Comments on: Video Game Addict? Here’s A Plan For Saving A Lot Of Money

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:39:34 +0000

Gamefly seems like a great option for the heavy gamer who goes through a lot of “lemon” titles, but what about more casual gamers that buy to own?

A large portion of the gaming market is made up of weekend warriors who rush to buy the new Halo or Need for Speed title, and end up playing it with their buds for a really long time. For someone like this, who buys video games less than once every two months, and plays those games into the ground, Gamefly just isn’t economical.

There are other methods to save money on purchasing games. One specifically controversial, but lucrative one is engaging in Trade-in Arbitrage, where you buy video games that are on special sales at one retailer and trade them in at the other during a promotion such as Trade 3 Get 1 Free. Using this method you can consistently get new release games for under $30 with a little running around. I wrote an article about it on my blog: http://thethriftylifestyle.com/2010/02/frugal-101-how-to-get-any-video-game-for-30/

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:33:36 +0000

My husband had a habit as bad as you described when we got married. His mother actually worried about this a bit… about whether her son could tone down the hobby and be a good husband and father.

He did, and he did it on his own. However, we still play a lot of video games in our home. One big adaptation that we’ve made is that we play together. Another is that we play each game we have until it can be played no more. Right now, we’re playing a game together that he’s already played several times… but it’s still fun, especially because he won’t tell me how the storyline ends.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:43:37 +0000

too bad this doesn’t factor in us classic gamers who spend hundreds monthly on used games for systems older than gamefly offers

By: Jigsaw hc

Jigsaw hc — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:02:46 +0000

You can save $5 a month on your GameFly membership with BrightSpot

By: Bloomberg

Bloomberg — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:02:46 +0000

Two things I’d like to add here: if you find yourself renting the same game repeatedly from GameFly, or if you like it so much that you hold onto it for over two weeks, consider using their Keep It option, which allows you to buy it from GF at a discount.

Second thing is they have all kinds of reduced pricing this month (Dec.), like half off many of the games and free shipping in many cases, so getting a subscription for someone is a good Xmas gift, or you could go with one of the gift certs on their site if you don’t want to get someone a whole subscription.

Anyways, that’s all I have to add. Thanks for the info. Happy holidays, all.