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gamestop has high trade values on old ass consoles right now so i scoured my basements for shit i stored "someday i'll play" (I NEVER WILL) and it really sucks how shitty hardware is.
wii: dead. known problem with internal memory or some shit, they die after a few years. gamestop took it in, lol
wii u: didn't even plug in, but apparently most wii u's will die after a few years due to some eMMC flaw. traded in
xbox 360: had two i got free, one was working fine 2 years ago when i played forza horizon 1. now dead, RROD. other boots but overheats and freezes after 2 mins. gamestop did not take these in (they test them), got $5 for two controllers and gave to retro store the systems
3ds xl, vita: similar battery issues as above
ps3: console is fine, but controller has insane stick drift. has been sitting in a box for 5 years untouched. no store around me sells ps3 controllers, buying on on ebay is just full of "does not work selling for parts"
made me realize my steam deck will probably not last another 5-6 years, sucks. oh well, at least pc gaming is built with "this game will run on anything in 10 years" unlike consoles.
There is big demand for 3DS and Vita. The battery issue is easy to fix/replace. Probably way better off putting those up on facebook marketplace or ebay.