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I'm in the same boat, wolfy. I genuinely enjoy a large variety of games. All kinds of genres, from small and quirky indie titles to big-budget AAA blockbusters. And I buy most games that I have even a passing interest in.

Having three kids and a wife and full-time job leaves me with only a couple hours a night to play, and that's if my kids go to bed on time and my wife doesn't want to do something together.

While I haven't really slowed down in purchasing games, I have gotten rid of my gaming PC and focused most of my interest on the PS4 this gen, and that's helped. Not advocating for PS4, just suggesting maybe you pick a platform you think has the most appeal to you and focus on that.

I skipped Xbox this gen and probably will again next gen. I bought a Switch to play BotW and Odyssey and Animal Crossing but otherwise don't touch it much. Mostly just play PS4, and limiting my options has helped reduce my backlog immensely.

I also don't force myself to play a game I'm not fully enjoying. Case in point, bought Death Stranding the day it released. Played it for a couple hours but it was boring the hell out of me. Shelved it and played other stuff. Recently picked up Death Stranding and I'm having a blast with it now, but if I wasn't enjoying it this time around I'd probably shelve it for good.

That's been another part of my growth as an avid gamer with no time to be an avid gamer: letting games go. Used to bother me to not finish games, and it still does to a degree, but I realize my time is valuable and if a game simply isn't "doing it" for me I'm not going to waste what little time I have chasing an ending I really don't care to see.

I'd like to get to a point where I'm more discriminating in my purchases, so I'm not spending as much on games I don't play, but for now this system of limiting my options and letting go of games I'm not enjoying is working for me.

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