OP didn't want to keep it as a BD player?
He couldn't stand the dozens of blu-rays he had on the shelves that he didn't watch often enough so he threw them all in the trash. PROBLEM SOLVED, LAUD ME INTERNET
OP didn't want to keep it as a BD player?
I wouldn't call it nightmarish, but it's definitely a problem. For me, anyway. (Sort of)BocoDragon said:The idea of being "compelled" to play games seems nightmarish to me. I can't believe "backlog" theory has so much popular support
OP didn't want to keep it as a BD player?
the op sold the console cause it has a big backlog.
.....then said it was collecting dust.
wtf
15 games = huge backlog?
bwahahahhahahha
And now this thread is in your back log. tsk tsk.
I have a backlog of hundred of games, maybe even a thousand. Literally. PC games, PS3 games, PS2 games, PSX games, Vita Games, iPhone...
Steam sales, iPhone sales, and PSN+ didn't helped, but when I play a game (specially if it's a long one) and another game that I want launch, I usually don't have the will of waiting weeks of months to buy it. I get the new one and I play it. I couldn't wait months to play Uncharted 3, when it got released, because I already didn't finish Skyrim, for example.
15 is a huge backlog?
Yeah, I only got 1 - 3 games a year as a kid. I played the hell out of them, though, hah. I remember Mario 64 was the only N64 I had between launch and bought November 17, 1997, when I bought Starfox 64. A year and two months with only one new game! Luckily I still had my SNES.
We've come so far...So...you sold your PS3 because it had too many games?
2006 me would laugh in the face of someone telling me ps3 has too many games.We've come so far...
My backlog for ps3 is like 5 and I think it is too large. If people have bigger backlogs, they need to reevaluate some shit.
they are a reminder of my weak will
This is the stupidest thing I've read all day.
what is so mysterious about this?
Grats to OP, more people should have the spine to evaluate themselves critically like this and act accordingly.
Goddamn I should sell my 3DS and Wii, but the effort and crap value of console + heap of games is making me still consider.
Between my PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii alone I have like a 50+ backlog. That doesn't even count all the digital only and steam games which are like in 1 billion by know, lol. If you add in the portable consoles and consoles from older generations I don't even want to know what my backlog is.
I'm no longer a young person with no responsibilities, I work, go to college, spend time with family etc, etc. I've given up on finishing a lot of games, but video-games are still my hobby so I'll continue to collect them and try to play them until I die basically.
Good lord. It's not like he's quitting drugs.
Besides, he bought those games because he apparently wanted to play them. Selling the console to get rid of the "pressure" to play them just sounds stupid.
Yep. It's a hobby that also involves collecting. I have over 10k comics. I'm not going to read them again and some I've never opened. Doesn't make me regret buying them nor will I get rid of them.
Come on, many people need to go "cold turkey" on something to really get rid of it. It's often extreme actions that can set you on the right path. And yes it's not like he quit taking heroin, but this is a videogames forum so what the hell, a very relevant thread.
Especially seeing the reactions from some people. These pieces of plastic are sacred to some.
I guess I'd be more understanding if videogames were detrimental to his life, like someone with an addict personality, that getting rid of everything would be the only way to get to do other things.
what is so mysterious about this?
I wouldn't call it nightmarish, but it's definitely a problem. For me, anyway. (Sort of)
The way it usually works is, I read a thread on GAF or I listen to an old podcast and a game comes up from the past. And that game gets stuck in my head. A feeling of "That would be cool to play right now," culminating into "MUST. HAVE. THAT. GAME." Then I order a copy, anticipate it's delivery, read old posts on GAF about it, receive it, play it for awhile or not at all, add it to the backlog.
I'm sure It sounds stupid to many, but for me it's part of the hobby. I don't just play games, I consume information about them, and celebrate their past present and future. I don't have too many vices, but this is one of them. But I enjoy it.
Anyway, that's a big part of why I have a backlog.
What is so hard about playing the games you buy, or just not buying them until you're ready to play them?
My backlog for ps3 is like 5 and I think it is too large. If people have bigger backlogs, they need to reevaluate some shit.
Done. Went and bought one then returned it. Man, I could like just do this unlimited times and always feel good!!!!You should buy one and then sell it to feel relieved.