Anyone else enjoy way fewer games as they get older?
Maybe it’s because I didn’t really have internet access growing up, or maybe game development just feels way more oversaturated now. And I guess back then, I also kind of had to play the games I got (granted, I still had plenty of choices). But I used to be able to pick up almost any game and dump dozens and dozens of hours into it without even thinking twice, even genres of games that I wasn't a huge fan of.
Now, I’ll buy a new game, play it for an hour or two, and either refund it or never touch it again. It feels like I only genuinely enjoy maybe 1–3 games at a time that stay in my rotation, while the rest of my library just sits there collecting virtual dust.
What’s weird is that it’s not even that the games are objectively bad. A lot of them are genuinely well made, but they just don’t hold my attention the way games used to.
Edit: To add, I play and try to play a wide range of super niche indie games all the way to triple A studio games.
Anyone else feel like this as they’ve gotten older?