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So, I'm thinking about refocusing my collection even more. This is partly to get my thoughts out and partly to see if there are any thoughts.
I'm tempted to get rid of my XBox Collection. Maybe not completely. But I just don't play them much. I'm somewhere around 150 games that honestly, I don't play. I've played them. But once I'm done with them, they go on a shelf and I never touch them again. So, why have them? I play my Master System or Genesis pretty much daily. The Saturn and Dreamcast regularly. Then I play some emulated consoles regularly. But I rarely play modern games more than the initial experience. I play it, beat it, and then it collects dust.
I think a collector keeps games and does not sell them. A strictly gamer plays a game and then moves on. I'm a retro Sega collector. But a modern gamer. I collect Sega because I like the act of collecting. But I play XBox because I want to experience the story.
And it's not the XBox specifically that I don't go back to. I started off with a Wii collection. Had around 50 games, but got bored. The games I went back to were on the virtual console. I then started a Sony collection. But didn't get past a few games before getting bored. The XBox kept my interest more or less and is my preferred. But I just don't move past the initial experience of a game very much. I'm thinking about keeping the systems and then just buying a game when I want to play it and sell it once I'm done. Maybe buy a game a month and then selling it the next.
I think most of us know you don't really lose money this way. Hell, I think Turf has started realizing you can make money buying and selling games. Ebay doesn't put you out that much money if you don't rush. Just bypass gamestop and don't buy brand new (unless you plan on beating it in a weekend) and you'll be fine.
Gaming and collecting are different hobbies. I like playing all games. But I like collecting Sega.
So, I am really thinking about liquidating the Microsoft collection. Thanks for excusing my rambling.