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by jakubwojciech 2017 days ago
Is there a term for buying games and not playing them?
2 comments

Yes, it's at the end of the article:

> One of the most popular interpretations concerned video games, with various people referencing their "vast, untouched software libraries" on game distribution platforms like Steam. And some people even joked the service should rename their annual week of discounting the "Steam Tsundoku Sale". But credit to Ronnie Filyaw of Whomp! comic, who came up with this concise definition [0]

[0] https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/E80B/production/...

Yes, you're a game collector, which is a distinct and separate concept from gamer.