
I haven’t bought a full price AAA game in at least 20 years for this reason.
The last few years though things are getting really bad and I have begun investing heavily into retro game disks for my PC as well as on my OG Wii and PS1, 2 and 3 games for my PS3 phat.
I’m getting some great games for l from $1 - $12 that i can play anytime, no connection required.
I use Linux exclusively, stick with it, the learning curve is definitely worth it.