That's the thing, booklets used to be thick with nice pictures and some info about the game (Blizzard games booklets were the best!). Nowadays, they're a one page folded in two at best.

I'm glad we moved away from physical, I would say i'm all digital but the darn Switch keep me somewhat physical. Last game bought on switch was ring fit. I never bought a single physical game on Xbox series S/X. Last Xbox one physical game was Assassin's Creed Odyssey. When I picked a PS4 slim last generation I also bought Last of Us, Uncharted collection, Uncharted 4, God of wars and Horizon zero west. Surprisingly as a Xbox household the most physical disc I own is on the PS4 and Switch.

Try telling that to your girlfriend.

Time and age actually had the opposite effect on me. I use to rush as well, trying to squeeze in as much as possible. But then it was like, what for? At some point, it just didn't matter to me anymore. 

But to your point about gaming on the go, I would agree there. I forgot about the Switch being portable. Console gaming, yeah. You're not saving much time. But portable? Who the heck wants to lug around five carts with them everywhere they go? lol

I'd love to, but then I usually wake up.

I literally have none of those problems lol. Maybe that's why I feel the way I do? I have one of each console. Beside them, stacked neatly, are all the games in their cases. If I want to play one, I get up, open the case, take the disc or cart out, pop it in and go. When I am done, I get up, eject the disc or cart, put it away in its case, set the case back in its original spot and I'm finished. Everything stays neat. Everything is right where it should be. No issues whatsoever. If it's carts or discs to consoles that I have stored away, like retro stuff, they're stored with the consoles in boxes. So to me, it's just perplexing to hear people despair about all this stuff, since I have been doing it all my life without even noticing. haha

I’m always enjoyed the physical connections with games. To an extent, the booklets themselves were part of the lore.

Nowadays, sometimes they are online or within the game. Crazier, games come with ads for other games.

I’m glad I’m not the only one that buys games multiple times/ways for no or even ridiculous reasons.

I had roughly 100 PS1 games and 200 PS2 games (with about 100 GameCube games, too.). During the 7th gen, things REALLY got out of control. So many PS3, Wii, and 360 games, it actually became embarrassing. People would come visit and say "Man, you could have bought a car instead of all of these games!"

I started to consider myself a collector. Then, I reached a point where I said "What am I collecting for?" I had a bit of an epiphany. I just wanted the experience. I wanted to get rid of the clutter. Combined with convenience, not having to go to a store, etc., digital just felt right.

I ran out of space in my old house.
So I built a new house.

This is by no-means my entire video game collection either, there is another room dedicated to everything Pre-6th gen.. And I have Playstation 3/4/5 in the walk-in wardrobe in the master bedroom.

I find a certain kind of "joy" in having all my games categorized, sorted and all in one place.

My PC is pretty much entirely digital though... Last game I bought physical was probably StarCraft 2.
My Series S console only has digital copies (Obviously) of every Halo game... My Xbox One X and Xbox Series X I try and stick to physical.