7 Reasons Why People Are Giving Up On Gaming

6. It's Too Expensive

Keep an eye on your gaming financials and you'll notice Sony announcing they've had to change annual profit estimates for the rest of 2022, as PlayStation game sales are down 26%. PS5 units and PSN membership numbers aren't where they need to be either, with Xbox also reporting a 7% drop in game sales and an 11% drop in hardware, compared to 2021.

Sadly, the reality of why - especially for the majority of Europe and the UK - alongside comparisons to en masse lockdown gaming, is a near-insane inflation of living costs, thanks to both the fallout from lockdown-resultant energy use, and the Russia-Ukraine war affection distribution.

Blowing out monthly prices to exorbitant, simply not affordable amounts for millions in multiple countries, you need only pair that with £500 consoles that don't justify themselves, disappointing day one releases and things like Sony and third parties insisting on a £70 price point per game, to see why it's better not to invest at all.

Gaming was always an expensive hobby, and I'm thankful for a monthly catalogue of titles to fall back on, but if we're talking about keeping up with the latest releases, for a lot of people it's simply not tenable.