I like collecting physical copies of games I like and that I want to display on my shelf. I have the entire Ace Combat franchise on disc, I have the collector’s edition of Ori and Crosscode, and a few artbooks for certain games I love (Spyro, Plague Tale, Oddworld).

I also bought the entire Resident Evil saga on xbox (Origins, R2make, R3make, R4master, R5master, R6master, R7 Gold, Code Veronica, Revelations 1 and 2) because I got most of them for cheap.

I also bought a lot of games on digital storefronts because either I didn’t care to have a physical copy, or it doesn’t exist. When I do, I usually buy on GoG when possible, as it’s the most future-proof option available. I have a big digital collection on Xbox thanks to their generous Rewards program, but it got nerfed hard in the last few months, so I don’t think it will increase much in the future. I don’t plan on buying another Xbox console, and the MS Store on Windows sucks hard.