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[mathello]

This is a safe space among digital game collectors, you know those who get a chase of a game at a bargain price and never look back, maybe never even install after removing the "New" sticker steam gives. You heard in some podcast or seen a high score review of a game in the verge of your interests, but you got it for 15 Dollars or less.
Fuck yeah, But when will you play it ? Assuming you have a 9-5, maybe even family and kids, and there are already these other games you play, probably a 5 year old game. But one day one retires right? Your making the purchase as an investment of some sort ? Your going to play it eventually, just supporting the dev now with a minimum.
Do you think that eventually will ever come ? Living near a beach with a steamdeck someday getting old actually playing the games ?

 

[missiles]

Yeah, just as soon as I've read all these PDF books and mags I've been hoarding, done all these art tutorials I've been playlisting, mastered the guitar to virtuoso level, got ripped as fuck at the gym and learned a foreign language. All that shit is definitely getting done.

 

[ssringo]

I've been working through a bit of it the past several months and will continue doing so. The price increases in new games pushes me towards my backlog and older games.

Of course for every game I do get around to I wind up adding 2 more to the backlog so no actual progress gets made. Alas...

 

[Humdinger]

Well, you'll have plenty of time when you're retired, so you can devote yourself fully to your backlog, if that's what you want to do.

You might also have other things you would rather do with your time.

I'm retired, and I have lots of other things to do besides play games. I'll play maybe 10 hrs/week. I never get completely caught up.

 

[StereoVsn]

I've been working through a bit of it the past several months and will continue doing so. The price increases in new games pushes me towards my backlog and older games.

Of course for every game I do get around to I wind up adding 2 more to the backlog so no actual progress gets made. Alas...

Just remember: “It’s not a Backlog, it’s a Library!”

 

[Fbh]

I mean...by then my pension probably won't be enough to afford a single new game.
So backlog it is!.

 

[Shifty1897]

At some point you'll get tired of paying so much for new releases and at that point you get to start playing your backlog.

Maybe that's already happened for you. Maybe it's $80 games. Maybe it's $100 games. At some point you'll draw the line.

 

[Sorcerer]

The way I think about it is one day I will be retired and never stop gaming. By building up an enormous library that would conceivably take 3 lifetimes to finish, I will have built up a Netflix/Gamepass of gaming, except everything is paid for and I don't have to worry about anything leaving. (Crosses Fingers). In any case I don't care if I get to everything, I will die a happy gamer, nonetheless.

 

[seething left]

In a shithole like Germany I won't be able to retire until I'm 80. And even if I should somehow make it this far, I sure as hell won't be capable of playing anything more intense than that new Nintendo Switch 2 tutorial game. So I already gave up on my backlog.

 

[Jalal]

Well it's what keeps me going, on the life treadmill, so yeah. That's the goal. Probably be too old, half blind, no motor skills left but whatever.

At the very least I'll just leave my games collection to my kid assuming Steam is still around. Don't have faith in GOG, Epic or EA app though, so don't really spend money on those anymore.

 

[PeteBull]

All those fat old and ugly beached whales can be delusional about finding good man wanting to marry them, lemme be lil delusional about playing/finishing my 150+ games backlog too xD

 

[lachesis]

I'm playing Resident Evil 4 Remake now, and having hard time. Can't get the headshot right with controller, and keep trying to melee the enemy... but ending up just swiping a knife or whatnot.
Constantly being bitten/forked/choked etc. I've never died so many times in any RE games so far - nor ran out of ammo like this.

A couple years back, I played OG RE4 HD Remaster on Steam Deck - didn't have much issues.
I'm beginning to wonder if my hand-eye coordination has regressed so much... and at this rate, I don't think I can play any videogames when I'm in 70s.
So yeah, I guess Leon is right. When the bell rings, I'll be going to play bingo. T^T Hopefully next to a not too terrible looking grandma.

Ideally though. I would love to play the backlog of Falcom games - but by then, I'm not sure how much I can empathize with all that "young kids saving the world" type of story.

 

[jshackles]

 

[Critical Hit]

I stopped spending money on every good price I see - "on the next sale maybe" and playing through backlog now with 1-5 new games per year. The main question is - would you still enjoy playing games in your 60-70+ as much as you do now?

 

[Ultra Donny]

When I pension i will travel with my wife, take photos, listen too vinyl and constantly replay cyberpunk the goat.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Yeah, just as soon as I've read all these PDF books and mags I've been hoarding, done all these art tutorials I've been playlisting, mastered the guitar to virtuoso level, got ripped as fuck at the gym and learned a foreign language. All that shit is definitely getting done.

I have a "To Read" folder that I am putting science articles into that I plan to read, I have over 800 articles in it. It's the first link on my bookmark bar, I see it every day.

Had it for years, haven't read one.

 

[dave_d]

You know if you really want one you can buy one. It's called a SPIA and is about the only annuity to consider. (Well I've heard MYGAs are also worth considering.) Personally I'm getting rid of my annuities.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

I plan to

 

[Tajaz2426]

Been retired 5 or so years now and play less games than ever. Probably a lot to do with storefronts, pricing of games and gaming equipment, but probably to do with age more than anything.

I spend more time hiking, rock climbing, sky diving, hunting, etc, that I have always enjoyed doing, but never had the time while in the Corps.

I keep busy, but gaming isn’t really a part of my life other than the occasional game that catches my interest. Still love to read bout the new tech and games coming out though.

 

[RSLAEV]

Realistically I know I will only access a small percentage of the games/comics/movies/tv shows that I've hoarded. But I want to have the option to check it out in the future if the interest strikes me. Also the older I get the less new stuff I take interest in so it's nice to know that I'll always have a library of stuff to play with if the mood ever strikes me.

 

[rm082e]

Some things I've found over the years of growing a backlog is:

• I always have lots of options for games to play. I don't get stuck playing a game because it's all I have on the shelf.
• Even though I try to be selective and pick up games that are likely to please me, I still find games in my backlog that I don't enjoy. Having more titles means I don't sweat the occasional bad or boring game.
• I try a lot more types of games when I can pick them up for cheap. Even if I don't enjoy them all, I know I was more picky 15 years ago when I was buying games on disc.
• I've finally sat down and played games 10 years after they were released, and totally enjoyed them.
• Kind of corny, but it does feel nice to support developers who are making games that I want to play, even if I don't have time to play those games.

 

[Shaki12345]

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[Evil Calvin]

I've been working through a bit of it the past several months and will continue doing so. The price increases in new games pushes me towards my backlog and older games.

Of course for every game I do get around to I wind up adding 2 more to the backlog so no actual progress gets made. Alas...

I know......so far in the last 5 months I got Path of Exile 2, then set aside for Indiana Jones, then set aside for a few Switch games (Donkey Kong Remastered, Tails of Iron 2, Citizen Sleeper 2, Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, Suikoden 1&2, Xenoblade Chronicles X).......

Then back to Xbox for Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, then set aside for Civilization 7, then set aside for Avowed, then set aside for Like A Dragon: Pirate in Hawaii, then set aside for Monster Hunter Wilds, then set aside for Two Point Museum, then set aside for Assassins Creed Shadows, then set aside for Atomfall and now I am playing South of Midnight.

So many great games but I really want to jump back into KC2 and Avowed. MH Wilds was....meh......and Ass Creed Shadows is huge. South of Midnight looks great too.

Pretty much all are good to great. Such a great stretch of games over the last few months!

 

[Zacfoldor]

No but I don't want to die with an empty backlog either.

A backlog brings comfort and hobby security.

 

[Krafter]

I will die with a library of books and games that will never be played and read. I enjoy having 'things to look forward to' as I gaze longingly at my 'to read' bookshelf and my 'to play' excel sheet of games, but I am old enough to realize that I will never catch them all.

Had a bad hospital stay a few years back where the realization was crystal clear, so I stopped buying stuff. With games, it's been fine, and the list has actually been reduced by at least 2%, heh. It helps that the existing games are better than the current/future ones. Books, it's been bad where I start a series, go down an author / genre rabbit hole and wind up buying more and more. Have full sets that still have the shrink wrap on them. I consider that invaluable, as my kids will have every book they would want to read right here at home.

 

[bender]

I've just come to grips with the fact that it is an impossible task. A few of my libraries:

-Steam: 1,657
-GoG: 579
-EGS: 528 (at least these were free)
-PSN: 1,181 (about half from PS+)

And that doesn't take into consideration my physical collection which I've been working to reduce overtime. I've just made a personal bucket list of games I want to complete and have tried to keep a mindset of purchasing fewer games.

 

[Lambogenie]

Nah.
I will probably sleep a lot.

 

[poppabk]

Just my free game backlog is approaching 300 games. Even if I had no interest in 2/3rds of them that still leaves 1000s of hours of gaming. Before we even get to my Steam backlog.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I just hope I can read the end of One Piece before I expire.

 

[JimmyRustler]

My backlog is 5 at the moment and one 3 of them I am working as I’m writing this.

I’m not impatient any more and usually can wait a bit. Must Have new releases are far and in between so I have no issue buying and playing them day 1. For all the other game I can comfortably wait until I’m finishes with the games I’m playing.

Backlogging games for later is pointless. By themselves time you can play them your tastes will have most likely have changed. Used to have an insane amount of Strategy games on my backlog cause I played them a lot as kid. When I finally started tackling them I noticed that I don’t even like em any more… What a waste…

Decided then and there to sort my backloggery and have never looked back. Have max 5-6 games on my backlog these days.

 

[Ceadeus]

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[PeteBull]

Its all good, bros, what we gotta do is follow in the footsteps of this very thoughtful gentleman, with lifespan like his any backlog wont stand a chance

Afghan's claim he is 140 years old is investigated by the Taliban

Aqel Nazir, who lives in the country's eastern Khost province, says he was born in the 1880s.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The Taliban is investigating an Afghan man's claim that he is 140 years old - which would make him the oldest person ever to have lived.
Aqel Nazir, who lives in the country's eastern Khost province, says he was born in the 1880s.

He claims to remember celebrating the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919 alongside King Amanullah Khan, the Afghan leader who launched a campaign against the British, while in his thirties.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Do you really think you will Pension one day​

 

[StereoVsn]

I've just come to grips with the fact that it is an impossible task. A few of my libraries:

-Steam: 1,657
-GoG: 579
-EGS: 528 (at least these were free)
-PSN: 1,181 (about half from PS+)

And that doesn't take into consideration my physical collection which I've been working to reduce overtime. I've just made a personal bucket list of games I want to complete and have tried to keep a mindset of purchasing fewer games.

Yep, I am in a similar space but also add my library from SNES, CD-Engine and up .

And throw in other hobbies, reading, older movies, dabbling at writing, working with AI, continue working on my Japanese, working out and so on. I need some time loops to help out!

 

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The way I think about it is one day I will be retired and never stop gaming. By building up an enormous library that would conceivably take 3 lifetimes to finish, I will have built up a Netflix/Gamepass of gaming, except everything is paid for and I don't have to worry about anything leaving. (Crosses Fingers). In any case I don't care if I get to everything, I will die a happy gamer, nonetheless.

This is basically my view on it. I figure 1,000 games is a good, clean number to work towards at which point I'd probably build my own personalization algorithm to recommend myself games from it .

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

I have a backlog but I don't buy that many games to begin with so I'm kinda proud of myself for keeping it under control. What helps me sleep at night is that my backlog consists of games I got for dirt cheap so it's not like I'm paying 90$CAD a pop for a game I'm not gonna play.

Ain't that the dream to play the remake of Final Fantasy 7 remake's remake when I'll be 90 while sitting in my own diaper full of shit?