We're 24 days away from Christmas as I write this post! Christmas is for everyone a bunch of different things.
It's a way to celebrate their religion, it's a way to be together with family, it's a way to have a good party.

But what I always associate with Christmas is one thing: Gaming!

I know, it sounds a bit silly, specially with me being catholic and everything, but almost every single Christmas of my life I've gotten at least a game or if I'm really lucky, a console.
I'm 22 years old now, things are very different - but my hobby hasn't changed in all those years.

Even if others don't gift me games anymore, that doesn't stop me from having child-like wishes and dreams... And well, I can pay for my own games now.

So, let's talk about our wishlists a little! What games do you want? Is there a system or maybe a PC part you're looking out for in the inevitable Christmas sales?

What I'll Likely Get

My "sister from another mother" has already promised me a $60 gift card for PSN, so I think I know what I'm going to be buying... If you know me, you already know (or you simply looked at the picture attached above lmao) what I'm getting.

I absolutely loved Yakuza 7/Like a Dragon and think the RPG gameplay style was very refreshing for the franchise, so I'm very excited to see how it'll play out.

It definitely feels like a good way to spend those $60 (if the game costs that much).
If for some reason the game costs more than that, then I'll be going with Like a Dragon: Gaiden which is slightly less.

You may be wondering why wouldn't I go with Gaiden first, since that takes place before Like a Dragon 8, well, it's simple: Gaiden is a short game, and it's also available on Gamepass.
If I ever feel like playing it I'll simply sub for a month of Gamepass and then I'll play it through Cloud Gaming, same thing I did with Ishin!

But now I wanna talk about the unreasonable, the unlikely, the expensive!

What I Really Want, the Ideal.

I've left no secret about how much I love the PS5 from just looking at videos and reviews online.
This console looks absolutely incredible, is plenty powerful (even if not as much as the Series X, I don't really mind) and has all the games I want to play.

I only recently got back into the Sony ecosystem with a PS4, and I'm loving the experience. I have tons of friends already on PSN so going away from Xbox Live doesn't feel too jarring.

There is one thing making it near impossible for me to get a PS5 though: The price.
It's way too expensive here. It costs over $700 USD.
I can't afford that, not with the freelance jobs I take, not with HIVE and my parents most certainly wouldn't be willing to gift it to me hahaha.

This is probably something I'll only be able to afford at the end of the generation, or if I somehow can find a decent job soon. Has to pay really well though, because my focus will be on marriage and moving out - gaming will be the least of my concerns with my future paychecks (unfortunately.)

I'm Happy Either Way

It's Christmas! It's time to have fun. My cousins will all be coming over and luckily I have two Dualshock controllers. We'll be having plenty of fun either way and when January rolls around and Like a Dragon 8 comes out, I'll be exploring Hawaii with Ichiban, Kiryu and their comrades.

I hope this Christmas can be good for you as well, even if you don't celebrate it, I hope the new year brings happiness and peace to everyone.
Let's all take this opportunity to relax a little, and next year let's work hard.

But do let me know, what's on your wishlist? What is the thing you want the most for Christmas?

Thanks for reading!