[subversus]

ahhhhhh...

Backlog: 15 games down in one minute.

PS3: no longer stares reaproachfully from under my table.

The sense of relief: unmatched.

Has somebody sold a console just because of a huge backlog?

no PC vs console arguments in this thread please

[Emitan]

If I sold my PS3 it wouldn't help because I have two.

[Aquavelvaman]

Thanks for the update

[kittoo]

Never even thought about selling my PS3 because of my backlog, and I have a huge one.
Makes no sense to me but to each his own, I guess lol

[subversus]

Thanks for the update

feels so good, that I had to share it!!

[Durante]

If I sold stuff because of backlog I'd first have to sell my PC. The backlog I have on it dwarfs every other platform.

[Impeccable]

I never let my backlog get out of control.

I just buy games as I "need" them.

[throwawayname]

You can't run away from the backlog.

[Eusis]

I think it'd only work if I felt pressured to beat games I didn't care about. In theory I could offload my PS2 to "avoid" playing my backlog there, but I'd really like to get around to the MegaTen games there.

Of course, it probably helps if there's alternatives to the backlog games, and new MegaTen releases tapered off some after the PS2 was no longer viable, nevermind the JRPG genre on a whole.

[subversus]

If I sold stuff because of backlog I'd first have to sell my PC. The backlog I have on it dwarfs every other platform.

well, I work on PC so I can't sell it....

[Meisadragon]

I don't quite see the logic here. So what if there's a sizeable backlog? It's not as if you have to complete 'em.

[Eusis]

well, I work on PC so I can't sell it....

Switch to Mac! Or Linux.

[Kurod]

So...you sold your PS3 because it had too many games?

[DCharlie]

Has somebody sold a console just because of a huge backlog?

15 is a huge backlog?

[pizzaroll]

Why didn't you just sell the games

[D3RANG3D]

Switch to Mac! Or Linux.

Then he will never have a backlog no games, genius!

[Scotch]

I don't quite see the logic here. So what if there's a sizeable backlog? It's not as if you have to complete 'em.

This. Couldn't you just sell the games, and keep the system?

I think about selling my consoles some days, not because of a backlog, but because they're collecting dust.

[Nonoriri]

Gaming is a burden.

[subversus]

I don't quite see the logic here. So what if there's a sizeable backlog? It's not as if you have to complete 'em.

but I have to...

You can't run away from the backlog.

:((((

So...you sold your PS3 because it had too many games?

yep. And I wasn't playing them.

15 is a huge backlog?

quite sizeable I think.

I think about selling my consoles some days, not because of a backlog, but because they're collecting dust.

it was doing exactly this.

[NeoUltima]

So you wasted all that money on 15 games?

[vazel]

I had a big backlog for my 360 and wanted to prioritize my PS3 and PC over it. But I didn't sell the console, I just sold the games. I only keep the console around for Rez HD and Virtual-On, and some bc xbox games(Crimson Skies, Ninja Gaiden Black, and Panzer Dragoon Orta).

[anddo0]

15 games?
why NOT, purchase anything for a year?
Play what you have.

I have a comparable backlog (PS3/Vita). But it's a slow year, and I'll be caught up in time for the fall.

[MMaRsu]

Hmm ok so you buy a shitton of games you want to play, dont play them but play other games first. Then because you feel guilty for having so many games and dont know where to start you just sell the entire thing?

Uhh ok.

[Eusis]

Then he will never have a backlog no games, genius!

No no, with Mac you get more games ported all the time thanks to Steam being smart there, nevermind the App Store, and then with Linux... uhhh, kickstarters I guess. Actually Wine may mean it just eats the Windows line up anyway.

Oh, another reason I don't worry about backlogs too much: if the hypothetical crash DOES occur, and it's the worst case (or very close to) worst case scenario where nearly everything's gone, I'd have PLENTY for a long while.

[CAVE343]

Why didn't you just sell the games

lol this is so true!

[subversus]

15 games? why not purchase anything for a year? Play what you have. I have a comparable backlog (PS3/Vita). But it's a slow year, and I'll be caught up in time for the fall.

the problem was that I played like 1 time in 2 months and it had become clear that I'll never beat them and it will be harder to sell a console for money I asked once Sony announce PS4 or something like that.

[Zeouterlimits]

Understand the feel subversus.
You say you won't buy as many games, that you'll work on the backlog. And you do, for a while. But a certain title comes along, you get into it, and ultimately you slip again and the backlog sits there, almost still as big and even louder.

[IrishNinja]

GAF my self-control is shit so i sold a single source of the problem, let's celebrate that

[Coins]

I sold my car. I had too many places to go.

[subversus]

Understand the feel subversus. You say you won't buy as many games, that you'll work on the backlog. And you do, for a while. But a certain title comes along, you get into it, and ultimately you slip again and the backlog sits there, almost still as big and even louder.

noooo

GAF my self-control is shit so i sold a single source of the problem, let's celebrate that

yep! not feeling guilty about that

[tycoonheart]

Mine is sitting there collecting dust.

[encephalon]

The secret is to not play the games you're not interested in. After not enjoying completing games I was halfway interested in, I realized this.

Just don't play them. They wont cry. They're not going to text you to remind you they're there. You don't have to come up with excuses. They're plastic.

[MuseManMike]

There is something unsettling about selling a console to avoid a backlog. I just think the concept of a backlog on consoles is astounding; disposable income or not (I get the Steam sales thing). Given you haven't done anything meaningful, you'll probably have another massive backlog this time next year.

[subversus]

Just don't play them. They wont cry. They're not going to text you to remind you they're there. You don't have to come up with excuses. They're plastic.

they are a reminder of my weak will

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

I'd sell my 360 but the thumb stick things have dissolved from lack of use.

[zerokoolpsx]

What about your backlog? What about your 15 games?

[Lafiel]

There's nothing wrong with having a infinite backlog, I mean you do know it's literally impossible to play every single "good" game out there with your limited life span? heck even if you were immortal it would be still a stretch:p

[Wildesy]

Gave away all my money. The backlog of things I hadn't spent it on yet was getting too big.

Feels good man.

[DonMigs85]

Hmm ok so you buy a shitton of games you want to play, dont play them but play other games first. Then because you feel guilty for having so many games and dont know where to start you just sell the entire thing? Uhh ok.

[Gravijah]

GAF my self-control is shit so i sold a single source of the problem, let's celebrate that

says the man who killed sega.

[subversus]

There's nothing wrong with having a infinite backlog, I mean you do know it's literally impossible to play every single "good" game out there with your limited life span? heck even if you were immortal it would be still a stretch:p

I haven't realized it until today. I know that there will be some good PS3 exclusive but I won't have time to play them ALL.

[encephalon]

they are a reminder of my weak will

Doesn't sound like the PS3 was the problem.

[Unregistered007]

Switch to Mac! Or Linux.

So this thread is about ball chopping and downgrading?

[Emitan]

says the man who killed sega.

how many yakuza games do you expect him to buy?

[Gravijah]

I haven't realized it until today. I know that there will be some good PS3 exclusive but I won't have time to play them ALL.

that is indeed how gaming works.

how many yakuza games do you expect him to buy?

he has a dirty secret.

[jump_button]

so you made a Thread why its not a chat room

[Haunted]

ahhhhhh... Backlog: 15 games down in one minute. PS3: no longer stares reaproachfully from under my table. The sense of relief: unmatched. Has somebody sold a console just because of a huge backlog? no PC vs console arguments in this thread please

You know I'm with you bro, but I can't support that. Your PS3 basically had to pay for your bad buying habits.

There's no real reason to have a backlog on consoles.

[witchedwiz]

ahhhhhh... Backlog: 15 games down in one minute. Has somebody sold a console just because of a huge backlog?

your definition of huge backlog and mine are of a whole different level...
but then again i'm a mildly-rich-work-ah-holic with sever impulsive-buying syndrome, so go figure... :|

[Gravijah]

There's no real reason to have a backlog on consoles.

tell that to me and the ps2. i still haven't even bought every ps2 game i want yet. :(

[vferrel]

You could've just done what I did: mentally delete your backlog.

Accept the fact that some of your games will never be finished, let alone played.

Right now, I have a whole two games to finish: Kid Icarus and Xenoblade. And I feel great knowing that.