Fair question/experiment.
For current systems:
2 Phat, 3 Slim, 3 Super Slim, PSP 1000, 2000 (I use mostly for the component cable to the TV), Vita 1000, 2000, PS Vita TV, 4, Pro, PS5 (I don't use it family have their models of the original not the later heatsink ones). PS2 Singstar, PS2 Eye Toy Camera, PS3 Move/PS3 PS Eye Camera, PSVR 1 & 2. No Buzz controllers. I did see some recently but I have no games for them/don't care to pick those types of games up really.
Xbox 360 Elite (old mode, has memory card slots, has HDMI, have no wifi dongle so had to do ethernet to put it to latest firmware for a time), 360 E (Xbox One looking model, sits there but is there if need to check online services), Xbox One with Kinect, Xbox One X. No 360 Kinect never had one I want one though.
Nintendo Wii GameCube compatible, DS OG, DSi, Wii U Deluxe Black 32GB, Wii Motion Plus (the addon not the controller had a controller but it's dead so I prefer the addon to swap between controllers any time I need to in a game), New 3DS XL (got after the Wii U), Switch OG model (newest Nintendo system I got). N64 as the more recent retro system I own.
I mostly own some PS2 (got 2 recent had 2 prior so 4 is fair to bring that count up to, sad when you see repeated demos but some games were pretty new, some I wanted to play so demos were suitable) or 360 demo disks, got a Borderlands 1 DLC disk so that's cool..... I know yeah MMOs have expansions but still I barely see these. Same with the 360 arcade/Indie combo disks they are cool. Only have 1 (Splosion Man, Trials HD, Limbo combo) and (Pacman Championship Edition, Boom Boom Rocket, Zuma, Feeding Frenzy, Uno small package of Xbox 360 Live Arcade starters I guess).
Games:
PS1, 2, 3, PSP, Vita, 4, 5
Xbox OG, 360, Xbox One/Series
N64 (2), GameCube (1), GBA (2 well 1 and a combo cart of 2, only racing games so far any I see are usually licensed games of no interest), DS (no DSi physical), Wii, 3DS (and 1 New 3DS exclusive title of Fire Emblem Warriors), Switch.
My title count varies from like 100+ PS4 to like fair less of PS3/360 to around the 30-40 PSP, Wii U, Wii, less so 3DS, Vita and PS1 of like probably 15-20 titles, even less to like the N64/GameCube/OG Xbox/GBA and such for like 1-5 titles if that.
Besides seeing Lynx games in box or a SNES in person yesterday. Got an N64 at some point second hand (so some consoles/games I see, but any I deeply researched are so niche and likely other countries it's not possible and just online only to get them and expensive because they flopped/are niche). If talking easily available physical (first/second hand market) or digital I'd probably say.....
I've mostly been buying up any 5th/6th/7th gen. As don't have a Dreamcast, Xbox OG or GameCube yeah I have to be particular what I buy for Xbox and GameCube. Same with N64 due to well RAM Pak or Control Pak to save and other aspects. I have just the regular N64 experience of controllers, Jumper Pak, however many games and none of the other stuff. I know what the N64 is about at least but as never owned one it's been interesting as most other consoles don't have that level of complexity of things to consider.
Like PS3 Move/PS3 PS Eye Camera or Wii Motion Plus hasn't been that much a challenge. Neither has an OG DS for GBA. Or not seeing a PSP GPS/Camera (no games I own or care about need it pretty sure). I got those over time no problem. I see Vita, DS, Switch and other controllers/consoles every few years/many months. I saw tons of PSP/Xbox games then tons gone I only picked up a few then not as much as I do nowadays. Sometimes you see areas filled with games, other times small cabinets.
Has been many OG Xbox coming in to the retro games stores I go to and I have to be particular due to 360/Xbox One backwards compatible titles particularly which is a challenge.
Wii and GameCube games is also interesting. Wii sure I have GameCube ports/memory card ports compatible Wii so that's no problem (no memory cards, but do a GameCube controller), no Classic Controller for Wii games either so compatibility there matters of GameCube controller then the games themselves.
Any current gen or last gen yes is easy. 3DS not sure as only second hand, I mean I got Mario Tennis Open from EB Games/Gamestop as the last one in my region's store on the shelves and I saw them around 4-5 games depending (2 copies Mario Tennis, 1 Batman Blackgate, 1 WWE, I think Mario Bros 2, something like that).
But yeah for like major stores it's easily current/last gen consoles not counting Wii U. I have had a retro game store have Wii U on and off and EB I bought up whatever Wii U I could before they got rid of them. Vita they never had so been all second hand consoles and games there.
PS3/360/Wii is like easy to pick up second hand, not in major stores or my EB anymore. They were for a time but like many when 2020 happened it was clear buy my first 3DS and buy up the PS3/360/Wii/DS/Wii U games they are going and they did.
There is a reason I picked up whatever Wii U/DS I saw, yeah some DS were there for a time too not just 3DS.
So second hand I mostly pick up PS2/PS3/PSP/Wii/DS/360 I can easily get those.
But on occasion PS4/Xbox One and rarely see 3DS/Wii U/Vita there but I might pick some up depending as currently they have 3DS and Vita games but I'm not due to the titles they are, notable then some PS1 shovelware or gem titles/notable but otherwise eh.
Got a PS1 classic as felt like it. Most titles on it I'd never played and many intrigued me. Was only Jumping Flash at first but the more I explored the small lineup the more I was intrigued.
I check emu for mostly 5th/6th gen titles. If I get them physical I am good to go and remove what I don't need/made my mind up on. So when I got some GBA racing games I didn't need the emu titles anymore. I mostly use emu for research to know how they feel and if they interest enough in gameplay/career modes/story I'll consider them to wanted games or go nah not for me. Or to remember what games I used to own/vaguely remember seeing and go yep I remember that and that is what the game was and go yep be on the look out for that one among the others I want to go for I've researched.
For digital it's as it is I go for PS4/Vita, did Wii U/3DS when the stores were open (not much on 3DS mostly Wii U there), and haven't touched Switch digital yet. Xbox I don't do digital at all most titles I want are on the other platforms of particular need to go digital for a handful but I go physical for all consoles just Indies/niche Japanese titles that don't have physical (due to them being well niche or because they won't store the bigger ones digital due to avoiding kids buying them even though others get a pass? Conception Plus can but not Senran Kagura/Gal Gun so digital only? Sigh EB Games. Yeah store reasons not rating/censorship/banned or region just stores don't carry them grr).
Last edited by SuntannedDuck2 - on 18 October 2023
