Should PURCHASED digital games count in your collection?

[shenske]

Should PURCHASED digital games count in your collection?
(Steam, PSN, XBLA etc....)

Digital copies of games do have their perks for some people but its definitely not a preferred my method of 'owning' a game.  I have been struggling for a while with the idea. I am a game collector but a digital copy of a game doesn't really feel like owning a game.  It feels like a false promise of ownership of a game.

I mainly ask this since i keep my backloggery pretty up to date so i can categorize my collection.  It kind of feels like I have a cheated bloated number to my collection when i include digital downloads.

What do you guys think? Count 'em or don't count 'em?

[AO007]

Well 99% of my digital games are "back-ups" of games I own physically, so they already count in some form. Do I count the other 1%? Hell no.

[ShoothimNow]

I count them as even though they are not a physical game, they are still a game that I own non-the-less

I think you should rephrase your question to "Should Bought Digital Games Count In Your Collection?".  I think a majority of people might be thinking **cough cough** emulators **cough cough**.  I pay some good money for legit games (physical and digital) and they deserve to be counted in my collection.

[larryinc64]

I do tend to overlook my digital Wii and PC downloads, But you did buy them and they are games.

[VideoGamerYoshi]

I count them. I'd much rather own a physical copy of my PC games, but those sales... they get me every time.

[MedaForce]

I count them.
I spend a pretty good amount of money buying iOS, XBLA, WiiWare, Steam and GFW games.

I do understand the hesitant, since I don't own it physically I tend to over look them and it sucks not having anything to show off up on my shelf, but with the industry moving in this direction we can either embrace it or our years of collecting are numbered...

[Arseen]

First of all: A poll, are you crazy, you know happens with polls, especially if they are important polls.

OK to answer your question.

If the games are big complete games then yes you should  count them but maybe separate them.
Like: I own 2000 hard copy games and 20 digital copy games.
That way people can separate them , if they don't like digital copy games.

[TIME FOR MINI RANT]
I hate digital copy games because I want the manual and the cover in tangeable form.
Also if the game is only in digital for, manufacturers can at any point remove the game from being available or even playable if they so choose.
So when consoles go to download only games, I quit buying them and pleasure myself with my old good games.
[END OF MINI RANT]

[Arseen]

First of all: A poll, are you crazy, you know happens with polls, especially if they are important polls.

OK to answer your question.

If the games are big complete games then yes you should  count them but maybe separate them.
Like: I own 2000 hard copy games and 20 digital copy games.
That way people can separate them , if they don't like digital copy games.

[TIME FOR MINI RANT]
I hate digital copy games because I want the manual and the cover in tangeable form.
Also if the game is only in digital for, manufacturers can at any point remove the game from being available or even playable if they so choose.
So when consoles go to download only games, I quit buying them and pleasure myself with my old good games.
[END OF MINI RANT]

So my vote would be: maybe or in some cases.

[Mick Dundee]

If you paid for them, and its only on your Backloggery, sure. There is an option for "Other" ownership to click I think.

[AO007]

[TIME FOR MINI RANT]
I hate digital copy games because I want the manual and the cover in tangeable form.
Also if the game is only in digital for, manufacturers can at any point remove the game from being available or even playable if they so choose.
So when consoles go to download only games, I quit buying them and pleasure myself with my old good games.
[END OF MINI RANT]

Hence my idea of only downloading games I own physical copies of. That way, if I lose the digital copies I still have the physical ones.

[Arseen]

[TIME FOR MINI RANT]
I hate digital copy games because I want the manual and the cover in tangeable form.
Also if the game is only in digital for, manufacturers can at any point remove the game from being available or even playable if they so choose.
So when consoles go to download only games, I quit buying them and pleasure myself with my old good games.
[END OF MINI RANT]

Hence my idea of only downloading games I own physical copies of. That way, if I lose the digital copies I still have the physical ones.

So you buy games twice?

[amarthar]

Normally I think that digital games shouldn't count. But here in Poland, thanks to CD Projekt we can get Steam games on a physical disc. I've got Serious Sam HD Gold Edition and Zeno Clash in that form (and I'm planning on getting Super Meat Boy), and I do count those in my collection.

[wiggy]

Well, in the context of your backloggery page, yes, they count IMO. They're games, period. You own the right to play them (for now), and they're part of your collection.

Buuut, I see a lot of you guys "casing" digital-only games, and that just doesn't make sense to me.

[sheep2001]

i currently don't - but i would like to.

i have tons of stuff i download from PSN, and because of the terrible way they are stored on the PS3 it's a nightmare to locate games to play.  It's only going to get worse too, as PS plus is promising full games every month.  (off topic, but i wish i could select the game to play from the trophies screen - as sometimes i look at trophies i am missing and think, i'd like to just play to go for a specific trophy, and have to search through all my stuff to find the game.

Would really like to be able to back these up to a card and store/case them.

It does feel a little like it would be cataloguing pirate games though - even though i purchased them.  I hate not having the physical media.

[AO007]

[TIME FOR MINI RANT]
I hate digital copy games because I want the manual and the cover in tangeable form.
Also if the game is only in digital for, manufacturers can at any point remove the game from being available or even playable if they so choose.
So when consoles go to download only games, I quit buying them and pleasure myself with my old good games.
[END OF MINI RANT]

Hence my idea of only downloading games I own physical copies of. That way, if I lose the digital copies I still have the physical ones.

So you buy games twice?

If it's really good and I enjoy it, then yes. I don't really consider having a digital and physical version to be multiple copies though, as the digital versions could disappear at a moment's notice.