AAA games punishing people for not opting in early with their Pre-order isn't cool at. It's a marketing strategy they have used to scorn gamers that decide to go at it the orthodox way and it's not fair one bit.
There is no argument there about the impact of technology and internet in the world today but still old school people are still very committed to their views.
Aside from buying at least 2 new games of 2022 like Starfield and Elden Ring, as well as completing some of my old 2021 games, that checks out all my plans.
The lessons that you learn from playing hard video games can never be gotten from easy games. It's why I'm very open to playing them because they are worth it.