Odds are, he didn't even want it all that badly.

"M-morty...I ne(URP)ed this GameC-cube, Morty! It's because of the disks, Morty."

"Aw, jeez, Rick. Why do you need--?"

"The discs, Morty. The Cube was the o(URP)nly one to play discs that small. It was stupid, but I need them for my research, Morty!"