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The answer is almost always that you were at the right age or in the right circumstances at the time.

But yeah, agreed, it was pretty good. I’d call it the last classic generation, before consoles finished tipping toward the online-first side and all the bad things about that. Also the last time I felt like the graphics bump was kinda meaningful (tho already diminishing returns IMO).

I’m with you, in concept. Not exactly in timing. I’m aiming for PS5 and Switch 2 to be my last consoles.

PS is already dropping discs, for the others physical seems at least on the way out, if not gone by next round. Games are more and more online.

But most of all, to me, it’s just that there’s a lot. I still have games I want to play, want to buy, for older systems, and the constant stream of new stuff is just too much. I’m getting old, ’bout time to turn off the firehose of caring about new, hyped, heavily marketed stuff.

Steam is way preferred if I’m going digital or online. It’s a different thing, but I think it fills a gap that consoles don’t for me.

Hah, what are the odds!

Agreed, it has held up exceptionally well. I never played it when it was newer, but I’m also not well-versed in the genre (outside of Mario Kart and some F-Zero). I guess maybe since it released later in the PS2 gen, the modern design patterns were already falling into place. Or maybe it’s just really well made.

I started Burnout 3. Enjoying how definitely mid-aughts it is. Crashing is not always as much fun as I was led to believe, lol. I mean, it’s gnarly at first, but after a while you just appreciate it as a fail state if you’re in a race or time trial. It includes a Need for Speed demo, and that demo really contrasts, making me appreciate how snappy, fun, and clean-looking BO3 is.

The game just came out, so in some ways it doesn’t qualify as patient. But at the same time, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is a remake of an older game I’ve wanted to play for a long time (and I’ve patiently waited since SC never got a physical release in my region before). Just got started, but it was immediately refreshing to pick back up right where the original First Chapter left off. Seeing the characters, hearing the music motifs, takes me back. In a way I miss the charm of the 2D, but the new coat of paint is overall quite seviceable.

Replaying Zelda: A Link to the Past this week. Been kinda of a busy/stressful week, so whisking my way through a comfortable favorite to relax.

Pokemon and Dragon Ball were just cartoons to me at entry, but after those I realized I like anime.

First ones after that I got into were Cowboy Bebop and Trigun.

Some options at various levels:

• Take the phone app off your home screen
• Make sure it’s not in your Firefox address bar’s suggested sites
• Log out on every platform when you’re done looking at it, so there’s even more friction to checking it
• Make a post there announcing you won’t use it any more, possibly why, and share better places people can keep in touch with you. (Then stop using it with any regularity)
• Help your immediate family (or friend group) setup a group chat on some other platform, and share updates with each other there

Individually making good choices is nice, but even better if you can help other people leave it behind.