Would you be content with gaming the rest of your life with only your current library/backlog?

A backlog is exactly what it should be.

A graveyard for games that you buy but don't grab your fancy. If they were not good enough to keep you engaged when you bought them they will not be any better now.

You don't ever go back into the backlog...that would be admitting defeat.

Active backlog:
Steam: 1480
Sony: 1865
Xbox: 768
Nintendo: 1266
 
Content? No. I do want new experiences and despite the AAA bs, I get plenty of new games from outside that sphere. But still, I have over 1k games so I'd probably be ok.
 
ssringo said:
Content? No. I do want new experiences and despite the AAA bs, I get plenty of new games from outside that sphere. But still, I have over 1k games so I'd probably be ok.
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But a game you have not played would be a new experience lol I have not touched a massive majority of my library either at all, or in any meaningful way.
 
Yes. I look at my backlog more as a library I can pick and choose from depending on my mood.

I also have a 1tb card full of retro roms.
 
Easily. I have a pretty massive collection dating all the back to the Atari 2600 and 8-bit computer days, up to the current generation of consoles and PC. More games than time. Although I've really slowed down here of late and only buy like around 5-7 new and retro games each year now. I like to finish/master games I start.
 
If they stopped making games today, yeah I'd be fine.

But if they continued making games I wouldn't be content to miss out on new installments in my favorite franchises or whatever other hot new ones come out.
 
Wouldn't be a problem at all. Between my backup of physical games, my Steam backlog, my GoG collection and the endless sea of emulation (that keeps on expanding thanks to fan-translations) I could easily game until the day I die without missing "modern" gaming.
 
I think considering the modern incarnation of the game library--all permanently* digitally owned†, all redownloadable at any‡ time--means I am likely pretty close to being able to achieve this. I have lots of games across all generations on my PS5. On top of this I just wrapped up 260 hours in Death Stranding 2. This already has me itching to replay MGSV, which I already have 380+ hours in. I could probably finish out the year between just these two games.

If I get bored of that, there's no shortage of bigly games in my collection to revisit--Baldur's Gate 3, I'm looking at you--in addition to games I've never beaten, or running through Symphony of the Night for the 50th time.

Now I wouldn't want this to happen. But I think now more than ever I could theoretically live with it.

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I have enough games and backlog to live out the rest of my days and still probably not get to play everything or see it all. If I won the lottery, didn't have to worry about working, keeping my body fit and slaving away for the woman, then I'd probably be able to dedicate more than a few hours a day to the hobby and catch up on some stuff.
 
FoxMcChief said:
What if it's only StarCraft 64!
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FoxMcChief said:
I think I would be content with only playing what I own already, across Steam, PS, Xbox and Switch 1&2.

My backlog is easily 100+ across all platforms. Damn you Steam sales! And I tend to only buy the good ones that I know I'll replay.

Just curious how others feel.
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Sure, most genres have been kind of "solved" already, you probably own the perfect representations of all genres a few times over by now, I still go wild like a rabid pig on cocaine when there's deep Steam sales on, though.
 
I already have more than enough games to last the rest of my life.

Honestly I'd still probably just play the same couple dozen games over and over that I do now (minus new titles.)
 
I'm actually not sure. I know for sure I could do 10 years and not even feel it. My backlog is massive. I'm the guy that buys games day 1 and never plays them. I play a lot but there is just no fucking way to play them all and work a job and sleep.

Could probably do 15.

At 20 years, I would still have a lot in the backlog...but maybe not a lot of bangers...I think in 20 years I would start to really feel it.
 
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It would be a bit annoying not to be able to buy new Football Managers every few years, but most of my gaming is older games on older consoles. I bought a Switch 2 but it's exclusively been a Mario Kart machine so far outside Switch games (I have Cyberpunk as well but it gave me motion sickness after playing it for an hour or so), and waiting for games like Donkey Kong to come down to an acceptable price has made me realise how little I need to buy new games. Most recent completed playthroughs are GoldenEye (on Switch, then again on N64 to compare), Resident Evil 4, and Mario Galaxy 2 (on Wii, before the collection was announced). I recently bought Metroid Prime Trilogy, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, and Little King's Story, all on Wii, which I'll start on at some point. There are a few Switch 2 games I might get at some point but nothing I'm especially excited about.
 
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At 20 years, I would still have a lot in the backlog...but maybe not a lot of bangers...I think in 20 years I would start to really feel it.
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That an interesting point. It's why I try to put some time between certified bangers and play some "mid" games in between. Which is cool because sometimes those mid games can really surprise you and be better than you ever expected them to be.
 
I couldn't play all the games I have access to in 5 lifetimes.

Beyond modern consoles and PC,
I have and entire retro setup that ive been gathering for many decades.

So yeah - id be fine.
 
Easily since the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games could last a lifetime with mods.

Also Warcraft Reforged with infinite custom games and campaign.

Hearthstone and World of Warcraft never dying.
 
Oh yeah, pretty sure i would. I have a big enough library with some heavy hitters. Plus, paradox games and Anno games. That's pratically neverending.
 
Well my Steam library is 1200+ strong, 200+ GoG collection with about half games I missed out on, 200+ Epic Games titles (mostly weekly free games) and some 50ish abandonware PC games...yeah probably set for life.

Also in the last few years I've gone out of my way to collect old console games via thrift store buying, ebay and trading to gather a 500ish collection, with about half are games I missed out on playing that I want to. Mostly just play through emulation, especially on my Steam Deck. Thinking of getting a 3DS XL next year for the DS/3DS library, since quite a few games don't control well on modern capacitive touch screens where you don't get the same stylus precision when emulating.
 
I have a huge backlog so yes, I could continue playing just what I have.

However, I like to try the newest stuff whenever I can so I think I'd be a little miserable. If no new games are being released I could probably be happy with my current library.
 
Having replied with a no here, I'm thinking of my other hobbies and I could go the rest of my life with the bike stuff I have, and the RC car stuff I have. Games are just different though. Much more important to me.
 
With my library, I could be content for sure. I do like new games from time to time and look forward to certain unreleased titles, but in general I mostly play games I've played before out of my collection. I'm confident that I could go to the rest of my days just playing titles from my own library as I have well over a thousand.

In addition, there are many in that library which I have yet to play as well since we are speaking of backlogs.
 
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