Aye, I do it. Started with books; mostly because I read a lot of history, and need to collect ones I later may want. Which branded out to doing so for SciFi/Fantasy; obscure titles have a way of going OOP.
So it is with games. Mainstream titles; may not want the greatest hit/platinum release boxes or artwork. JRPGs that have a short print run and sell for ridiculous amounts later. Day One purchases that I would've waited for, but the publisher (I'm looking at you, Namco Bandai) was basing the localization of the next title on those sales. Also, really good sales on things I know I'll eventually want to be playing--and they'll be right there when I'm ready.
I hear/read a lot of gamers talk about their backlog, and that's separate of collectors, who may not open everything they have. To each their own. :) For whatever the reason, you are very much not alone!
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Date: 2012-07-21 05:07 pm (UTC)So it is with games. Mainstream titles; may not want the greatest hit/platinum release boxes or artwork. JRPGs that have a short print run and sell for ridiculous amounts later. Day One purchases that I would've waited for, but the publisher (I'm looking at you, Namco Bandai) was basing the localization of the next title on those sales. Also, really good sales on things I know I'll eventually want to be playing--and they'll be right there when I'm ready.
I hear/read a lot of gamers talk about their backlog, and that's separate of collectors, who may not open everything they have. To each their own. :) For whatever the reason, you are very much not alone!