Comparing the price of renting video games vs. movies, you'll find that it generally costs more for the games than the movies. Not to mention you have to return the stuff you rented back to the store. Luckily,
GameFly.com
allows me to rent my video games online, having them delivered by mail without requiring me to walk farther than my mailbox.
Features of
GameFly.com:
· Offers four rental plans, ranging from $15.95 per month to $36.95 per month.
· No late fees; you keep the games as long as you like.
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GameFly.com pays all shipping feesand they provide pre-paid envelopes for returning the games without a hassle.
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GameFly.com has over 5000 video games in inventory
· You can easily purchase the game used if you decide you want to keep it.
Click through into GameFly's
registration page.
How renting games from
GameFly.com works:
At traditional stores, where you rent a video game and return it five days later and that's that,
GameFly.com online rental is a subscription service. You pay a monthly fee, and then rent as many games as you like. It works like this:
You start by selecting up to 50 games that you would like to rent. These games are placed in a que of games to be sent to you.
GameFly.com sends you the first 3 or 4 games on your list, depending on your subscription plan.
When you are done with a game, you return it via the pre-paid envelope provided by
GameFly.com, and they send out the next game in your que.
Subscription plans for
GameFly.com:
1. One game out at a time for $15.95 per month.
2. Two games out at a time for $22.95 per month.
3. Three games out at a time for $29.95 per month.
4. Four games out at a time for $36.95 per month.
Video Game Rentals Delivered.
Start for only $8.95.
Of all things to consider when deciding on using an online subscription service like
GameFly.com.These two are the most important in my opinion, turn around time and selection.
Turn-around time:
The average turn around time at
GameFly.com is about 5 days.This is fast enough to be cost effective if you are going to play several games each month. So on the two game plan if you figure a 5 day turn around you can play about 6 games a month for $22.95. At your local video store 6 games would be about $40 plus gas for your car.
Selection:
GameFly.com has an excellent selection. Not only do they carry games for every major console system on the market today, including the handhelds like the GBA, Nintendo DS, and PSP, but they have nearly every game you could possibly want to play. Games become available either at or near launch, and while they maintain the right to delay sending certain games if the demand is too high, I've never encountered such a delay.
Conclusion:
GameFly.com is an excellent service that is well worth the money if you're a dedicated game player.
GameFly.com online system is easy to use, and you'll find yourself a more avid game player just because it's fun to browse the entire catalog of games for your system; who can resist finding presents in the mail six times a month?
