When I went digital only I started becoming more judicious with the games I purchased since I know I won't be getting money back from trading in.
I only purchase a game if I know it will be excellent and I would really enjoy it. I passed up on Nioh and Nier even though they look fun but they were not 8s on my personal scale.
I probably end up buying 6-7 games a year. So far this year the only game I bought was Horizon. I planned on Mass Effect and Wildlands but what I saw of the gameplay did not look like an 8 type of game for me.
I know I'll pick up Destiny 2, Battlefront 2, CoD (if it goes back to WW2), and RDR2.
Nothing else looks good enough for my 60 dollars for a digital purchase.
Just like me. I'm real choosy when it comes to purchasing games.