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What habit do you possess that seems very normal to you, but would seem odd to anyone else? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 5 months ago* by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 12 points 5 months ago (10 children)

What? I completely get discarding things and living a life without the burden of clutter, but having a game in your Steam library is essentially zero cost/burden right?

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  • [+] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)
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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Games are meant to be played, not collected.

    I'm not a gamer myself (the only game I ever purchased are a few chessboards ;) but as a book reader I know many people do buy books they will never ever read. They just collect dust on their bookshelves. It may be sad they don't get to enjoy the content, but it's their choice and there is nothing wrong with that.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I hope it's the loud minority that buys that many games. I think most people don't have the luxury to think that way.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I have over 200 games (not the largest library I know but still sizable) and most of them are unplayed and never will be. A majority of them come from the monthly Humble Bundle subscription that gives me like 7-12 games a month. I haven't redeemed any in a while, I mainly keep the sub for the store discount, and the mild feeling of goodwill I receive for having donated to "charity" (since Humble's acquisition by EA I question how much of this goes to charity).

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago*

    Especially since you can hide them if you want to maintain a clean interface. That way you can bring them back later if you decide to replay the game, or share it with your family. There's so few reasons to ever delete a game.

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