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[SickBoy]

I'm curious if anyone has been taking full advantage of Blockbuster's "no late fees." I finally bit and rented Gran Turismo 4 today, because I wouldn't mind giving it a whirl and messing around with the photo mode, but it's not a game I care to buy.

I think it's the perfect solution for that sort of game, although I do wonder if they're going to crack down on people who push it to their limit. As I see it, I can buy GT4 for $60CDN ...or I can rent it from Blockbuster for $7 (WTF, by the way... I can't believe they're serious ... of course it removes any guilt from my end...) I can keep it for 40 days and pay $1.75 "restocking" when I'm done.

So $8.75 for a rental that lasts longer than most games' lifespans should. I think $7 is a pure ripoff for a rental fee, but $9 for a really good long time with a game, not so much.

Of course, just to piss me off, neither my USB card reader or digital camera are recognized by GT4 as storage devices. Still have an MP3 player and another digicam to check... but what a letdown.

 

[Ranger X]

Let's say games last 20 hours. Let's say they generally cost 50$.
It makes almost 3$ an hour in my book.
You rent a game for 3 days and it's POSSIBLE to play those 20 hours for 7$. Renting is not a steal at all if you look at it this way...

 

[SickBoy]

Of course, $9 actually gives you 40 days with the game under the new Blockbuster policy...

 

[Mrbob]

I had the gamer pass at Blockbuster for one month and quit. It is a good idea but my Blockbuster gets in one or maybe two copies of a new hot game. Not worth it since they are always out. I'm using Gamefly now. I have to wait 3 days to get a game but they always have new release in stock to rent!

 

[Ristamar]

I've abused it once by keeping a game an extra week. $7.50 for a damn rental is too pricey, IMO. Smaller chains of video stores and local shops usually charge close to half of that.

 

[gstaff]

I strongly recommend anyone to sign up for the 15/month online deal. I have been catching up on movies that I didn't see + I can use the 2 free in store rentals on games (w/ no late fees, which equals almost two weeks). This deal has already allowed me to put tons of time into GT4, Pikmin 2, and even rent shitty ass Starfox early.

Another nice thing is there online ordering has had some problems so they have given me 6 extra free in store rentals in the last two weeks...which means more free games.

 

[Go Go Ackman!]

God yes! It's heaven for a gamer, especially broke ones like myself. I have a feeling its only a matter of time before they exclude games from the scheme though...