Why do you keep the box your game comes in?

I'll get to the point here:  I don't keep my game boxes.  I have a case full of discs and that is it.  Rather than have shelves of around 400-ish boxes, they sit in one spot under my couch.  The same applies to any movies I have as well.  I'm not trying to be condescending or silly here, I honestly am curious, why do people keep the boxes their games come in?

they look cool?

Because it looks good and gives a sense of the size of the collection, whether it be DVDs or video games.  Also, it's easier to search for the one you are looking for.

Because I want to find what I'm looking for easily, and I don't want my discs to break?
 
@Laketown said:

" they look cool? "

Box? You mean a cover? It's mainly for collection and value.

Why the fuck do you get rid of the boxes? without the box there's no value or coolness to the collection.

Because I'm not a fucking savage, sir. 
 
But to clarify, I keep them in a disc wallet like you. I just like how boxes look, collection value, and whatever else is good reasoning found in this thread.

I paid for it so I use it.

Because I'm not a fucking savage, sir.

As for keeping games in order, I keep them in the case alphabetized by console (yeah, I'm that guy), but I will say the most annoying part of the situation is shuffling the discs around every time I get something new.  In regards to collecting, I don't seem them as a collection in the sense of it's something I expect to rise in value over time, I just want them around to play.  I guess the generic answer to that is I'm playing the game, not the box.  Thanks for the feedback, though, I know it probably sounds like an unusual question.  Honestly I move far distances a lot so that's a big chunk of the motivation for doing this, but I wonder still if I'd keep the boxes if I was sticking around in one place for longer.        

" Because I'm not a fucking savage, sir.    

Space is starting to become something of a concern, but... The boxes do look cool.. Maybe when I literally run out of room I'll resort to big ass CD pouch or something.

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Box? You mean a cover? It's mainly for collection and value.

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Because it keeps them from getting scratched. Sliding discs in and out of cases scratches them to shit.

" Because I'm not a fucking savage, sir."  

Why the fuck do you get rid of the boxes? without the box there's no value or coolness to the collection.

" @FritzDude said:

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Box? You mean a cover? It's mainly for collection and value.

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Cover? You mean a case? "

Throwing away the case my games and dvd's come in has never, ever crossed my mind. You Sir are insane.

As Jeff astutely noted this week, you don't want the disc to burst into flames...!

" @Axxol said:

" @FritzDude said:

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Box? You mean a cover? It's mainly for collection and value.

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Cover? You mean a case? "

Case? You mean a box? "

If you throw away the box and manual you are throwing away almost half the value of the game.

Because I can admire my small collection of games that I have amassed over the years.

Because I'm not a caveman, and when games are in a spindle they get scratched really easily and are a pain in the ass to try and find. Also, where do you keep the CD keys if you don't have a box to keep the manual with the key on the back of it in?

I can't sell it without the box. 

" Because it looks good and gives a sense of the size of the collection, whether it be DVDs or video games.  Also, it's easier to search for the one you are looking for. "

As proof that i hath slain them. 

Because it's the case the game came in, it makes for a handy storage device, and pretty box art is pretty.

" I can't sell it without the box.  "

I used to but that become cumbersome so what I did is take all my games and put them in a little slide out bin designed for cd's I got when I was 9. I keep the cases in storage boxes under my bed now.

to masturbate to the picture on the front ahahahaha 
htis woill orpbaly bot be funy in the orsning.

It just makes your collection looks really nice, assuming you have a decent collection of video games.

I used to keep all of my PC game boxes on a shelf to show off my collection but I decided it was kind of pack-rat-ish so I tossed them. As for the cases, I feel like I could find games quicker rather than look through a cd case.

i like to collect them. they look  nice when they are on the shelf. i don't like a sleeve for games, it is unorganized.

Boxes are like love momentos, dude.

It protects the game disc at no additional cost.  I don't see the point of going out and buying a CD sleeve book to do something that you can already do for free.

It's part of the thing. To me, your system is as close to having everything on a harddrive without actually having them on a harddrive as you can get. I also feel like I would disreapect my own memories if I did that. It's why I even have Suikoden Iⅈ on my shelf in a stand out fasion, I like to be able to highlight my favorites or as of late my collector's edition boxes. To me it's part of the experience, and nothing I can rationally explain.

What would I put on my shelf? Also, they look nice and keep my games from scratching.

I like way they smell

because then i'd have an empty rack on my bookshelf. what am i going to fill it with, books? pffft.

Colectionism, safety, organization. I keep every box and the receipt for the game folded in the manual. I also like my huge collection on my shelf and, from experience, I know that even the best folder or envelope damages a CD or DVD more than being practically suspended in mid-air inside a box. Plus it is easier to find the games by looking at the side of the boxes and you don't get the temptation to store more than one disc per envelope on a folder. If you do that they scrape against each other when you turn the pages. You might as well store them face down on a table. 

What the fuck is wrong with you?

For one thing, I paid for the box so I am keeping it.  Unlike most disposable containers, game, DVD and CD covers have value.  They are considered part of the product.  Plus, they have interesting box art and also hold all the manuals and other in-box materials.  If I ever decide to trade, sell or give my games away to someone, they'll have more value if they have box.  Finally, it's just easier for me to organize them that way.   
 
On a side note, my sister used to keep all her CDs in a big case like the OT described and then someone broke into her home and stole the case.  If they'd been in 200 individual CD cases instead of 200 in one easy to carry case that would have been more trouble for the burglar.  Bulk sometimes has it's upside.

I keep the game cases to the 150 or so console games I have and about 98% 175 pc games I own are on Steam or GOG and only about a double click away to install.

• To organise and find them easily
• To keep the disc and manual protected
• Because they look cool? I like looking at the vast array of box art in my collection
• For trade-in/sale purposes. Wouldn't make sense to throw away boxes if I ever want to sell or trade-in games in the future.
• Basically I think you're a fuckin idiot.

Because using bread tins to store my game discs isn't as efficient.

a good chunk of my old cardboard boxes haven't made it as far as I would have  liked

I keep my games in their boxes...so that is why I keep my boxes that the games come in. 

" to masturbate to the picture on the front ahahahaha htis woill orpbaly bot be funy in the orsning. "

What kind of maniac throws out their boxes? That's crazy talk.