Frankly, gaming will never be important enough to me to drop that much money on just hardware. Feels like a waste. More power to you if you're that into it.

I think, "good for them"

I dont have the time and im not willing to spend all my money on games. Fortunately im in a place in life that i can afford all 3 and 2 handhelds but i will not have the time as id rather do more then just play games.

I do however wish i had a certain system for a few games but i have to use my better judgment and gwt the one that will satisfy my needs overall.

Hell i have a 3ds and vita and i dont play them much as i dont have the time!

As one of them, i don't feel like wasting my time on crap.

So i just cherry pick the best on each one that suit my tastes, truthfully even with all three I'm bored as hell.

I am "one of them" as well, and will buy the last piece of the console pie (XB1) when it has 5 exclusives that I have a vested interest in. I use the PS4 for my third party games, my WiiU is used for gaming with my Nintendo obsessed brother. Then I have the 3DS and Vita for when I am traveling and need something to play on the plane.

Sadly, I have always had every console for the gen and yet traded them in to upgrade. Recently, I decided to stop trading in and actually build a collection. Going back and re-buying the old stuff sucks! :(

Gaming must be one of the least expensive hobbies.

And also it does not consume very much non-effective time.

Example:

Sports fishing: maintain your equipment - long travels to the fishing lake/river (for most people) - taking care of the catch. Very little time (of the total time consumed) is spent on actually fishing. To decide what equipment you should buy takes a lot of time and pondering.

Most people use hobbies as a "legitimate" time sink. But the hobby must be "proper" i.e. socially acceptable. Being a cineast is, being a fashionista is, being a gourmand is, being a game connoisseur is not that much.

To those who want and have the resources: Go ahead and build your collections, if it makes you happy.

I can agree we shouldn't spend most of our waking hours playing video games. But when I have free time from work and other responsibilites I want to play some games.

I had all the console last gen but my primary console played was the 360. I eventually got the PS3 and Wii when the hardware and games were heavily discounted. I primarily just used those consoles for exclusives that looked interesting to me. I probably completed 40 games between the two of them.

I think about an average of a hour or two hours a day of gaming is reasonable. Many people would consider that a lot yet many people spend more time watching TV or browing the web.

Well some people have more disposable income than others. Also, getting all the consoles doesn't cost a fortune.

I would like to get a PS4 but I still have more than enough to play on 360 and X1. I don't exactly need another home console I struggle to find the time for.

I think I am great. Dont have a PS4(yet). I can afford my stuff cause I have a job and plenty of credit.

I dont like the idea of paying for both PS+ and XBL to get my internet on.

I have plenty of games to play between my old systems(pretty much own them all) and new ones but I have the new ones for a few select games and better versions of cross gen games.

Good for them. It is their money and it isn't our business how they decide to spend it.

I can buy all 3. But I have no reason to own a XB when my PC fills those needs. And the other two as well. I easily afford them because i buy very little games. At most 20 entire generation, per system. And I don't bother with PS+ anymore.