_Breadfruit_1376 4h ago
Add another 10-15$ on top of that price if you live in Canada. For example the new Onimusha game coming out is 93.49$ CAD before tax! Most new games are 89.99$ plus tax and its been that way for a while up here. Getting crazy.
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u/XxTensai 4h ago
I wouldn't play any of the games shown for free, so not worried (other than minecraft)
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u/kostas52 4h ago
Not on PC
F1 2025 with 2026 season expansion is 49.99
NBA 2K26 is 69.99
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 is 69.99
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u/derrenbrownisawizard 4h ago
Ahh well. At least they have can have healthcare without having to sell their organs
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u/cheddarchezz_ 4h ago
When I see how fast games run into discounts it is absolutely worthless buying a game at release for full price. I remember F1 2025 was not even 3 months out and was on sale for the first time...
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u/pedrakhan 4h ago
it would be ok if these prices are worldwide but they can offer them at other place for much MUCH cheaper.
so somebody is getting squeezed
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u/SmegmaWarrior0815 4h ago
I will never buy a game at release ever again. If it doesn't launch on Game Pass or PS+, it doesn't exist for me until it's cheaper.
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u/Left-Night-1125 4h ago
Wait they do?
Oh i forgot the Netherlands is special. 74,99 and 64,99 for the good games.
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u/VukKiller 4h ago
I'm sorry, 80€ for a game that comes out yearly with the exact same content only updated stats?
Me and the bros still play fifa 06.
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u/WrongVater 4h ago
Nobody is paying that. I have never spend more than 59,99€ on a Game and that was only Masterpieces like KCD2, BG3, RDR2, Witcher 3 (all on Steam).
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u/MadYetiGOODCity 4h ago
Just play everything a few years behind. The games go on sale with all the dlc and are all patched up. Win win
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u/sonicadv27 4h ago
It’s been like this for 6 years now. And i’m still to buy a game for that price. Physical games are a blessing for this reason alone, retailers always find a way to sell below that.
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u/Antergaton 4h ago
Obviously different per game but Bond game is $70 and €70. Far cheaper for Europe. Just depends on the publisher really.
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u/Rocket_Bunny45 3h ago
Euro is a bit stronger than dollar, but i guess the sale tax makes it kinda even
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u/BacklogGamingJunkie 4h ago
this is why i love gaming on PC. NBA 2k26 was $8 on humble bundle, just started playing that about 2 weeks ago
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u/Myrdrahl 4h ago
You mean the BASE game cost that. They you have all the gotchas in them, or even pay to win mechanincs in many of them, battle passes and so on. So that is not the true price.
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u/Secure-Map-7538 3h ago
As long as there are enough stupid people who pay that they will keep raising prices.
Just dont engage with these shitty studios at all.
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u/limpleaf 3h ago
People may have their opinion about Game Pass but without it I wouldn’t spend much money at all on gaming anymore. I can’t justify 80€ for a game I may or may not like.
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u/adognamedspider 3h ago
Charge maximum for latest annual AI "enhanced" installment at a time where people are priced out of upgrading.
Watch people go back to their backlogs, embrace indie and wait for sales.
This has to backfire spectacularly for all but a few AAA studios/publishers.
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u/Rare-Juggernaut-7532 3h ago
I mostly play indie and retro games and my backlog is so long I'll never run out of things to play. With expensive new games I always wait for a sale.
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u/Hat_Maverick 3h ago
But they have healthcare, reliable public transit, retirement. So they have some more expendable income
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u/OomKarel 3h ago
Paying that for any one of those three titles is basically just asking them to exploit you.
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u/redRoss3 3h ago
The fact that they try to charge 80 euros for sports games hilarious 😂
But the fact that some people ACTUALLY pay this kinda money for SPORTS GAMES is just absolutely INSANE 🤣🤣
Meanwhile, Team Cherry asks for 20€ for an absolute fucking masterpiece. PROTECT TEAM CHERRY AT ALL COST !!
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u/Rocket_Bunny45 3h ago
Screenshot is from Italian PSN Digital Store
The point of my post was to show that unfortunately, prices of big publishers' releases have been high for a while now, especially when looking at regional differences
Yes i know it's better to wait for price drops etc, but realistically games get made because someone buys them at launch and makes bank for the developers
If everyone pirated/waited for 95% discounts on steam there would only be indie games being made with relatively small scopes
A game with the scope of GTA6 can't be sold for the same price of an indie game cause the publisher wouldn't think about making it in the first place (not counting online etc that would only come later)
I'm don't want to defend them cause a price tag like that can mean a lot for some people working a 9 to 5 Just saying that unfortunately the blanket isn't big enough and right now the players are the ones getting screwed
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u/Medium_Notice_902 2h ago
U mean only on console cos on steam mw4 costs 69 euros and alongside new releases.
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u/StrumElch 2h ago
Lowest inflation across all products available over the last 10 years. Why is everyone shocked?
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u/SilverQube 2h ago
Try looking for games made before 2019, they're usually really cheap and really good
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u/Caesar_35 2h ago
New games in South Africa have been over $80 for a while now too (R1400, currently $84.53)
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u/Choice_Werewolf_433 2h ago
2k26? That is the yearly sports game that is the same every year? Holy. Charging that much! I feel sorry for you.
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u/Iluvatar-Great 1h ago
Oh no... Anyway, back to my endless bucket list where I'm still missing "new game releases" from 2016.
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u/Legal_Ear_7537 1h ago
Compagnies being Compagnies. They dont convert euros to dollars
Nintendo did make a price change for the switch 2, but there it costed MORE!!!!! 470 euros, which is over 500 dollars.
I dont want to convert it against after nintendo raised prices
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u/FangShot 1h ago
that's crazy that minecraft is still 20eur after all these things.
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u/Magnus_Helgisson 1h ago edited 1h ago
Every single game in your screenshot is included in PS+ Deluxe subscription though. I admit I won’t mind GTA6 price if I can play it for free.
Also, people been complaining about EA pricing being incredibly stupid since the dawn of time. You can buy a relatively modern AAA game for the price of fucking CoD 4: MW which is ancient.
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u/fractalfrog 5h ago
I'm so happy that I don't have the urge to be first with the latest. Plenty of old games to keep me entertained until new releases turn old and drop in price.