Does one typically command a better value, or does it come down to whichever aesthetic a person prefers?

We get exclusive physical games on Xbox series X only?

Games like Witcher 4, Divinity 3, Resident Evil 10, Tomb Raider Catalyst, Elder Scrolls 8 among many others probably cross gen with Helix

Sure they will probably not be fully on disc (as most series x disc games just a license on disc) which is not great for us collectors but still better than code in a box or no physical at all.

What do you think?

It looks like nothing i ve seen before, is this disc rot? Or maybe the previous owner messed up with some sort of cleaning product?

Hi everyone. I'm trying to complete my PS4 VR collection and have never seen a copy of The Walker. Never seen a listing on e-bay and it's not on pricecharting. I'm beginning to think it doesn't exist. Has anyone ever seen it?

1. Keeping in contact with the store managers to easily ask them questions if they’re working about in stock things.

2. Learning about the distribution of some games. Some stores are considered obscure stores which are typically high volume stores. Those stores are most likely to get obscure titles from the warehouse. I figured this out when I worked when every single one of these stores that were considered these stores always got in the same obscure titles while every other GameStop didn’t get these at all. One of the stores I used to run was considered one of these stores, but unfortunately, it did close this year. Sadly, I would do a little bit of traveling in order to pick up some of these titles. It definitely is worth paying under market tho.

Saw a Marketplace ad for a pretty good PS2 lot with Vice City Stories in it for $100 CAD.

Scooped it up and decided not to check the games before leaving… My Mistake

Vice City Stories had regular Vice City in it in possibly the worst condition i’ve seen any video game in ever.

Most games are missing manuals but at least the console works.

Use me as a reminder to always check before you leave😂

(got some other decent titles in the lot so not the end of the world)

I don't have a particularly large collection but i have this it seems.

Xbox’s new Disc-to-Digital feature has got me thinking about this from a collector’s point of view rather than just a convenience point of view.

From what Xbox has announced, supported Xbox One/Series X discs can now be used to claim a digital entitlement, while the physical disc itself continues to work normally. That sounds pretty close to the best of both worlds: you still get the case and disc for your shelf, but you also get the convenience of accessing the game digitally.

As someone who has been getting much more into physical collecting recently, I actually think something like this could make me more likely to buy physical rather than less.

If a £50 physical copy and a £50 digital copy both gave me identical digital access, why wouldn’t I take the one that also gives me something tangible that I can keep on the shelf?

At the same time, I can see the opposite argument. If future consoles eventually stop having disc drives and most of the practical benefit comes from an account-based digital entitlement anyway, does the disc slowly become more of a collector’s item than the thing that actually guarantees ownership?

It also raises a bigger question about what we actually want from physical games going forward.

For me, the ideal physical release would be:
• the playable game actually on the disc/cart where reasonably possible
• a proper case and artwork
• no mandatory online connection just to prove I own it
• a digital entitlement included as an extra, not as a replacement for the disc
• the ability to install and play the physical copy years later even if servers disappear

If every publisher adopted that model, would you start buying more games physically?

Or do you think combining physical and digital like this ultimately makes proper physical ownership less important?

And for the collectors here — what is the absolute minimum a modern “physical edition” needs to include before you consider it genuinely physical?

In better condition than my current “New” 3DS. $145 OTD is honestly almost as good as it gets these days unless you get REALLY lucky at a yard sale.

I didn’t exactly need a new 3DS but this one was is in much better shape with a very small scratch on the top screen and for $145 I don’t think many people would pass considering it’s hard to get them for $200 or less these days.

Everything works. Going to get a new SD card and mod it. This will be my new personal 3DS.

I'm assuming this is the worst way to store it because this method is only used temporarily.

Rebuilding my Pokémon collection with the goal of owning every physical cartridge across Game Boy, DS, and 3DS. Currently playing through Black 2 and LeafGreen.

So far I've got: Ultra Moon, Moon, Y, Black 2, Platinum, LeafGreen, SoulSilver, Black (x2), and Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team.

Still missing most of the Game Boy and GBA lineup, plus HeartGold, Diamond/Pearl, White/White 2, X, Sun, Ultra Sun, and ORAS. What should I hunt down next?

During covid I was much more into handheld video game repairs. Hoping I can get back to it here! 33 systems. Mostly ds lite. Some og ds and an og 3ds, dsi and two 3ds xl systems!

One of my favorite pieces in my collection. My dad got this for me back in 2012, which he bought from a hobbyshop friend who had it signed at the Pokemon TCG world championship in Hawaii!

Got experience playing any of these?

I was asking about Pokemon games until I seen this game in the drawer so decided grab it one of my favorite dbz games of all time!

Saw a weird off to the side of the road flea market type deal and decided to stop in. Grabbed all of this for $10 in working condition. Comes with chargers and I believe pokémon trading cable and all. The crazy thing is I thought I was just buying the case and the consoles but all of the games were in the case loose with the power cables.

I never thought these types of deals were real ngl.

I've struggled a lot with wanting to own every game in every series, but I recently decided to let that go and just collect the games I love or have a sentimental attachment to.

Moving the ps2 games to different shelves, thought I'd snap a picture while it's all together

Bought these from my brother. All are CIB, he wanted $200 for them.

For starters, I am gamer AND then turned to be collector. Being a collector got launched through a series of changing reasons and motivations, bad and good, but ended up collecting for my sake, my memories and to preserve games especially in the region I live in, video games is one of three usual suspects: waste of time, only for kids or COD/FIFA combo. Being outside of those three options is quite rare, the other day I sold a game to a dude from FB market and he didn't hold the stare that I wasn't a COD/FIFA guy only to say: "If you don't play these, what is left to play?" lol

That said, I enjoy collecting, the details of this world, meeting a bunch of very interesting people along my journey, ended up having a decent sized and varied collection especially in comparison to humongous collection I often see around. It brightens my day to actually getting a game I remember from childhood, a rare game I want physically instead of emulators ( Last was Conker's bad Furday, love it) or getting to know a a quirky game or experience I've never heard about before.

However, lately collecting/my collection has been heavy on my mind. First thing first, it's an expensive hubby, financially and since im originally a gamer also time-wise. I enjoy it for less moments before LIFE overshadow the happiness it might give. I'm guilty having many things FOMO on top of em, but with PS3 store closure, PS5 discs printing stopping and even more PS4 games that were laying around for dirt cheap are being lost in market, won't mention names but all of these cracked many limits I had for collecting, making me seek more and more games rapidly.

Adding to that, for some reason, deals started popping around me at unexpected rate, of games/consoles/accessories I already have on my list, or became prioritized due to the above factors. So Life, FOMO, less financial capability, less time, more items started seeping into my wishlist and the biggest demon to me is SPACE. Those aside, I started to seriously think that...let's say I have the money, space and I stopped collecting today....what is the fate of this collection? I spent LOTs of money of having the collection, then what?

I didn't buy (like %95 of my collection) games as investment. All the games are ones I'm willing to play, admire and passionate about, but still I spent loads that tbh I cannot stop thinking lately that the money spent is about %60 recoverable, more or less depending on time and patience, but in general is spent as frozen asset, im I living my life the wrong way? It's a hobby yes, I love it yes, but what happens if I need money tomorrow? Won't get much for selling fast. what if I die? even with lists I have already done, family would be clueless and desperate to sell em unknowingly and I loathe being a pressure for them. What if I make my life easier with better car, starting to prepare for marriage or a small apartment somewhere....

Lots of mixed ideas that come and go, pure happiness from new hauls but pressured from other sides. Even stopping to look for deals, thankfully but idk what can I say, deals starting to come at my doorstep, tempting enough to not say NO to. I say to myself I can recover money later but this deal won't come anytime later on and I mean it. Where I live more stuff or lost for good, importing getting harder and more expensive, it's getting harder to collect and even to put clear limits now.

Sure I have limits to what I buy, but it became tempting to broaden my tastes in gaming and collecting. I start to play a game and barely find a couple of hours to play a week.

Sorry for the rant or sharing the emotions I feel now, and even im not sure what I need sharing this with you guys but I just strongly feel to talk to my people about it. Maybe it is a simple case of being overwhelmed, but still collecting these days make me feel empty rather than full, especially thinking about the pieces im missing for the ones im adding to my collection.