{"id":4139,"date":"2015-05-11T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=4139"},"modified":"2016-02-29T12:23:35","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T12:23:35","slug":"4-easy-ways-to-declutter-your-games-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/11\/4-easy-ways-to-declutter-your-games-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"4 easy ways to declutter your games collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, we put together a few ways to clear your gaming backlog<\/a> but didn\u2019t mention the most obvious method: decluttering your collection.<\/p>\n

Selling games<\/a> that you don\u2019t play – either because you\u2019ve finished them or just don\u2019t have the time – is the easiest way to get rid of a backlog and earn a bit of cash at the same time. Here are a few ways to decide what to sell.<\/p>\n

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The 3 month rule<\/b><\/h4>\n

The hardest part of decluttering your game collection is deciding what to get rid of. You won’t sell much if you don’t put much thought into picking out the games you no longer want; in fact, you could end up selling something you actually wanted to keep.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it\u2019s a good idea to establish some rules and criteria before you start clearing out. While you should come up with some of your own based on your own circumstances, we recommend trying out the blunt-but-beautiful 3 month rule: anything you haven\u2019t played for over 3 months goes.<\/p>\n

Best of all, thanks to wonders of technology, you don\u2019t have to guess how long it’s been since you\u2019ve played something; it\u2019ll be right there on your Xbox\/Playstation dashboard. We reckon using this method will clear out at least half your collection.<\/p>\n

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Trading up<\/b><\/h4>\n

Trading older games for newer ones has been a cornerstone of gaming for years, mainly for monetary reasons. With more and more \u201d\u02dcbig\u2019 games coming out, though, it\u2019s become equally important to save space.<\/p>\n

If a new release has caught your eye, get an instant price for some of your older games on musicMagpie.<\/p>\n

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Add up how long each game would take you to play<\/b><\/h4>\n

AKA the eye-opener. Take every game you own – played or not – and figure out how long it would take you to play through each game (use howlongtobeat.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Then, add the time it would take you to complete each game together and think about all the stuff you could do with that time instead. If you\u2019ve got a large enough collection, the results should both amaze and terrify you into decluttering as quickly as possible!<\/p>\n

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Ask yourself: am I actually enjoying this?<\/b><\/h4>\n

Like music and movies, many of us stick with a game we\u2019re not really enjoying because we feel like we should be enjoying it (either because it\u2019s got loads of good reviews or our friends enjoy it).
\nHowever, while an album or film you enjoy will only take up about an hour or two of your time, a game can take anything between 10 – 30 hours. That\u2019s 30 hours spent on something you don\u2019t even like that much!<\/p>\n

To reduce the amount of precious time you spend on stuff you don\u2019t enjoy, and to help you with your decluttering efforts, give every game you own at least an hour. If you aren\u2019t feeling it after that hour, get rid!<\/p>\n

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Have you got any collection decluttering tips to share with your fellow gamers? Leave them in the comments!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re ready to start decluttering, click below to get an instant valuation for your stuff!<\/p>\n

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