Talking Point: What Are Your Gaming Resolutions For 2024?

I have to finish off elden ring that's my must do for the year ha

To buy less games on release day and wait for sales. I will be breaking this resolution on 26th Jan when I buy Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Buy less games on release (especially UbiSoft & EA games) and (try) to wait patiently for discounts overall.

My 2023 resolution was finishing the Kiryu saga in Yakuza starting again from the beginning. And I did.
So for this year is playing all the other games in the series. I already finished Like a Dragon, so there's Ishin!, both Judgement games, Gaiden and the Hokuto game (Sony exclusive sadly) left.
I would also like to finish a few games in my backlog before they leave their respective subscription service.

Buy less games as I bought tons (50 or so…) during end of the year sales but truth is I barely have time to play any of them…

Doing some research it seems it can be a symptoms of craving free time… So another resolution would be to find more time to relax and play…

I'm going to try to only join the discussions around games I love. No one needs to hear my critique of a game that I didn't enjoy.

To earn enough reward points to buy BG3 and Dragons Dogma 2. So I am trying to earn the 1000 pt reward each month which is a daily login … so far so good this month… Otherwise backlog until Gamepass drops its bounty.

@RBRTMNZ I just wanna counter by saying that your critique might be missed nonetheless.
Sometimes someone can't quite put their finger on why they don't or can't like a game as much as they would want, your input might be critical.
And yh I know people aren't waiting for 'negative' comments, or anything really that shoots down their fav game or game they just liked but I wanna point out that even though it might not look it, your critique might very well be underappreciated mate.
Know at least that I appreciate both sides of the coin in an argument. 🫡

The first 6 months are about finishing my PlayStation Plus backlog, since I’m not going to renew it. After that: playing games I bought/will buy and finally discovering what my Game Pass subscription really has to offer (I’m a lifelong PS user turned Xbox).

@Cherip-the-Ripper Yes I totally agree that valid criticism has a place but what tends to happen in comments sections is valid criticism is often met with negative reactions and the whole discussion becomes poisoned. I think the tone of comment sections, especially for gaming sites, has been toxic for so long that it is hard for people to have nuanced critical conversations.

I find myself being dragged down into the negativity too often, which is a personal problem, I am very feisty, so I think it is definitely best for me to at least carefully choose my spots, and more often just avoid critical comments even when they are well intentioned.

I'm tracking my videogame budget this year. I got carried away the last few years. Hopefully keeping a record and knowing the monthly and running total will make me think twice about a few of the purchases I make.

Otherwise I am hoping to relax and play at my own pace. I don't want to feel the pressure to "catch up" or to be a part of every game discourse.

@eire-shabba You might be finished just in time for Shadow of the Erdtree

Last year, I bough tons of games, as I have done for many years now. I always buy games with the intention of playing them (obviously) but invariably I just don't have the time and end up prioritising other games.

This year I really hope I can do better! My hope is that this year I can pre-order fewer games, buy fewer of them at the time of their release, and buy them in sales instead. The three exceptions I have to this are:

1. Collector's Editions. If the CE has a model that I am particularly interested in owning, then I shall pre-order.

2. Pre-order incentives. If the game has something like a mission that is only available via pre-order, then I may be tempted. Cosmetic items don't and have never interested me, so I would not pre-order just for that.

3. A game that I know I will play day one without hesitation. If I absolutely know I want to be on it from the first day of release, then I will still happily pre-order it.

Those are the rules I have set myself, though I know myself and my weak-willed nature, and so I fully expect to fall foul of these rules pretty quickly... 😉

To finish more of what I buy, more or less. Like everyone else I sink hundreds of dollars into this hobby every year and don’t finish even half of what I buy. I’d like to turn that around this year. 🤞

@RBRTMNZ that's very fair, good on you for that insight fr

That is such a good idea, @BacklogBrad. I think I shall do the same in the hope of giving myself a reality check, and then cutting back on what I spend. What I shall do is:

1. Make a note of what I spent on the game.
2. Make a note of when I bought it.
and
3. Make a note of when I played it so that I know whether too much time elapsed between purchase and playing it, which in turn will inform me of whether I should have waited still longer before having bought it (and indeed, in the event of not having played it, whether I should have bought it at all!).

Good idea, matey. Thank you...

@BacklogBrad This is such a good idea which I will be adopting. I love a good spreadsheet so recording exactly how much I am spending will hopefully make me rethink some of my purchases.

Hello there fellow gamers.
I would say my gaming resolution for this year to be try as much as possible to finish my HUGE backlog of games spread out from Xbox Series X, PS5 and Switch.
Also to only purchase games that are either on sale or a really good day one deal.
And to keep enjoying this hobby/passion of mine all year.
Cheers and happy gaming everyone

Not sure I have one just yet. I'm thinking playing through all the gears games, and some of the halo games. I've played most of the halo games, but not through the campaigns. I've only played gears of war 1 thus far. I'd like to make it a point to get through most of the Xbox first party games in 2024.

My gaming resolution for this year is 1080p, the same as always.

Actually my resolution this year is just to play videogames a bit more, I think I averaged about an hour a day last year. I want to find a bit more time for it this year.

Gaming resolution for 2024?

Just to keep enjoying gaming!

To me, it doesn't matter how much you spend on games. How many games you buy, or if you rush through them to get to the next game. As long as you enjoy doing it then it's all good.

Going to dig into the backlog, the best I can. Other than the DLC for Elden Ring, hope I can save a few quid on new releases. Some excellent games to tie me over which include Red Dead Redemption 2, AC Valhalla Cyberpunk 2077 and MGS5.

I'm definitely going to buy less on day one this year don't think i even finished a quarter of the games i bought last year. I'm also hoping to get a lot more reading done this year as i only finished 2 books last year.

Every year it's practically the same for me... work through the backlog and plan to play a few new releases too.
Games I'll play & beat on PS5 this year: Death Stranding 1 and Callisto Protocol.
Games I'll play & beat on XSX: Starfield DLC (when it releases), Diablo 4 (i just picked it up a couple weeks ago), RE 2 remake that is coming to Game Pass soon, Dead Space remake, Far Cry 5 & 6, and Avowed/Hellblade2 and any other major 1st party game released.

This is a rough outline, but I'm usually pretty good at hitting most of these goals each year. Always subject to change though, depending what falls in my lap

@smoreon Very good was thinking of writing the same thing and seen your comment gave me a chuckle maybe next year 1440p upgrades and the like ha

Dig into backlog, seriously. I'm stuffed for months, I'm full. Last year was crazy.
Plans right now: Platin The Last of Us Part 1, finish Spiderman 2 with Platin. Than I'm going with God of War Ragnarök. And maybe besides I'm able for some XBox games.
I won't continue Game Pass, it's just too much.

Thankfully, there’s really not that much I am excited about as far as 2024. Realistically, I could very easily go through the next year or two and not need to buy another game. So hopefully this will be the year I slash my gaming budget and play more of what I have.

I have decided to abandon some games because they feel like a chore playing. I'll just look at it as losses.
I have also decided to have a maximum of three games to play at a time that I must finish before I buy a new one.
I'm also going to buy less games and wait for sales, simply because I bought a lot of games full price and some of them I didn't get to start before they went on sale (looking at you Alan Wake 2).
So yeah, that's it.

Do not play anything more than once and finish all the games that I started, which include:
Red Dead Redemption 2, AC: Valhalla, Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, GOW: Ragnarok, Bendy 2 and Syberia 4.

@Kaloudz what are some genres that are usually out of your wheelhouse?

Been saying "buy less game more." As the number of new games that look interesting to me seems to become a smaller number every year, I have been looking at my back catalog and thinking to myself I really need to just play more of that and stop concerning myself with the latest offerings. Gaming has really plateaued anyways.

For me its to try and get some more gaming in. So in last year and half, my marriage broke down, ended up having to get a new house for my daughter and I, and arranging custody agreements. Work is always a drag but things are looking up. I've got a new GF, who's not a gamer but is cool with it and my daughter is into her 3 semester of high school. So I would like to get a bit more in. Really in the last half year I've only really played Lies of Pi

Mine is to only play games I am really interested in. I get too bogged down by trying a little of everything that I don't truly enjoy the things I love. Gonna breeze past games I don't care about even if they are getting a lot of talk online

Hopefully clear some of my burgeoning backlog on PS4 and XsX
Keep collecting rare and retro consoles and games.
Buy a new 120hz TV with all the bells and whistles as my 4k Samsung is a bit dated now.
Follow PX and PS articles and get help or contribute if needed.
Have fun and relax more.

@Kaloudz I'm like you, RTS games are not my jam. And games like Civilization and Crusader Kings; I've tried both of those series but my autistic brain gets overwhelmed and overloaded with information and just melts down. I also have almost no interest in sports games, unless they feature Mario or anime. Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is a great game and I will die on that hill 😂

On Xbox, play more SF6 and finish up QII.
Otherwise honestly not buy games unless something truly great comes out soon (likely Dragon's Dogma 2 and Metaphor ReFantazio in the fall).
I'll really just be trying GamePass games and play older games I've already purchased.

When I heard 2026 rumor for new Xbox generation it feels like it makes more sense every day not seeing many "I have to play this game" games coming out even without seeing a game showcase yet for 2024 dates for Avowed and Hellblade II. Tbh I'm ready to move on eariler then supersede a PS5 Pro with more features and power.

3840 x 2160 on my XSX
1280 x 800 on my Steam Deck

This year, I WILL become the Lawnmower Man.

To replay games I love. I'm tired of new things and disposability.

1. To beat Elden Ring.
2. To finish Baldur's Gate III.
3. Not buy as many games and play the ones I own to completion instead of being 16% completion in 50+ games.

1. Getting the most out of Xbox Game Pass
2. Play some of those already bought games sitting in my game library

Play more than just World of Warcraft and keep knocking out my backlog. Same as last year. Though my backlog does have a LOT of overdue replays on it. Witcher 3 this time for the first time since Blood and Wine wrapped up.

@themightyant gonna miss your comments on here and eurogamer 🥲

100% a game and adding more achievements