I have over one hundred games in my library that span 4 console generations and 3 hand held generations. My collection is certainly not as impressive as some, but the point is I have a lot of older games. I also still play every last one of them. The idea of selling a game simply because I've played all the way through it is utterly foreign to my gamer psyche, yet, it seems many if not most gamers trade or sell games as soon as they're finished with them.
Most books in my library have been read half a dozen times, and I watch movies over and over again. Just because I know how it ends doesn't mean I can't enjoy revisiting the journey. That's not to say I never get rid of anything. Every now and then I'll do what I call a “cull” and pull out anything I have no desire to play or watch or read again, but most pieces of entertainment that captured my interest the first time will continue to do so. For me at least, replay value in a game I enjoyed is a given.
What about you? Are you a video game pack rat or do you have gamer ADD and immediately sell the old stuff to make room for the new?
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