Nowadays, game masterpieces are emerging one after another and prices are rising. The gaming industry seems to be booming. So as a player, how do you plan to buy games?Mat Piscatella, a senior industry reporter from the market research company Circana, said in an interview recently that he believes that the current gaming circle is divided into two levels regarding whether to buy games.

·One direction is to constantly chase new games, and pick up the games you like no matter how big or small. The other direction is not to follow the trend and buy those high-priced masterpieces, and spend more time just picking some free basic games or low-cost independent games to start with.

·Mat Piscatella believes that an important reason for the polarization comes from the increase in the living costs of players. The rise in food, housing and other prices has led to a relatively tight monthly income. As for the wealthy, they will not be greatly affected at all. When more middle and lower classes face pressure in life, they naturally choose to reduce non-essential expenses such as gaming.

·Statistics listed by Mat Piscatella show that the proportion of players in American households who buy one masterpiece game per month is about 14%. On the contrary, the proportion of players who only buy one or less masterpieces every six months is 63%. At least in the United States, not all players are actively chasing the trends of developers.