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There's not much I really super look forward to with hype and the need to play it asap anymore. I'm not sure if it's because my priorities have shifted, if I've become more cynical, or just the way games are these days.

In general, there's very little I buy day of release. I tend to be a bit more stingy with my money. Where as a young adult I'd see a game on a shelf that maybe looked kinda good and I'd drop $60 on a whim, nowadays I'm content to let it sit, watch a stream or let news trickle out to understand more. And even if I decide I want it, normally I'm fine waiting to catch it on sale for what feels like an appropriate price.

Another aspect of it is that I already have a massive backlog of things I already own and want to play at some point. So if I'm in a new game lull, it's easy to just dig in the pile for something I've got lying around. It will last me years.

And lastly, I just don't hype easily anymore. I've become wise to the industry's tricks and jaded on a lot of the things they want to push. I'm lucky to get two things in a year I'm confident and enthusiastic enough to buy on release.

The only game scheduled for this year that I definitely want to grab at release is Armored Core. In contrast, Resident Evil 4 has gone on the "wait for a sale" pile, and it's likely that Street Fighter 6 and Final Fantasy XVI will get dumped there too. Silksong has no final confirmation it will be out this year. I have zero confidence in Star Field thanks to Bethesda, and I'm not touching ActiBlizz with a ten foot pole.