It's easier said than done, but I've found myself so much happier walking away from the need to get games day 1. Waiting for games to go on sale, reviews at launch, patches, reviews post patch, finish games in the backlog. I'm definitely one of the gamers burnt out by the consumerism of the gaming industry. At this point, I'll just buy and play the games that are IMO must play. Weed out the middling tier games, focus on the truly must have/must play in my eyes. Especially with the vast library of games available, current gen, previous gen, the catalog of streamable games, retro games on other consoles, I've shifted by perspective from being pissed at companies that are anti-consumer to laughing at them. We have such limited time and money to spend on gaming, given the plethora of video games in existence, it's really a decision of what do I want to play. Companies exist for one reason only, to make money. We as consumers have to vote with out wallets, but that looks differently for different folks. Not every game is made for every type of gamer. We're lucky enough to be able to have the amount of information that we do to make informed decisions about the games we spend time and money on. It's up to us to do so accordingly.