Why do we game? I’ve been thinking about it properly lately, and the answer isn’t one neat thing — it’s a mix of reasons that change with life. Sometimes it’s obvious. Sometimes it’s not. And if you’re anything like me, the reason you pick up a controller on a Tuesday night isn’t always the same […]
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Stepping back from Game Pass wasn’t a dramatic statement — it was me reclaiming intentional play, and dropping the pressure to maximise a subscription. The breaking point wasn’t one single feature or one rage moment. It was the slow creep. The way the costs stacked. The way the subscription became something I “should” be using,
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I’ve stopped calling it a backlog, because that word turns a hobby into a quiet little debt. Seeing my games as a library — something to dip into when life’s busy — makes it feel like choice again, not pressure.
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