Serious gamer?

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I've noticed lately that some very interesting options are coming out for big gamers. Some people will buy one game per month, or more. That cuts you down by $60+ each month.
I don't know if such services are available in the US or elsewhere in the World, but in Canada, we have services such as Games Mania (http://www.gamesmania.com), where you can rent PC games online. You can rent them one game at a time, for 3 days, for about 6$, or better, buy an unlimited 15$/month subscription. Any game, as long as you want.  Granted, they don't have every single game out there, but they do have a nice selection anyway.  Unfortunately, that service is for Canadian residents only, but do such services exist in the US or elsewhere too?

As for console gaming, I also noticed that my video renting store also has a similar fare. For 30$/month, you can rent any game for as long as you want. Seriously, what a bargain for the serious gamers!

(Note that the above prices are in Canadian currency. For the US equivalent, cut the price by about 35%.)
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
PC games are not rented that I know of in Florida at least, because people just burn a copy so they don't do it. But Game station games reant on a regular basis from BlockCuster and others for sure.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
On the site I'm talking about, you can't burn a copy. You don't actually download the setup files. I don't exactly know how it works, but you have to install the required software first, then you can download the games through that software. It's encrypted or something I don't know. But indeed, if you rent the games for 3 days, it just won't work after that. It's very interesting.

But IP, I know you can rent games individually at Block Busters and such, but what I find interesting is the subscription packages. All the games you want for as long as you want for 30$ CA (some $20 US), now that's amasing!
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It's a pity that we don't have such services.

But, nevermind.. Counter-strike is free!!!
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
For console gaming, there are sites where you can have games mailed to you to rent at a monthly fee. It's pretty much the console gaming equivalent to the popular DVD rental service NetFlix.



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Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Check out www.gamefly.com, same thing as Paxx described, only for the US. http://www.gamefly.com

I signed up for it, but then cancelled my subscription, they are in California, I am in NJ. It took 5 days for my game to get here, then 5 days to go back before they sent my next game which will take 5 more days to get here. If you live close to them, it's a GREAT service, when I cancelled my subscription, they asked me why and said I'm not the only person like that and that they are working on a better solution for East Coast customers. Other than the shipping they are a great service, I would recommend it.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"BlockCuster" in post #1..... .......lovely IP...will it be his last stand?
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Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've seen that at Best Buy, and although it does look interesting, I don't feel right renting games, because I like knowing that they'll be mine forever.



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Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Leo

There is a DVD club that rents movies which I find kind of odd considering DVD burners and all.. We used to have a couple of places here where you could walk in and rent software, game sand the like but they were shut down within 6 months of opening operations. I'll have to do a search at the Sp Times news paper and see if I can find links to the stories for some ack ground on it...