How many times have you bought the same console/game?

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Inspired by Streeteh's post here:
Streeteh said:
Selling consoles is a flawed idea in the first place imo, you ALWAYS end up buying it again at a loss some point down the line when i game you want/need comes out.
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Which got me thinking about how many times I have done something similar.

I'm not a huge gamer by any means but I've still managed to end up buying no less than three Nintendo 64s over the years just to play Goldeneye. I've bought two Xbox 360's in the last year or so just for Xbox Live gaming.

And although for the PC, I've bought Battlefield 2, three times as well. Call of Duty 4 I've bought twice and possibly a 3rd time around for a console this time.

So, how many times have you re-bought the same item after thinking you didn't want/need it?
 
I bought Final Fantasy 8 twice. I traded it in a while ago when there was an offer for it, then bought it back with some vouchers.
It is still, in my opinion, the worst PS Final Fantasy, but it is nice to have.

I have paid for MGS twice, but the first one broke, so I am not sure if that counts.

I have bought 2 360s, but I had not sold the first when I bought the second.

I am yet to sell a console (other than the spare 360) and still have a working C64 from when I was 5.
 
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I don't think I've ever bought a game twice unless it's because a Limited Edition came out and even then it's got to be a game I feel very passionate about.

As for consoles, bought a few "retro" consoles that I've sold and thought "damn I really want to play this game".

Console wise I think I may as well just keep all my consoles even when new one come out as it's always good to have a bit of a retro night :)
 
Gamecube, bought and sold about 3.
Xbox 360, bought one, sold it, bought another one, then bought another one :)

Games:

Bought and sold then bought again the following off the top of my head:

FIFA 07
Crackdown
COD 4
Forza 2
 
I've bought Soul Blade on the PSone twice i'm not sure why though :confused:

I also own roughly 5 copies on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 over mixed formats:rolleyes: I've got it on ps2, gba, pc, gamecube and psone....
 
Resident evil 4 wii edition, when I sold my pal wii I sold my re 4 as well and when I got my nstc wii it was the only game I re bought
 
Never sold a console that I know I may possibly want to play again. Sold the Dreamcast when it became void and haven't wanted to play on one since.

The only thing I am tempted to buy again is Hitman Blood money as i've finished it 100% and sold it for £20. It can be picked up in the shops now for £5 second hand.

Though i'll probably just hold out for the next one, if it ever comes!
 
Sold my first 360 after about 6 months, found my self not having the time to play it. used the money to help purchase a decent laptop, which got used a hell of a lot more and is still going perfect now.

bought my other xbox about a year ago still love it now, but i actually have the tim these days.
 
I have 5 copies of Halo 2 (3 xbox normal, 1 limited edition and one pc version) :p Two of those were given to me however.

I also have 2 copies of bad company which was a complete accident (I forgot I preordered it twice) and I still haven't sold it. Console wise I've never done that fortunately.

Oh & I have 2 copies of battlefield 2 also, again one was given to me!
 
2 Sega Saturn - first one failed after a few years.
2 Dreamcast - same reason.
2 Xbox - to use XBMC in another room

I used to buy and selll games a lot as a kid, so obviously plenty of repurchases. mostly on the megadrive, a few on the saturn. Not any since.
 
bought battlefield 2 twice as one of them got knackered but still worked kinda, also got cod4 twice one on xbox and one on pc apart from that nothing like buying a console twice
 
I think i must have bought Gran turismo 3 three times for the PS2...got sick of it then suddenly would get a craving to play it. Wasnt even that good...
 
Gamecube and PS2, I'm on my third.
Bought Viva Pinata twice as I regretted selling it the first time. Same with Shadowrun.
Think that might be it.
 
Never bought a console more than once, apart form when my first PS2 packed up on me (disc read error :() and I had to get a new one, which is still working to this day.

I recently bought assassin's creed again for PS3, but my original copy was on PC and I felt that the controls might have felt a bit better when using a pad instead of a keyboard, which they do. Thoroughly enjoying that :)

I actually also bought MGS2 twice, but the second time I ended up getting substance instead of sons of liberty because I wanted to see what all the extra stuff was that was included. Great game none the less, possibly one of the best for PS2 (imo).
 
The only thing I've bought twice is Jet Set Radio Future. Traded it in for Timesplitters 2, immediately regretting that decision. Eventually bought it back with Sega GT off the bay.
 
If the LittleBigPlanet bundle for PS3 comes out here, then it will be the fourth PS3 I've bought... I'm also on my fourth Xbox 360. I must have lost loads of money over the past two years.
 
I always end up buying more than 1 console once per life cycle, i'm on my 2nd PS3 and 2nd Wii and 2nd PSP and own 2 Ds's and have owned 4 360's for various reasons with two still in the house one for downstairs and one upstairs. Games wise recently COD4 on 360 and PS3 and Burnout Paradise for 360 and PS3, would hate to even think about how many PS2, PS1, megadrives, snes's and Dreamcasts i have bought, sold and rebought.
 
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