blitzkriegmcanon
I'm a cheap bastard for tech and games...so my costs are not as high as you are estimating.
I buy used games... because I usually don't have time to buy them when they first come out so... they sit and collect dust and eventually get into the bargain bin before I have even broken open the wrapper.
I don't Xbox Live... no interest in it whatsoever because of the time commitments.
I also didn't get my Xbox until it was $149. I lusted after it at the beginning but again, didn't have the time to devote to it...
having grown up as a gamer and spending most of my allowance and income on videogames as a kid, and then growing up and developing games for a stint in my career..... I find it saddening that it's not as much a part of my life anymore. But
hey.... I have a good career and I have a loving wife