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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
Yeah, I can see how FOMO is a significant factor for a lot of people.  

My son wound up buying Elden Ring @ full price with his xmas money for this very reason (he's 14).  Once you get to a certain age (i.e. you have kids and shit), the FOMO concerns are basically non-existent.  

Unfortunately, that anxiety has to go somewhere, so you inevitably start worrying about how you're going to find time to play all the games in your backlog.
gpt
Elden Ring is one of the only games that's come out in a long time that I was perfectly happy paying full price for, to be honest.