You don't have to buy new games
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- It's easy to fall into FOMO, it's easy to feel pressure to hop to new games, but it's okay to just vibe in your favorite games. It really is.
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This is such a great antidote to the hardware channels saying you need to spend $600 on a "midrange" GPU every 2 years to keep up with your gaming hobby.
Exhausting
I say this as a tech channel guy for main job - when you’re wrapped up in the hobby and the gear is freely available to you, it feels like you HAVE to upgrade or you suffer. Prior to that? Every piece of gear or component was used as long as possible
At it's core, its capitalism pushing for this. We have to constantly produce new things, sell new things to earn money, which is why the industry always pushes you or tricks you into buying the new stuff. It's the same everywhere, and I think it's a huge flaw in our economic system since it promotes an unhealthy way of thinking overall. Can't really blame people though, we all have to earn a living somehow.
Personally, my last upgrade was a "newer" CPU, Motherboard and memory. Coming from from hardware from 2011, going to 2018 standards.
Over time, I was always able to play newest games. Not at max, but still good 60fps experience.
So, I don't get it why people have the notion of "upgrading ever few years"....
My friends keep trying to get me to play Diablo 4 and Starfield and I'm too busy playing Diablo 2 and Oblivion. My favorite time for gaming is today, where I get to delve into the past and play all the games I was unable to as a kid. True bliss.
I'm like this with my friends too. only thing I would say is play the new game with your friends every so often because although the new game is often worse playing multiplayer with your friends more than makes makes up for it
Would you say that the switch version of Diablo 2 is worth it? Never played it before and wanted to give it a try, I understand people say that the new character design sucks, but I saw that I can switch it to the older version.
@@BrightLord1823if you never played diablo 2 before then the console version is fine.
But if you had played D2 on pc and gotten used to the mouse controls. Buying potions and inventory management like selling and comparing loots felt less efficient with a controller.
Switch version for D2 locks at 30 fps while the pc remaster is 60 fps. That one didn't bother me because I played thousands of hours on the original and it was 25 fps locked there.
@@stupendously_silly okay thanks, I'm still deciding, but I might wait till I get a pc.
I'm glad you make this kind of content.
There are more people like us out there than we realize.
Something to always keep in mind is that even the latest games that are coming out now will one day have the same status as a game that came out 20 years ago today.
The age and the hardware you play does not matter. What matters is that you get the experience and escapism you seek when playing a game. If you are having a good time and you leave with a satisfying feeling, that is all that matters.
I love this! I always find myself coming back to my favorites no matter how many times I've played them. I've got a decent library with a lot of things on my list to play eventually, but when the world feels dark and I just want to immerse myself and know I'll have a good time? The classics I know I love are the guaranteed route to go down.
Also love trying mods for my favorite comfort games, it's nice to add a fresh spin on things but not feel like I'm playing a whole different game I have to get used to.
I think comfort gaming is gonna be HUGE for a lot of people these next few years...
I think you’re probably right
I agree fully, the only thing that I see I fall into is that if there is a sale I don't want to miss out on, I buy the game. but those games I buy I don't start them right away, it takes me years sometimes to start a game.
I grew up poor, and as such I was always out-of-the-loop with new and popular games, I was playing a limited selection of SNES and PS1 games in the 2000s when the PS2 was the hottest thing around, I got my GBA after the DS was already out, I got my Wii less than a year before the Wii U came out... And well, I also never really enjoyed PC gaming... So I'm used to it, and frankly I stopped caring...
The only time I had a console in its prime, that I could keep up with, and look forward to new games on, was with the 3DS, and it was a magical time for me! The 3DS went on to define gaming in my adulthood! But that time is over... The Switch didn't excite me like the 3DS did, the current gen of mainstream consoles is a frickin' joke, and I still don't enjoy PC gaming... So I'm right back where I was in my childhood... In my own little bubble, playing very few new games, only what TRULY interests me, and the rest is all old stuff... And honestly? I'm fine just like that.
3DS is such a good value, I need to get back into it
It feels so good to let go of fomo. I'm a late adopter of ff7 rebirth despite playing ffvii remake day 1 when it came out. Now I use my normal hours of off time from work to play smaller games (currently playing through the darksiders games) I've finished darksiders 1 and am into the 2nd third of darksiders 2. I've put 14 hours into ff7 rebirth so far but that time is saved for my two whole nights off of work so I can pull all nighters.
After the darksiders games if i don't feel like immediately revisiting a comfort game I have gravity rush lined up.
So far there's only 3 games I know for sure I want to pick up day 1 next year: Doom the dark ages, Metroid prime 4, and the trails in the sky remake.
I still need to play Gravity Rush!
Love this take, I’ve been playing neverwinter nights and quake live
Quake Live! Hell yeah
I think I've finished four "new" games this year. Most of my time was filled with games that I can jump in and out when I have a free hour. I used to be a game journalist too ;)
I’m playing a weird mix of 360, Xbox One and Playstation 1 and 2 games this year… there’s such a huge backlog out there for me and they go super, super cheap. Great games and I still get the thrill of purchasing physical versions of video games
I feel like people undervalue the fun of buying games when they’ve gotten cheaper. Why get 1 for 70 when you can get like 5?
@ yep, that’s my logic. No judgment towards people who want to buy all the latest games - there can be a thrill of being *there* when a game takes over the world, for instance. But for me, i love collecting physical media and the fact I can buy all these older games super cheaply when as a kid they seemed SO expensive and out of reach - ah, I feel like a kid again when I go video game hunting, tbh.
Anyway - great vid! Really enjoying your content 👍
Thank you!
(Long-ish comment incoming, but it's relaxing for me to speak my mind in this way :P)
I tend to agree with you, Addie. I realized recently that my habits with gaming in the past few years had turned my experience with the hobby into a FOMO hamster wheel.
I recently combed through my ENTIRE digital gaming library, boiled it down to all of the games that I was truly excited to play (which was about 35 games), and now, instead of grinding Fortnite or the latest Call of Duty game by default, I will typically just play a game from that list instead, and have a much better time.
I'm currently having a great time with Final Fantasy XV, Donkey Kong Country 1, and Harvest Moon, with some occasional Fortnite and CoD gaming nights with the boys for some much needed social interaction. It's just been plain fun approaching it that way.
Also, I plan on picking up one of those retro handhelds that are all the rage these days (specifically, the Anbernic RG35XXSP, which looks very close to a GBA SP, but does a TON more). That's going to open up even more opportunities to play both old and new-to-me retro games.
Gaming can be a great hobby if you don't treat it like a job and actually have fun with it. All you really have to do is get off the hamster wheel and smell the roses.
I think a lot of people are searching for that childlike wonder they had for games as kids. So they just buy new games over and over, creating a huge "backlog" of games they'll never finish.
This topic is really important, especially if you consider markets outside the US and Europe. It's way more expensive to keep updating your hardware in other countries. I'm using an old GTX 1050, and every time I think about upgrading it, I remember that most games in my backlog are old games or indie games. I wanted an upgrade to play Starfield, but after seeing how soulless the game is, I'll be sticking with New Vegas and Oblivion instead. Even those retro handheld consoles seem more appealing to me than a PS5.
I'm in Australia so I live with a smaller non US/EU market. I got some money during covid lockdown and bought an omen laptop and Ryzen 3 desktop, upgraded to internal GPU on he Ryzen to a GTX 1060 and only thing since 2020 I've wanted is storage, haven't run into anything I can't play.
I was happy with a handful of game when I was running a home mad win 95/98 box, just playing without having to complete daily quests, login challenges, close ads. and why would a 48 year want to play against someone else's grandkids?
I've been working through my Steam library trying to play through everything I already have while getting as few new games as possible, I'm pretty deep in now and while it's kind of a waste of time I find myself forced to try a lot of different genres and games than I'd normally try myself.
Trying new things is not a waste of time!
I would add, you don’t have to set everything on ultra 10k 5000 fps
Shit yeah! I’m doing a lot of gaming on the steam deck with old releases and having a blast
my pants are full of combat fomo
This channel continues to be incredibly based
I’ve been playing Pokemon for 20 years and haven’t gotten bored 🤷🏽♀️
I mostly will only play black ops 1/2, skate 3, Tony Hawk American wasteland (or rethawed), tf2, and silent hill 2. The only new game I’ve stuck with is the finals and even that’s getting stale from all the sweats.
Growing up I would always get my dad's old console(we didn't live together). When he got a ps2, I got his old ps1. When he got a ps3 I used his old ps2 and when he stopped really playing video games I got the ps3.
I've never been on modern hardware until I grew up and got a ps4 on ebay and even then it was only current Gen for about 2 years.
Now that my ps4 broke and I wasn't able to repair it I'm using a low-powered office laptop and even then I can do a lot with it due to emulation and indie games from Steam.
My point being that I know how to make use of a back catalog or even improvise to get a good experience.
Left 4 Dead 2 is $10. You can still play versus mode with friends and it's a blast.
L4D2 is so good
For the past 4 months my ps5 is a super ps4 pro.😂 i replayed ghost of tsushima for the 2nd time and after that started the campaign again for black ops 3. My current new game is Gotham Knights that i got for 10 bucks. I can wait for prices mark downs at ease with my current library
I just loved as a kid going to the store and picking something out because the box art looked cool. Now, its kind of a crap shoot, because you dotn want to get something truly terrible 😭
Commented this before I watched the video and it went in a different direction than I thought, But I find myself doing this occasionally. Minecraft used to be something I revisited a lot for years due to comfort, but now it's Baldurs Gate 3 that fills that void.
I also really struggle with the amount of choice I have in my library of games on steam. Like I feel like I have too much fluff to sift through to find games that will use the time I give it to convey interesting ideas. Fear and Hunger has done an excellent job of that recently, although much of my time I invest to it is spent watching lore videos on it, I still find it so interesting and keep going back despite the difficulty/obtuseness.
Awesome video! I love Star Trek Armada and Armada II along with being a superfan of Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour (which I play through EA Games app on my laptop). Question: how can I play those Star Trek games on my Windows 11 Laptop and also the expansion maps for C&C? Is there an emulator? What is the cheapest, safest (no virus, been that route), and best way to be able to play these old school games I love? Ideas?
I just picked up Legacy of Kain Remasters and The Thing. I dont need new games im just playing old games.
Yep, since most games are crappy these days, I stop buying games and upgrading my PC since 2019... Tip : You can also buy/build older and cheaper Console or PC to save money, heck, even Emulate "Downloaded" Games in your Smartphone for FREE!!!
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So true, people who have massive backlogs of games, model kits, etc. (basically those who like to hoard things) have underlying mental illnesses that needs to be addressed before it goes into something more expensive/destructive.
That’s quite the stretch
I prefer playing on consoles but I don't know why but there is always a stupid little thought that never leaves my brain, I feel bad when I don't play on PC because on PC is "cheaper" "better" "you are an idiot if you don't buy games on PC" sort of things. the chatter online and the pc master race is always been a nuisance for years. and I know is stupid but little by little it takes its toll sometimes. I still play mainly on consoles but I have a sizable number of games on steam that I have never touched but now I feel like an idiot because I bought games that never touched. stupid gamer mind games
just bought alien hominid for gamecube can i get a frick yes
FRICK YES
Id say new games are definitely worse in quality or their qualities are very hard to discern between generations. Take the new Dragon Age. Even the new Stalker. They are objectively worse or at least the same as the previous gen titles. They are more demanding on hardware, push weird agendas and tie you up in DRM. There are very few truly good games coming out nowadays and thats great, because some of us get to save money. And enjoy the old and great ones.
welp time to go re-install Max Payne 3
YES