Buying Boxed Games - Important To The Gaming Experience?

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday January 21, 2004 @03:52AM from the click-and-buy dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for its 'GuestSpotting' editorial, in which a reader discusses why going to the store and buying a videogame is a vital part of his gaming experience. He argues: "When I hear talk of the future and how broadband-enabled gaming platforms will allow us to download entire games without leaving the comfortable wombs of our homes, I shudder", and sings the praises of "...a place where you can look over your collection [of game boxes] with pride, reminding you of the enemies you have defeated, the points you have scored, the races you have won, and, of course, the money that has been spent." Although the author of the editorial admits he's somewhat of "a fetishist when it comes to the corporeal aspect of the video games", are you happy with buying games that have no related physical artifacts?

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needs a girlfriend by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-21 04:12 · Score: -1, Troll

This loser needs a girlfriend.

I have hundreds of games in my collection and the boxes get thrown away. I'd love to keep them, but do you have any idea how much shelf space several hundred video game boxes takes up? Your average box takes between three and give DVD's worth of storage space.

Further, who the hell enjoys going to the store to buy games? The selection is usually poor and it's usually stuck between the stereo systems and the $400 16mb sticks of SDRAM that they try to pawn off on your average joe.

I can't wait until the day when every game is available online, via a download. As it is, the closest you can usually get is *ordering* them online.