True, is what I'm doing with FF XIII-2. I assume this holiday it'll be cheaper already.

I believe Nikkom has you beat with 1,000+ games on his phone that he hasn't beat.

Well I can't speak for everyone, but I'm a collector.  I but games for the sake of having them, and most of the stuff I Get I buy on sale.  if you go through my list of games, you'll see a lot of them say "5 dollar bargain bin" or something.  I buy games when they're cheap so I have them for later, rather than risking spending 4x as much on it later.  plus I'm the 'games guy' in my area, people come to me to borrow games and I delight in helping people find stuff they wouldn't otherwise be able to play.  Having tonnes of games keeps the options open. 

Heh, I don't think I would ever let anyone borrow my games anymore after I let my friends borrow in the PS1 era. I can't count how many times I would get a game back that was scratched to hell, or the game's case was broken. It might be a lot harder to scratch Blurays, but I still don't like anyone borrowing my games anymore (they can play them on my systems, which I have no problem with).

Like Runa, I like buying games when they are cheaper and I'm also a collector. There's rarely a game that I buy at retail for full price (Tales of Graces F was the last one, but before that, I don't remember the last one I bought myself), so I usually wait until they go on sale somewhere. For example, FFXIII-2 will be on sale for $30 for a week starting Sunday, but there's a coupon in this month's Best Buy @gamer magazine that gives an extra $15 off (it expires April 7, so you have another week to buy the game), so you're essentially getting a game that came out two months ago for $15.

The only times I will buy retail games for full price are if I'm highly anticipating it, or if I get it as a present, or if it's part of a promotion (like buy one get one free).

I'm also obsessive-compulsive.  I have a comprehensive list of all my games and movies on a spreadsheet so I know precisely where everything is at all times, and I check my materials before lending and immediately after getting them back.  when you have as many movies as I do (almost 600 now, including Blu Ray), it'd be very easy for stuff to just up and diseappear without you knowing if you didn't keep track of this shit. 

thats alot of games there, i always buy one game at a time, until im satisfied with my completion of a game i wont buy or start another

I am a collector too, so I never get rid of my games. I like the idea of waiting for a price drop before buying one. I am still going strong with Singularity. The atmosphere is really awesome. It keeps surprising me with new ideas or old ideas done well. I should finish it by the weekend. I am tempted to finish Nier after, but Silent Hill 3 is calling.

Yeah, I usually keep a list with all of my games (I don't own very many movies, so that's not a problem there), since I have over 600 or so now.

Why force yourself to finish a game you don't even enjoy? Unless you care very much about trophy % completion like some people out there. Myself I love trophies but if I dislike a game I won't force myself to play it only to earn trophies.

Just trade them away for new games...