Cool Cheap Video Game Gift Ideas
Gifts for video game fans are not normally cheap. A typical game costs an average of $40 and the systems alone can be as expensive as $500. You have a number of cool cheap video game gifts suitable to give to gamer friends. From gift cards to magazines to actual video games, cool cheap ideas for a video game gift are plentiful.
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Used Video Games
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Most new video games cost upward of $29 with some reaching the $70 mark. Buying a video game fan the latest game is not on the cheap video game gift list but buying a used game might be the best way to go. Many places are available to buy used video games, some as cheap as $10. Newer games might still cost a little too much but you can find many used games that are less than a year-old for a cool cheap video game gift idea.
Console Gift Cards
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Online play is extremely popular and many systems offer online gift play cards. Downloads from the PlayStation network, Xbox Live and Wii Shop are available. Gift cards can be purchased for various amounts from video game stores and online at numerous retailers. A $20 PlayStation network card can be used for games, add-on packs, movies and game downloads. The other major systems use the same technique.
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Generic Accessories
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A number of fun accessories for video games exist and most are reasonably priced. The Nintendo Wii offers generic versions of tennis rackets, baseball bats, golf clubs and guns to use in various games and most cost around $10 each. Remote controls for the PlayStation 3 run around $20, while a charge base for the Xbox runs around $25. Skins for controllers are also available and make cool cheap video game gift ideas.
Magazines
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You can buy a number of different magazines for video game fans cheap. Year subscriptions to almost all the magazines run less than $25 each, averaging out to be around $2 an issue. Magazines that a video game fan might be interested in are "Game Informer," "Game Pro," "PlayStation: The Official Magazine" and "Official Xbox Magazine."
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