How to Rent Games instead of Buying

Tired of paying 60 bucks for a game you might play through once or twice? Your just not sure if the game is something you will like? Why not try renting?

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Car or Internet Access

1. Only buy a game if you plan on playing it multiple times. The only 2 games I own that I play on a regular basis is Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Resident Evil 5. Renting is much cheaper and you don't have to keep that horrid game you paid 60 bucks for on your shelf just to gather dust.

2. Blockbuster or other rental places might charge $6-7 dollars for one rental. Just make sure that if your renting for this price that you get 5-6 days to play your game. Who wants another $6-7 late charge for a game you have almost beat?

3. Online rental programs are another way to go. Gamefly, Gamerang, Gameznflix, and blockbuster are all companies you can rent from online for a flat rate fee of around $20 a month which includes unlimited rentals. I will warn you though gamefly loses many games in the mail and has really slow shipping speeds. Sometimes you might get your game in 2 days and sometimes it might take a week and a half! Most of these services allow you to buy the game if you would like to keep it.

Tips & Warnings

• There are many options if you want to save money and rent instead of buy!
• Buy games you might play over and over.
• Watch out for slow shipping and lost games you have to pay for!

Resources

• Gamefly
• Gamerang
• Blockbuster

[marielc]

on 5/21/2009 Renting games is a good way to taste a game.

[nrichford]

on 5/20/2009 Renting games instead of buying is a great way for parents to save money, too.