Currently trying to refund the new Indiana Jones game because it’s unplayable without raytracing 
. My card isn’t even old, it’s just 8GB of VRAM is the absolute minimum apparently so my mobile 3060 is now useless. I miss when I used to be able to play new games in 2014 on my shitty AMD card at 20fps, yeah it didn’t look great but developers still included a very low graphics option for people like me. Now you need to be upgrading every 2 years to keep up.
I decided I’m not gunna’ play any game that isn’t released on PS4 or Switch. My PC isn’t really powerful enough to play PS5-exclusive games anyway, so that sets a similar hard-limit. I was gunna’ decide no game post-2020 but this choice made more sense.
I remember reading an article by Cosmo about music/metal on his ex-blog Invisible Oranges about how since we have a limited amount of time on Earth we’re all making limits or acting within limits like these anyway. Some are just more conscious of it than others, so it shouldn’t be treated as weird for someone to consciously decide they want to engage with a hobby in a specific manner like this.
I’m in a similar boat but I’m letting my budget dictate what I play instead. Tekken 8 looks cool but why pay $70+DLC when I have Tekken 7, also very cool, for $6? I’m always a version behind but my wallet thanks me.
Also Peggle is extremely cheap and I’ve gotten an RPG number of hours out of that series.