Yeah, theres a store here called CEX and you can pick up lots of games from different platforms, even some really obscure stuff at times, quite cheaply too..

I buy them as backups sometimes, and I always buy (3)DS cartridges instead of download, because they're DRM-free and I own them!
I won't be upgrading my PSP for the same reason. When they changed the format from physical discs to digital downloads, I washed my hands of the PSP. That said, I still look for and buy PSP games/ movies that appeal to me if I find them second hand, and affordable.

I still buy physical console games, because Nintendo's digital versions are usually the same price, and if I'm going to pay the same anyway I might as well get a box and a disk and not take up hard drive space.

But PC games? Nope. Why bother when most of them are just activation codes for Steam and cost up to ten times the price of a digital download from somewhere like GoG? My PC's hard drive is massive so that's not an issue either. And I was never a fan of PC game packaging (not enough to want to collect it).

Well, I see that some members are, like me, afraid by DRM protections on physical copies. You can't imagine the number of people in garage sales who sell used games which need online activation like Left 4 Dead, Half-Life 2... That's why I always try to find old games with just minor protection like a not online cd-key.
It's also a good way to find games which are not available on digital stores, like Neobr10 said with NOLF 2 :)
Or big box games (Ahh Fallout 1 !), but which can't run on a modern PC.
The quest to find patches to update the games is also a problem^^

^This.

Physical copies of computer games usually have DRM so it is pointless to have even if it is available. If a physical game has strict DRM, then it has no collectors value anyway. It cannot be sold or even lended to anyone else. It might not even be usable at all.

Some Wii games I bought the past few years, I bought them new and now they are worth more used, e.g. Xenoblade with artbook $50 new, now $150 used; Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus $40 new and now $50 used.

Physical copy of a modern computer game, you can't really do much with it. It has little value, thanks to DRM.

I do. I buy only physical copies of games for consoles and handhelds.

No.
I'm only willing to buy a physical copy if it's some kind of collector's edition with collectibles. Otherwise there's no point to it since you only get a disc and a key to steam + it's more expensive then buying it directly for steam or whatever. So I only buy games here and on steam via steam itself or stores that sell steam keys.

I buy physical copies only for PS3. Last disc I got for the PC was Diablo III when it was first released.

They don't make as good anymore, so I don't feel the need to get them. They only take space with not much worth to show for it.

My latest PC retail purchase was Murdered Soul Suspect, Limited Edition, with a printed, small book. I will buy more if the price is right for the deal, certainly.

For my consoles, I buy many, many second-hand physical copies of games, just got me Silent Hill 4 ps2, Super Paper Mario Wii, imported a new Japan only Final Fantasy Type-O for my PSP to not pirate while I play the fan-made English translation, One Piece Unlimited Wolrd Red for my Vita...

I prefere digital for Pc unless a special edition with goodies, and physical for consoles, I grew with them boxes, manuals and cartridges all over my place, and keep it going on.

We got one here this year as well - still to have a gander though, but will look forwards to it with that news as the old Gamestation has now become a GAME and has no second hand stuff for PC.

A shame that too as York is where Gamestation started.

In the last three years I totally stopped purchasing retail games, many PC games aren't released in my country anymore (the local stores shifted more to console games) and is more practic and economic buying through digital distribution

Yeah, absolutely. In time, I plan to put every single digitally-purchased game on its own disk+case to display it in my collection as well. I DON'T purchase games when these are tied to on-line only services. Never. Sony, Microsoft and Valve screw yourselves now and forever.

If someone says "cloud" I'll put my hands on a loaded shogun...

Well worth a look mate, they have a very diverse range of stuff :)

For consoles and handhelds? Absolutely. I hardly ever buy stuff digitally on those platforms.

For PCs? I don't see the point anymore since most of those games that actually get retail releases get reduced to coasters (due to Steam and other services out there). Which is really a shame. =/