This is so true, sometimes I just play games for the sake of playing games, even if they are terrible. I don't currently have the time or the money to buy and play games either.
From now on, I will only play the games that I really want to play or I won't play games at all, simple as that.
I haven't really played a game other than the occasional COD4 online session so far this year. I completed Crysis 2 which was alright I guess and I also completed Tales of Vesperia, but that was months ago.
I have ordered the Tomb Raider Trilogy however, now that is a game I WANT to play!
When I'm waiting for new games to come out I will play older and much cheaper games, maybe re-discover some PS1 / DC / PS2 / GC games.