Physical Console Collection Tracking

Related to Physical Game Collection Tracking Feature-set

📋 Summary

Add support in LaunchBox for tracking physical console ownership, allowing users to catalogue consoles they own or previously owned, link them to platforms, and attach personal media such as photos and memories.

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❗ Problem

Many LaunchBox users collect physical hardware alongside games, but currently:

• There is no built in way to track console ownership

• Ownership history is lost when consoles are sold or replaced

• Consoles cannot be meaningfully linked to platform data

• Personal photos or hardware memories have no place in LaunchBox

Collectors must rely on external spreadsheets or apps to track their hardware.

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💡 Proposal

Introduce a Physical Console Collection feature with:

Console Records

• Track individual physical consoles per platform

• Support multiple consoles per platform

Metadata Fields

• Platform (linked to existing platforms)

• Edition, color, region

• Purchase date and price paid

• Status (Owned, Sold, Traded, Broken)

• Notes

Ownership Timeline

• View currently owned and previously owned consoles

• Timeline showing console history over time

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🖼 Media and Platform Integration

• Link consoles to existing platform pages and documents

• Add new media types for console photos and personal memories

• Allow themes to surface console media in Big Box

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📦 Benefits

• Gives hardware collectors first class support in LaunchBox

• Preserves console ownership history

• Reduces reliance on external tracking tools

• Enables more personal and customized Big Box themes

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💡 Notes

• Console tracking would be fully optional

• Complements physical game tracking without overlapping

• Could later expand to accessories and peripherals