I haven't bought a full price AAA game in at least 20 years for this reason.
The last few years though things are getting really bad and I have begun investing heavily into retro game disks for my PC as well as on my OG Wii and PS1, 2 and 3 games for my PS3 phat.
I'm getting some great games for l from $1 - $12 that i can play anytime, no connection required.
I was hyped when I read this as "Australian military.." still hyped for Austria but I am pretty sure there is no way in hell australia could be this progressive unfortunately.
I found Ratchet and Clank 3 in the thrift store today, they gave it to me free because I bought a large stack of large plant pots too