Gamefly

[andrewz23308]

Wasn't sure where to post this topic but I was wondering if anyone uses gamefly? I am interested in getting a membership but just wanted to get some feedback from some people. Thanks for any help!

[Stu]

Re: Gamefly

It's a little pricey but it fits my gaming style. It's nice to be able to just send games back after I get bored with them or beat them. I've had 5 games so far in the 2-3 months or so that I've been a member. So essentially paid ~ $75 to rent them instead of the $300 it would have cost me to buy them.

Newer games can be tough to get but if you get the membership where you can have 2 games out, just get 1 game and use your other slot to wait for the new games if you really want it.

[The GIGGAS]

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I'm a fan. Generally, I hang onto games for a while... then I send them back (usually on a Monday) and by Friday, I probably have a new game.

[elgreazy1]

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I hated it. I live literally a 45 minute drive from a shipping center and it would take me -- no lie -- over a week to get another game in the mail upon sending in. I could rarely get games I wanted, new games seemed to never be in stock, for days I'd have no action in my return/ship queues, etc. I went back twice to Gamefly and both times I was so completely disappointed that I will never go back.

If you own multiple systems I could see this being a pretty good deal but for me only owning a 360 & PS2 it didn't seem to do much for me at all.

[The Chef]

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Im on my 3rd stint with them and I dont really have any major complaints. For some reason its taking 3 days for games to get from Portland to Los Angeles when it used to only take 2 days but it makes far more sense to rent all these games I want to play instead of trying to gather the funds to buy them. Furthermore, Im not a big online gamer when it comes to shooters so for me those games are worthless once I beat them so this makes even more sense for me.

[Burns11]

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Been a member 4 years, outside of some minor quibbles, mostly due to availability issues, I've been much happier than when I was buying all these games.

[Jano]

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I've had some minor problems w/ it but I say overall the service is pretty good. Its not nearly as quick as going out and just renting the game but its nice alt.

[andrewz23308]

Re: Gamefly

Thanks everyone for the input. I am not much of a online person when it comes to games. I also mostly play sports games.

[The GIGGAS]

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Thanks everyone for the input. I am not much of a online person when it comes to games. I also mostly play sports games.

I found that once I started using GameFly, I started trying new things in gaming. It might be useful to you to start with a genre you haven't tried, and give it a shot, that is, if you're going with GF or equivalent.

[Brandwin]

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I just started using this (Still waiting on Splinter Cell, but I knew I would have to wait) how do new release work? I have Alan Wake in my Game Q. How do they determine who gets the brand new releases first?

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I would always put it on my queue far in advance and make sure whatever game I had out was in by the Saturday before. I got Just Cause 2 the day it came out, but that was after having 5 other games on my queue not ship for 5 days. Good luck on Splinter Cell coming.

I ended up canceling after a month, I initially signed up just to play GoW 3 so I got my $9.99 worth

[Jukeman]

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I hated it. I live literally a 45 minute drive from a shipping center and it would take me -- no lie -- over a week to get another game in the mail upon sending in. I could rarely get games I wanted, new games seemed to never be in stock, for days I'd have no action in my return/ship queues, etc. I went back twice to Gamefly and both times I was so completely disappointed that I will never go back.

If you own multiple systems I could see this being a pretty good deal but for me only owning a 360 & PS2 it didn't seem to do much for me at all.

damn that sux, its fast for me...If I mail a game back by monday morning, I'll get a game by weds no later than thursday...

[Gibbz]

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I really don't play enough games to justify paying for Gamefly.

[mgoblue]

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for me it pays for itself when it saves me from buying 4ish games a year, and then I get to try some other games I wouldn't otherwise try.

It is a slow service, slower than netflix, so wouldn't use it if I wanted games fast, but right now I have Splinter Cell and GOW3 to play and I would have purchased those otherwise...saves me cash.

[poster]

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Just signed up and am hoping to get Red Dead once it releases as it is sitting at the top of my queue. With new popular games, it is a crapshoot in getting it shipped to you the day of release?