Video Game Renting Saves Money?

Video game sales have continued to grow at a rapid pace over the past number of years. With the latest generation of consoles including the XBOX360, the Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii, added to the last generation of consoles that are still active, plus the handheld gaming devices, there is a large percentage of the population that owns one or more gaming devices. So as more and more people become gaming console owners and prices for individual games rise, it would seem likely that the desire to find a way to save money on playing video games would be increasing. People are always willing to pay for entertainment, even during difficult economic times. However people are also always looking for ways to save money and most folks simply love a good deal. So how can people keep playing video games, yet start saving money? The best answer is video game rentals.


It is pretty easy to figure out how much you are currently spending on video games and then find out if you can save money by getting a video game rental contract. First, take a look at how many games you purchased over the last year. Add up all of the costs of the games, including taxes, transportation, shipping costs, or any other costs involved in buying the games. Then subtract out any money you received by trading in the games, or maybe selling them on your own. Now you should have a fair estimate of your annual cost of buying video games. When I did this, I found out that I had spent approximately $700 on games over the past year!

Now take a look at some options for video game rentals. The company I chose and recommend is Gamefly. They have two different game rental options to begin with. The first is a one game at a time option for $15.95 a month. The second is a two game at a time option for $22.95 a month. I ended up choosing the two game rental option, but many people will be perfectly happy with the single game option. So now all you have to do is add up the annual costs for rental and subtract them from the costs of buying video games. For me the savings were over $400 a year! Totally worth it. I believe that most gamers will find that they will save money renting video games vs buying video games. All it takes is buying three or four games per year to save money by renting video games. Plus with video game rentals, you can try an unlimited number of games, so most people will find themselves playing more and spending less. You cannot beat that!

So if you are looking to save money on video games, take a close look at video game rentals. You can even give Gamefly a try with a free 10 day trial!


Or check out my full video game rental experience with my Gamefly video game rental review.