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bloodychill
May 8, 2004

And if the world
should end tonight,
I had a crazy, classic life
Exciting Lemon
I came to a similar realization a while back and did two things. First, I used wish lists for games I wanted to try but didn't have time to play yet. This kept me from wasting money even on sales unless I actually had the time to play games.

Second, I gave up on trying to play "every great game." Now, I stick to the ones I know I'll like and ones that friends and goons with similar tastes recommend. I created a "crap" section on Steam where I started tossing games I'd given a fair shake to and didn't like. I finally returned or sold a few dozen physical copies of console games and sold my PS3 and XB360 in favor of a PS4, Wii U, and "best of steam" games setup. No more buying blockbusters, even on sale, if I don't already have a good idea I'll like it. If I don't like it, I return it or delete it and never play again.

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bloodychill
May 8, 2004

And if the world
should end tonight,
I had a crazy, classic life
Exciting Lemon

kater posted:

Does having data on a HDD cause seek times to rise? Am I losing time and or money by having games I will never play installed?

Please tell me. I've had Assassin's Creed Revolution installed since the day it came out and everytime I think about it I wonder how much it's still costing me.

If you keep your drive defragged and usage under 70-ish percent, then no. Changes in seek time are trivial unless your drive has some serious fragmentation.

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