So nothing else you wrote applies to what I was referring to then. My original point is, there is no point in not only buying a new console, but purchasing a whole lotta new tech to play old games. Day 1 AAA is the best way to maximize what you’ve spent if you have day 1 new consoles, expensive graphics cards and high end displays. Otherwise, you’re fine with 1 of the 3 as you mentioned. Get a PS5 and play games at 60fps on a 1080p tv. But if you’re going all out. You have both consoles, expensive cars, nice display….you’re going to complain that games are too expensive to purchase day 1 and a game is too short for $70? Come on.
If you're going all out. I'd say people surrounding themselves with latest tech on all fronts are in the minority.
Also, you're forgetting that an extremely important variable is nowadays
is time. If you have 3 similar games and only time to play one, of course you'll pick the better one. And what i'm saying here is that we happen to have
better games than the ones major publishers are putting out for $70 that also happen to be cheaper most of the time. The choice is obvious to some.
And then, while we play the better stuff now, the "new big releases" keep getting pushed back for months/years until we're finally willing to play them for one reason or another, when they happen to be not so new anymore and cheaper.