The Feng Shui of peripherals

I’m quite fussy when it comes to how things look, in particular how tidy things are. I hate mess and if my gaming shelf isn’t left tidy and organised then I “cause drama” as they say in certain hip hop circles.

Back in the day setting up my shelf used to be easy, and the only problem occurred when you started to acquire a number of PC games that of course came in shoe box size containers and used enough cardboard to send the rainforest alliance into uproar… well I imagine so anyway.

These days though, things have changed and even more so when you take into account multi-format gaming, just how do you store all of your gaming bits and bobs? It’s getting to the point where a trip to B&Q will be needed along with a spot of DIY to create the ultimate gaming shelf, which will no doubt end up a catastrophe as most home DIY projects go.

The biggest problem isn’t with games, the DVD style boxes are brilliant and you can stack at least twenty before the tower starts to lean slightly. It starts to become an issue though when you take into account the abundance of peripherals that accompany today’s games.

I only own an Xbox 360 currently, but even then it’s now reaching bursting point: a handful of controllers, two headsets, a set of “Scene It” controllers, remote control and a plastic guitar. You also have things like play and charge kits and all the wires that seem to get visited by the untidy fairy at night.

I just dread to think what will happen once I take the plunge and go multi-format, and there’s always Rock Band or Guitar Hero: World Tour that keeps tempting me.

But can I keep making space for all these bits and pieces? Probably, but it still doesn’t take away the fact that my gaming area (which also doubles up as the living room) is slowly being consumed by a horde of plastic utensils.