Best Way To Manage Growing Console Clutter?

An anonymous reader writes "Being the owner of several actively-used consoles, I have found myself in a perpetual state of tangled cords and controller 'land mines' when it comes to my living room. With each console supporting four controllers, and a couple of games having their own unique peripherals, this is becoming more and more of a problem. It's not so much that there isn't a place for all of this. as it is that there isn't a place that's visually pleasing, big enough to survive the growing collection, easy to use, and most importantly, cheap. I find myself having to untangle cords or digging through a box/drawer. no matter what solution I try. What have Slashdot readers resorted to when it comes to keeping all of this in check?"

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How handles are you?

[Fizzl]

Spiral wrap
Some JeesusTeippi might also help.

The brilliant minds who have no grasp of simple mechanical solutions....

(Yup, still have Karma to burn)

Re:Two Part solution

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

Okay, so what you said is that you're not a fan of RPGs. You hate them. I don't like them either so don't think I am replying because I have some love for RPGs. In the next sentence you say, "I'm glad there aren't that many for the xbox." Here's where I lose track of your argument.

Certainly you must recognize that RPG games can drive sales for a particular console. You should know that SNES sales were driven, in part, because of Square's relationship with Nintendo. So, given that we know RPG games can help sell a console and you obviously want games to continue to be produced for your XBox, why would you be happy about the fact that there weren't that many RPGs available for the XBox? It doesn't make sense to me. I'm happy to see either an exclusive game for the Gamecube or PS2 that is highly regarded and sells well, even if I have no interest in playing it, because it helps to solidify my consoles place(s) in the marketplace. In conclusion, I find your statement rather silly Chris.

Re:Two Part solution

[alatesystems]

I would hope developers would produce quality action games rather than RPGs. RPGs bore the hell out of me and I try to get into them, but I end up not caring and then that passes into anger that I wasted a period of my life inside the game.

Games like Midtown Madness 3 is what gaming is about to me. It's a quick game I can pick up without thinking about what level I am and instantly play with online and real life friends on xbox live.

EA makes some awesome games and they need to pull their finger out of their ass and introduce online play on the xbox.

I don't see how my statement is 'silly', but rather not in accord with yours. You're right though; anything that helps the xbox sales is a good thing to attract developers of hopefully non-rpg games. As for your snes comment, no I did not know anything about squaresoft's relationship with nintendo. I knew after I played Legend of Zelda on my gameboy and then later traded it for kirby's dreamland(another awesome game, I loved it 400 times better than zelda), that RPGs were not for me. I played games like lethal enforcers(guncon) and mario brothers on my snes.

Chris

Re:Two Part solution

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

Again, we already established that you don't like RPGs. There's no need for you to continue to mention that in any reply.

You claimed to be happy that there were few RPGs for the XBox and would hate to see any come out for it. Why did you say that? Did you not realize that improved XBox sales are a good thing for even a person like yourself who does not enjoy RPGs?

Your statement was silly because it shows a lack of thought about the larger state of affairs. You were basically saying you only wanted to see games that you enjoyed released for the XBox - a silly stance to take as it is a sure thing that MS can't maintain a market with 'just Chris.' Apologize for your silly statement any time now.