<i>Secondly, we have sunk costs. If you buy a game or $1 and after 5 minutes you are stuck, bored or confused, who gives a fuck? Just uninstall it. But what if you paid $25 or even $50? At that price, you often ‘force yourself’ to keep playing</i><p>Nope. If I'm bored or confused by a high-price game it just gets binned. There's a ton of other stuff out there. Make a mental note that the publisher of the game is probably crap in terms of future purchases. The days of sticking with a game because there's no other options are over, thanks to digital distribution, broadband, and a glut of games.