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[EverydayBeast]

10 bucks a month for rentals through Gamestop ain’t bad, I assume you can’t keep a newly released pre-owned game as your last keeper?

 

[norm9]

Man, some Gaffers have some real weird gamestop's in their areas. I have been using GS to get pre owned games for over a year now and have not had any issues with any discs from them so far.

The condition that some gamers let the things they love degrade to shouldn't be surprising.

I mean, that's why there's such a big deal when people get mad their new games are touched or sold without cellophane wrappwrs. They/I don't trust all the nasty fucks out there.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

I will totally use this. I don't buy a lot of games anymore for various reasons, but this sounds perfect for games I know I wont keep like Ass Creed, Call of Duty, etc.

 

[Nikana]

Has it been said if this is rolling out nation wide or is this in a test market?

I would use this on 3ds games all day.

 

[Matticers]

Not a bad deal at all but if you're hoping to snag newer used games then you might be disappointed. Those can obviously be hard to find and it'll probably be even harder with this deal since other people will have the same idea. It's probably awesome if you want to play some games that came out earlier this year though. Or anything older than that.

 

[piratethingy]

Goddamn teenagers have it so good these days

Wait when did this happen oh no

 

[Navi]

Nani? That's an incredible deal! $10 a month for unlimited rentals is pretty great but I can imagine a lot of games either being rented out or sold out of. Does GameStop benefit form this in any way especially when it comes to new rentals.

Well they’re going to stop people from using GameFly so that’s a good benefit

 

[Boaty McBoatface]

Does sound amazing but good luck finding the used game you actually want.

 

[FZW]

So basically they found a way to sell you a preowned game for $60

 

[sneas78]

So basically they found a way to sell you a preowned game for $60

Welp.

 

[lucius]

It’s sounds decent but this past year I noticed much more defective games and accessories from them than past years. Their app and website isn’t as accurate anymore either with in stock items.

 

[netguy503]

The idea of giving money to gamestop to help them stay in business makes me a sad panda.

 

[Mercador]

Maybe they plan to do bankruptcy within 6 months.

 

[rockyt]

This is actually a pretty sweet deal. I am up for this.


FYI I do not care if it's gamestop or not. To me as a consumer it makes good sense money wise as more money in my pocket.

 

[Kelegacy]

As much as I dislike Gamestop, this is a better deal than Gamefly. Hmmm.

 

[Shauneepeak]

With Red Box being the only real rental option available in most areas now this is a crazy good deal.

 

[katsais]

Judging by the condition Gamestop has for games coming in, no thanks. I'm not paying $60 for 6 months for a game that smells like cigarettes, tobacco dip and weed.

Exactly. GameStop is some fucking disgusting practices.

Best Buy and Amazon all the way.

 

[Nosgotham]

im in it for switch and 3ds games

 

[Warablo]

This is better than Gamefly if I wasn't lazy. Reminds me of the old Blockbuster days.

 

[Nikana]

So basically they found a way to sell you a preowned game for $60

I'm sorry what?

 

[adamsapple]

So basically they found a way to sell you a preowned game for $60

Reading .. how does it work .

 

[Whizkid7]

So Kotaku just dropped a short article on this:
https://kotaku.com/gamestop-offering-unlimited-6-month-access-to-preowned-1819957746

That makes it sound more official, I suppose? Also sounds like it won't be limited to certain areas.

 

[adamsapple]

So Kotaku just dropped a short article on this:
https://kotaku.com/gamestop-offering-unlimited-6-month-access-to-preowned-1819957746

That makes it sound more official, I suppose? Also sounds like it won't be limited to certain areas.

Yeah, they actually ran a promo like this over the summer in limited areas too, which was most likely testing the waters.

 

[Spottiettiedop]

Definitely worth a try.

 

[HTK]

Don't want anything to do with Gamestop. Haven't bought a game from them since 2011.

 

[Nikana]

Really not a bad deal for all those games I missed or wasn't sure it was worth the $60. Maybe I'll give it a shot after holidays.

 

[MaximusPayne]

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/14...-rental-subscription-powerpass-used-cancelled

...well it was a good thought

 

[MaulerX]

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/14...-rental-subscription-powerpass-used-cancelled

...well it was a good thought

Honestly, it was so good that it would have ended up being terrible. I bet that their selection would've been crap because everyone would get the good games leaving the majority with a shitty list to pick from.

 

[Crankshaft]

Man I was counting down the days toward this. I bet they bring it back after the holidays.

 

[firenskill2000]

That excuse sounds fishy. Didn’t they pilot this? The point of sale system worked then but not now?

 

[mojojoeo]

my complete guess- it went so well their used game stock was low.... going into xmass. They make alot(most) of their money on used game sales.... If their stock was all rented out- They are giga screwed by their own plan.

Thus before the thanksgiving spending corridor they axed it.

 

[Whizkid7]

Kotaku's article on this make it sound like it's not completely canned:

https://kotaku.com/gamestop-temporarily-pauses-unlimited-used-games-progra-1820429511

But yeah, they probably underestimated how many people would jump on this and screwed the pooch in doing so.

 

[epicnemesis]

Someone in their marketing team needs to have a sit down with someone in their finance/strategy team. Between this and the stacking trade in exploit over the summer that is two major promo screw ups in 1 year.

 

[1morerobot]

There is really nothing that could get me to give GameStop my money. Except exclusive amiibo.

 

[Nikana]

Kinda bummed actually. I think the price was a bit too low. It was such a good deal.

 

[base shagohod]

Judging by the condition Gamestop has for games coming in, no thanks. I'm not paying $60 for 6 months for a game that smells like cigarettes, tobacco dip and weed.

Your disc smelled like weed?
Where do you live

 

[mckmas8808]

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/14...-rental-subscription-powerpass-used-cancelled

...well it was a good thought

Well this sucks. Could have been the brick and mortor GameFly.

 

[Grady]

I love this. Get to spend 120 bucks a year to play through every game I want and still get 2 games out of it. I will save alot of money.

 

[NoKisum]

Business wise, this was a terrible time to launch the program. Should've started in either Spring or Summer, well after the potential profits from used games during the holidays, and when the blockbuster titles have been out for a decent amount of time.

 

[mckmas8808]

I love this. Get to spend 120 bucks a year to play through every game I want and still get 2 games out of it. I will save alot of money.

Uhhhh......you see the latest update?