I don’t know if it’s just me being overly emotional, but it’s been more than half a year since I finished The Last of Us and I’m still thinking about it daily. The story just hit entirely differently.
Anyone else deal with a massive gaming hangover from this franchise? How did you move on to other games?
My gaming journey started back in 2007. My older brother was in 11th standard (KV) doing CS, so my parents bought a PC for his studies. I came home from school one day and saw Virtua Cop 2 and Road Rash running. I was hooked instantly.
A few days later, my brother brought home a pirated copy of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin from a friend. That was my first ever story-driven game, and it blew my mind.
When he left for college, the PC became mine. That was the peak pen-drive sharing era in school. We’d pass around flash drives loaded with Prince of Persia, Project I.G.I., GTA, Total Overdose, and NFS.
In 11th standard, I completely stopped gaming because of studies. But I always missed it in the back of my mind.
Flash forward to 2022. Got my first software job making ₹27k/month. The gaming itch came back, but I just couldn't afford it. Then recently, I switched jobs and finally hit a 6-digit salary. The day it hit my account, I went straight out and bought a PS5. Honestly, it was the happiest day of my life in years.
Since then, I’ve spent over ₹1.27 Lakhs on official games.
It just made me realize: if piracy didn't exist back then, I would have never developed this passion, and I wouldn't be supporting the industry with this kind of money today. Buying games wasn't even a financial option for us as kids. Piracy was the only bridge.
Shoutout to everyone who started their gaming journey on a shared 4GB pen drive.🎮
The pricing for PlayStation 5 physical editions is getting insane.
007 First Flight costs ₹6999 for the disc version while the digital version is only ₹3999. A ₹3000 difference for the exact same game is crazy.
Feels like publishers are intentionally pushing people away from owning physical games so everything becomes digital-only. Once physical media disappears, players lose resale, collection value, preservation, and true ownership while companies make even more profit.
Physical games shouldn’t be punished like this.