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If no new games were ever released, how long would your backlog last?

Few months, but then I have to play all the extremely boring shit as well such as Tales of Symphonia (which I bought recently and I already discovered has aged terrible)
 
CepPyBoy said:
My back log is zero games. Am not stupid to purchase a game only for it to sit there for years without play.... or that rich.
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Most of my purchases are pre-owned, years after the fact, under a tenner for most of them. There comes a point were the game is only going to get rarer and more expensive. If I feel I may want to play it at some point, I grab it while it's cheap. I regret not grabbing Bully 360 earlier, it's like £25 pre owned. I missed the boat on that one!

But I agree, when I hear of people buying games day one, only to have half their collection still in shrink wrap a year or so later, seem like such a waste of money.
 
Only counting the games I currently own, excluding those I have no desire to play: 2-5 years

Counting every game release up to this point: The rest of my life.
 
Even if I never bought another game ever, I'd be set for life. Assuming I'm still working until normal retirement age.

Might not be quite life if I was home all day. But close though.
 
Did a bit of a re-evaluation of the collection. Id have to say its been upped to potentially 2-3 years if we also include all the stuff on Steam and shoved away in the back of the closet, which includes PS2 / some PS games.
 
I've only got 8 games on my backlog and 14 new/upcoming games(excluding 3DS games without a NA release scheduled) I'm planning on buying so that would probably last me a year or so.

I have been thinking about adding to my Saturn library and starting a Super Famicom collection though.
 
With the games I have on my shelves right now? I'd never run out of something to play - I'd probably get too bored with them before finishing, though.
 
Depends on how many of the games in my backlog I even WANT to finish, or if they get forced aside by other hobbies. It's plausible that if I seriously play through everything and space it out some it could last me for the rest of my life, or at least a decade. Nevermind replaying games, then I really would be set for life.
 
I got 7 games to go. So I would say 2-3 months.

Darksiders
Pikmin 2
Tales of Graces f
Tales of the Abyss
Metal Gear Solid 2 (HD collection)
Metal Gear Solid 3 (HD collection)
Metal Gear Solid 4
Batman: Arkham City GOTY for PC (Out September 7th)

I'm almost done Darksiders.

I want to Finish it all before Wii U releases :)
 
Just to be clear, a backlog doesn't include games I want to play but haven't got around to buying yet?

If so none, but otherwise it could easily last me the rest of the decade.
 
I finish around 20 games a year of various lengths, so my current backlog would take me over a decade to complete at that rate. Goddamn!

I still love my backlog though :) I look forward to it growing even more.
 
It would last about 1 minute because I don't really have a backlog. I would die of boredom if no new games were released. I've been struggling enough getting through the summer waiting for Darksiders 2 and Sleeping Dogs.
 
I'd be set for years, perhaps decades even.

Granted, I haven't even touched some stuff in my backlog yet and given that I keep adding stuff to it, it could take some time before it's finished (if that occurs).
 
Years. I have roughly 300 games to play on Steam alone. If I really put time into 100%ing or at least coming close to it with all the games I have, I'd probably never need to buy a game again.
 
I could probably clear up my backlog in a few months if I had nothing else to play. The older I've gotten the more selective I am about the games buy.
 
I can easily last a generation or two with my current backlog/collection. If I actually replayed my games I could would never need to buy any games ever.
 
CepPyBoy said:
My back log is zero games. Am not stupid to purchase a game only for it to sit there for years without play.... or that rich.
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because there could be absolutely zero explanations as to why one doesn't play the game he buys right as he gets home. Zero
 
I could probably find something to keep me busy for about two solid years. I am another of those guys that succumbs to the pressure of Steam sales whether or not I intend to play the games I buy. Most end up in the backlog as games I intend to play. There's probably another year of shit I won't play but could!
 
Years and years lol, factoring in achievements and OCD crap too I could go for a loooooooooooong time.

I hardly buy games full priced/new, yet I still end up collecting heaps just cause I see bargains and want them.
 
I could literally play Skyrim for another year or two.

And on top of that monster, I've got quite a few other RPGs. I'd be good for quite some time. I just picked up about ten games in the Steam summer sale. Yeah, holy shit, I could probably go for 7+ years, maybe as long as 10, just on what I have.

Kinda sad, actually.
 
Platy said:
Humble Bundles are SOOOOO tasty =3
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Indeed! Humble Bundles and those packs that Steam sells such as the Square Enix deal that netted me like 12 or 13 games for $79! It's stuff like that I can't pass up. When I want one game out of a bundle if the bundle is reasonably priced, I grab it.
 
About 8 hours :(
Sorry gaf I actually play and beat all my games, only thing I haven't gotten around to is buying deus ex dlc. Can you ever forgive me?
 
Not long, thanks to GameFly I don't have much of a backlog except a list of titles I don't really want to play that much but am somewhat interested in trying.
 
ive stopped buying games day 1 - usually wait until they are half price or more.

Bought just the one game on day 1 this year Sleeping Dogs...
 
With the games I own now? I have a lot of stuff on Steam, and a ton of stuff I would replay if I had the time. Maybe 10 years.

If I can still buy old games, probably hundreds of years. There are so many RPGs that I haven't played yet.
 
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