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[Servbot24]

Just don't waste money on games you know you'll never play.

 

[heringer]

Don't get me started on my physical collection.

"A casual game player"

 

[webrunner]

seven.

 

[Squarehard]

Until I run out of room, both physically, and digitally.

 

[Jimrpg]

He's saying himself that it's too much. There is no number for "how many is too much" since any number is too much unless you are actively replaying them. If they are sitting on a shelf not being used, is there a point to them?

Im at the point where approaching 500 games, is a huge amount for me, because I still want to play them all.

Just wondering if other people ever felt like they wanted to play their entire library and feel like where they are at is a good hold point.

 

[Monty Mole]

I have only 5 physical games despite gaming since the 80s.

When I complete a game I sell it. If there's a game I want to keep coming back to I'll grab the digital version.

But then I'm not a hoarder and I feel liberated when I get rid of stuff.

 

[Crankshaft]

My wife would consider owning anything around 100 games as "omg crazy pants you have a sickness" territory.

So when she asked me how many games I have I lied. I did not tell her that I have over 200 digital Playstation games, over 300 Xbox games and the almost 500 steam games.

"I uh have like 60 or so......." I could tell she didn't believe me but she doesn't know how to disprove it. I'm sure she will curse my name when I die and leave my username and passwords to my son and she sees my accounts lol.

 

[sixteen-bit]

You can never have too many game.

 

[KingSlime]

Ah but I disagree, you can resell it if its physical.

Not only that, but as I got games for my kids, I think they would like the box, just as I once did when I was young.

But I generally just get whatever's cheapest.

Reselling is good, but should those count in your tally? Either they're in your collection since you want to keep them (for your kids, for example), or you are planning to sell them.

 

[lord_of_flood]

However many I currently own, I guess. I have a bunch of games I've barely even touched (and will likely never touch), and I think I own something like 50 physical games across 4 systems (PS4, Wii U, 3DS, Switch), along with some 20 or 30-ish digital games. It's gotten me to really reconsider my buying habits, because I don't have the time, or desire even, to play all these games.

 

[killatopak]

3.

1SP and 1 MP is all you need.

 

[Earthbound64]

Until I run out of room, both physically, and digitally.

Squarehard, we both know you're never going to run out of room.

gaming since the 80s.

When I complete a game I sell it. If there's a game I want to keep coming back to I'll grab the digital version.

So what did you do during the 1980s and 1990s?

 

[Raven117]

Unfortunately im not as strong willed as you, when there's a sale with something i like, ill usually get something for fear of it not being on sale for a while. The problem is, another sale rolls around before Ive even touched the previous game. But I did manage to hold off buying the humble capcom this week, and Tony Hawk even though I had the money thru steam cards.

Well, I did break my discipline earlier this year on the onslaught of great games that came out. I bought Yakuza 0, Nioh, Horizon, Zelda (and a Switch), Nier Automata and Persona 5 all within like two months!

Im still digging out of that. Went back and beat Nioh, then Horizon, then Nier, now within striking distance of Persona 5 ending. My hope is to finish off that and Yakuza (and maybe...maybe...Zelda by the time Destiny 2 rolls around).

I think PC gaming lends itself to incredible backlogs due to the ease of Steam. I've always stuck to consoles for the most part, and it has worked to keep it all in perspective.

 

[brawly]

Looking at the backlog threads on here, you've come to the right place with that question.

 

[Zutrax]

I got the bright idea to make it a life goal to own every decent game for every decent console out there. So I'm just collecting for collectors sake and playing whatever interests me or I'm in the mood for and not focusing too hard on caring about playing all of them.

I'll regret this decision every single time I decide to move, but when I'm stable in a home, I'm loving it.

 

[Sola Scriptura]

Well, are you speaking specifically regarding collecting games as a hobby or playing games as a hobby? Although they are related and one can do both, those are two different things.

If you're talking about collecting as a hobby, you need to decide what your motivations are. If you find it enjoyable to build a collection of specific series, genres, platforms, etc. just for the sheer fun of it, go for it.

If you're thinking of collecting games with the intent of long-term investment, forget about it. You'll spend way, way more than you'll ever hope to recover someday down the road, unless you're dealing solely with 16-bit era and previous.

 

[Pancakes R Us]

I have lost count of the amount of unopened, sealed games I have. I feel you, OP.

 

[Squarehard]

Squarehard, we both know you're never going to run out of room.

Lies, it's coming soon! I can feel it!

 

[StrangeRoboMemory]

For me, it's about feeling overwhelmed and like I'll never get a chance to play some of the stuff I own. I own 250-300 games between physical and digital, about a third of those are on Steam and GOG. Doesn't like a huuuuuge collection, but I do a lot of other things and don't have tons of time to play.

At some point I realized that I was just accumulating tons of Steam games from humble bundles and such and it was just building into a small mountain. I decided to rigorously cut down my wish list to just stuff that I will definitely want to play, stop buying bundles, and relegate a small chunk of my Steam games to a category that I call The Void of Knowledge: I'm not going to play this, it was just packaged in a bundle, etc. Got my Steam TO PLAY list down to a lean 25 with just stuff I really want to play.

 

[Mobius and pet octopus]

I stopped my steam library bloat by limiting how much I'll spend and only buying games I know I'll enjoy and then refunding the ones I end up not enjoying.

I only spent less than 30 last steam sale. 5 games. I've played them all enough compared to their price points. Got more value to get out of them all too, I intend to. Pretty good sale. Last sale I bought a few games I haven't felt were worth the purchases, but maybe in the future they'll live up to it. Primarily borderlands 2 + DLC. I fucked up there. What a shitty game. I should have returned it, but I wanted a ton of content in one game.

 

[XSX]

I have only 5 physical games despite gaming since the 80s.

When I complete a game I sell it. If there's a game I want to keep coming back to I'll grab the digital version.

But then I'm not a hoarder and I feel liberated when I get rid of stuff.

This right here. Sell those pieces of plastic and free yourself.

 

[onemanasylum]

Don't get me started on my physical collection.

Holy mother of god.....that's a lot of PC gaming.