Sometimes I think I’m crazy for being one of the only ones who is willing (and able) to completely reject this game. $100 for a game? If you buy this, you’re voting for that future. The game’s not going to flop if a few people don’t buy it, but at least they can then say they didn’t vote for this.

The truth is, for the amount you spend, gaming is one of the cheapest hobbies out there, and game hardware and software companies are finally starting to see it. What’s crazy is that gamers are going along with it, because it could always be worse and it’s still a great value. If a gamer gets 50 hours out of GTA VI, they were entertained for just $2 an hour, which is still far cheaper than a seat at the local cinema (which is closer to $10 an hour). Estimates are putting game time in GTA VI much higher, though. At 100 hours, it’s $1/hour; at 200 hours, it’s $1/2 hours. Hell, I have over 700 hours in Starfield, and I’ll be one of the first to tell you it’s a shit game. Looting and shooting in it is fun, though. So I keep playing it. By all accounts GTA VI won’t be a shit game. I think Rockstar games get in their own way a lot with regards to the controls, but their games all come across like summer blockbusters, from the likes of Michael Bay, or Marvel.

I played the very first Grand Theft Auto before it was released. Before that, it was a demo. I believe it was actually the full game, but with a 5 minute timer. There was probably a way to disable the timer, but when it came out, I paid $50 for the full game. Though, the first two were very different from the new ones.

This month, I’ll be playing Starfield, Pragmata (close to finishing), Prey, Dishonoured, and Bioshock Infinite. For the last three, I’ve started them before but never finished them. So I’ve got a backlog of pretty recent, pretty good games. I can wait for a sale. It’s just crazy that a “50% off sale” will but GTA VI at what I consider to be a fair price for a new game.