Tired of gaming?

[TheForce]

I never sell anything, when I see what I get for it I rather keep it, I also keep all my save files.
I know when I sell something, and a few years later maybe I'm thinking of these games and I want to play them (even if it's only for an hour), and when I can't it's I'm getting it in my head that I REALLY NEED to play that game.....

And I have a special games room in my house where I put all my "classic" stuff so that I once every while can play some golden oldies (like Crazy Taxi, Ferrari F355, Yoshi's Island, F-zero, Goldeneye, etc etc)....

[Concept]

I'm a bit tired, but I always come back because there's always something worth coming back to. When my interest in the future dries up then so does my interest in gaming.

[MonkeyJuggleDX]

Well, most of the the SFC stuff is gone and the PC Engine stuff I don't play is on ebay, but I have found renewed hope!

I forgot just how good PES5 is. Been playing online all weekend and it's amazing. Get beaten too often though

[Pallaris]

Yeah I know where some of you are coming from. I had so much stuff lying around it was actually depressing me. I realised recently that his hobby is no longer the 30-50 hr week personal investment that it used to be and probably only around 3-10hrs a week at max. I'll still play games and i'll always be interested in the technology but ultimately having all these consoles is expensive bussiness. There simply isn't enough time in the day to play every game that looks interesting.

It was easier before the internet. I used to walk into a game shop, take a chance on something..and usually defend my purchase simply because I had to get my money's worth. And very often I did. The minute I started hanging around games forums..that was it. Suddenly I found myself exposed to all kinds of stuff that I would never have given a second look but simply bought and followed to feed this developing gaming cred/ego knowing full well i'd never play the damn things.

Then there's the collector mentality which is extremely prevalent amongst gamers. Hoarding games for the sake of having them. Before you know it the games become an obsession beyond simply playing them and thats when you know you've lost the point.

I decided to sell everything because the clutter was simply causing me too much anxiety and stress. (there are other factors that led to this, being a poor unemployed graduate etc,). My PS2 stuff is actually the last to go. I dunno. I think in the end the memories will be better than any permanent reminder of ownership..so I won't miss it all that much. In fact I have quite enjoyed making a small return on the things i've sold.

Currently I have no consoles or handhelds and maybe 40 ps2 games left (from over 110). I have no real desire to play anything either and haven't done for over a month. I probably wont replace the PS2 either seing as PS3 should offer very good backwards compatibility. So If I ever feel the need I can pick things up fairly cheaply for it. Its looking like PS3 only for me as well. In the end it should have a bunch of really good games and probably the most diversity. Should keep me happy. I'm planning to only have a handful of games at any one time. And only keep games that offer a considerable challenge (and thus longevity) or some sort of infinate gameplay like an online mode or something.

One thing I am excited about is digital distribution. Honestly, I cannot wait till everthing is released over the net. 1 box, everything digitally archived and downloadable as many times as you need.

-Pallaris

[imzu]

I dunno. I think in the end the memories will be better than any permanent reminder of ownership..so I won't miss it all that much. In fact I have quite enjoyed making a small return on the things i've sold.

This is more or less how I felt back in October last year when I kicked off a 'Goodbye Gaming' thread (please read the first post: http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/showthread...goodbye+gaming)
I sold my PS2 and almost everything else except some classic PS1 and 2 games.

I made the same mistakes you did getting caught up in hype, getting the collecting bug and worst of all - getting into cheap, plentiful pirate games.

My advice is to strip your game setup to just the stuff you genuinely like, then bundle it into a box and stick it in your attic with 'Do not not open until <current date> + 6 months.

I've been games-free for the last 6 months and have concentrated on family + career. BUT I feel so burnt out, unhappy and restless lately that I realized that games were a form of escapism for me... we all need a bit of healthy escapism.

I've decided to buy a slimline PS2 and Outrun 2006. See you online.

[cohen205]

I recently bought a 360 and noticed that my PS2 was just gathering dust, so i thought i'd trade it in at gamestation for some 360 games.

I had a slimline PS2, about 20 games, Eyetoy, Singstar microphones, Wireless Pads.

I ended up getting ?220 in credit, so i got Fight Night, Dead or Alive 4, Ridge Racer 6 and a controller.

Still got ?93 in credit for the future as well.

I was getting slightly bored of gaming but the 360 has totally changed that.

So my advice, if you're bored with gaming (and if you can afford it) get a 360!!!

(Please bear in mind, i have never been a PC gamer so the Graphics on the 360 are blowing me away)