Dont ask....

Likely wont be spending this much again in the future lol....funny thing is I didnt buy any game day 1 or at full price lol

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(Includes DLCs)

Switch: $873.50
PS4: $1,987.50
PS5: $264
Xbox: $30
X360: $338.50
XBO: $532.50
XSX: $60
iOS: $50
EGS: $0
GOG: $110
Steam: $3,254

Grand Total: 7,500.00

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(Does not include DLCs)

Switch: 60
PS4: 196
PS5: 14
Xbox: 4
X360: 51
XBO: 63
XSX: 6
iOS: 7
EGS: 92
GOG: 153
Steam: 903
Legacy Games Store: 3
Windows Store: 2

Grand Total: 1,554

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In comparison to previous years.....

Number of games

2024: 1,554

2023: 1,222

2022: 1,176

2021: 967

2020: 822

2019: 512

2018: 646

2017: 363

2016: 316

2015: 447

2014: 263

2013: 183

2012: 37

2011: 6

 

Money spent

2024: $7,500.00

2023: $6,943.50

2022: $6,307.00

2021: $5,346.00

2020: $3,225.50

2019: $1,668.93

2018: $1,839.75

2017: $781.89

2016: $518.10

2015: $691.41

2014: $450 (estimation)

2013: $300 (estimation)

2012: $150 (estimation)

2011: $75 (estimation)

Wow. That's hardcore. I know you bought a PC this year but why are the prior three years so costly and all? Also, are you counting TV's and peripherals and what not?

None of these numbers have hardware (Computer, consoles, TVs, etc) counted.

Like for an example this year I bought a gaming computer and a Switch OLED - neither was counted in the numbers.

(The steam numbers are like that because of bundles between Humble and Fanatical)

Wow. What software are you buying that amounts to that, surely you can't play all that? 

My costs for games + gaming subs have gone down 700 € since last year, almost below 1500 €.

I didn't renew my PS+ and GamePass subscriptions. I only get these subs for single months (f.e. this month GamePass for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle).

Since I got my first Steam Deck early 2022, most of my game spending goes to PC software.
At home my PC was always my main gaming device, but now it is also my main platform for my "handheld time".

I still get great PlayStation exclusives, if I don't want to wait for the (often enhanced) PC port. But this year, only Astro Bot was a must-buy for me.

On Switch, it was a very cheap year for me. Multi-platform games for playing on the go, I get for my Steam Decks. And I'm holding back for the Switch 2 announcement... until it is clear, if the Nintendo exclusives get enhanced versions for the new hardware. Maybe there ain't an upgrade path to the enhanced versions... I still remember that we couldn't upgrade our WiiU-versions to Switch-versions.

My games which costed €10 or more:

• €48 - Astro Bot (PS5)
• €26 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered (PC, Raytracing)
• €26 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PC, Raytracing)
• €26 - Riven 2024 Remake (PC, SteamVR)
• €25 - Die Fugger 2 (PC-classic of 1996, PC Big Box)
• €24 - Ace Attorney 4-6 Trilogy: Apollo Justice (PC)
• €20 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PC, Raytracing)
• €20 - Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (PC, 2023 Remake)
• €20 - Forza Horizon 4: Ultimate Edition (PC)
• €19 - The Talos Principle 2 (PC, Raytracing)
• €19 - Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged (PC, one of my favorite Point&Click adventures)
• €18 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PC, Raytracing)
• €17 - Persona 5 Royal (PC)
• €16 - Nobody Wants to Die (PC, Raytracing)
• €15 - Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age (PC)
• €15 - The Dark Pictures 4: The Devil in Me (PC, Raytracing)
• €15 - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (PC)
• €15 - The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR (PS5, PSVR2)
• €14 - Beat Saber - Queen Music Pack (PC, SteamVR)
• €13 - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake (PC)
• €13 - Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Remastered (PC)
• €13 - Dave the Diver (PC)
• €13 - Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition (PC)
• €10 - Horizon: Zero Dawn: Remastered Upgrade (PC)
• €10 - Days Gone (PC)
• €10 - Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack (PC)
• €10 - Ven VR (PS5, PSVR2)
• €10 - Burnout 3: Takedown (Xbox/360)
• €10 - System Shock 1 Remake (PC)
• €10 - Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (PC)
• €10 - Rise of the Golden Idol (PC)
• €10 - The 7th Guest VR (PC, SteamVR)
• €10 - Resident Evil 4 Remake - Separate Ways DLC (PS5)
• €10 - Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (PC)
• €10 - It Takes Two (PC)

My spending on gaming hardware was quite low in 2024... I'm still perfectly happy with my current gaming PC and the Steam Deck OLED. I only bought a Kinect 1 camera and some games for it before the Xbox360 marketplace closed its doors this summer.

The PS5 Pro was underwhelming (IMHO), perhaps I'll get it after a price cut... or when GTA 6 gets released. The next gaming hardware I'll buy is probably the Switch 2.

(Includes DLCs)

Switch: $873.50
PS4: $1,987.50
PS5: $264
Xbox: $30
X360: $338.50
XBO: $532.50
XSX: $60
iOS: $50
EGS: $0
GOG: $110
Steam: $3,254

Grand Total: 7,500.00

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(Does not include DLCs)

Switch: 60
PS4: 196
PS5: 14
Xbox: 4
X360: 51
XBO: 63
XSX: 6
iOS: 7
EGS: 92
GOG: 154
Steam: 903
Legacy Games Store: 3
Windows Store: 2

Grand Total: 1,555