Have you ever bought more than one of a console?

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

I have 2 NES Systems (soon to be a thirdwhen I can find a top loader).

2 N64 Systems.

2 PS2 Systems and 1 Japanese PS2.

And multiple Game Boy systems.

 

I don't think these are negative things.  I think of these multiple systems as redundancy.  When (and its not if but when) one of these systems fails, I will have the other as a backup.  I own too many games to hope that a future game system will be supporting an NES or N64 cart.  Or even a PS2 game disk down the road.

I keep very good care of my consoles.  No system has ever died on me, even my launch systems like my original Game Boy, GameCube and PS2.  But I don't want to take a chance so I buy a secondary system when I have a chance.  And you'd be surprised what you can find at thrift stores or used game stores for super cheap.