Rent or buy a video game?

Henrywrites said:
What's a free demo all about? Play for just some minutes?
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It's a trial version of a game that's going to stop at one point. It's like a taste of the game for you to decide and buy it.
 
Henrywrites said:
What's a free demo all about? Play for just some minutes?
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Demos of games have been around since the dawn of time. They include a section of the game in full, however, block you off when you try to progress the story or get timed out. Funny enough there were times you could play the entire game in a demo on Playstation 1 if you went into the debug settings.
 
Artisan Vistra said:
Demos of games have been around since the dawn of time. They include a section of the game in full, however, block you off when you try to progress the story or get timed out. Funny enough there were times you could play the entire game in a demo on Playstation 1 if you went into the debug settings.
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I taught I was the only one who took advantage of that debug settings in playing PS1 game demo's lol..
 
Heatman said:
I taught I was the only one who took advantage of that debug settings in playing PS1 game demo's lol..
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But like, it was basically a 2 in 1 without saying it.
 
Henrywrites said:
When it comes to getting video games, would you prefer to rent such for a while or is it okay to pay for each one outrightly? I know there are pros and cons of each decision.
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I have rented some games from my friends years ago.
 
I think renting can be worth it if you plan on playing the games once or twice during a party with guests, but can't afford to buy many new games at once to play at a party.
 
froggyboy604 said:
I think renting can be worth it if you plan on playing the games once or twice during a party with guests, but can't afford to buy many new games at once to play at a party.
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If you're a short time gamer, it's the best option to choose because you would never play the game for long even if you buy it.
 
Heatman said:
If you're a short time gamer, it's the best option to choose because you would never play the game for long even if you buy it.
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That is true, short time gamers could save a lot of money if they rent games. Some people finish some games very quickly in a few hours to days, so renting a game can be cheaper.
 
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froggyboy604 said:
I think renting can be worth it if you plan on playing the games once or twice during a party with guests, but can't afford to buy many new games at once to play at a party.
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This is a good plan and I believe that is one of the reasons many would want to rent a particular game as well.
 
froggyboy604 said:
That is true, short time gamers could save a lot of money if they rent games. Some people finish some games very quickly, and rarely in a few hours to days, so renting a game can be cheaper.
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It's how game's completionist play their games all the time.
 
I think if I start a video game review website, I would rent many new games to review since buying 30 or more new $60-80 games per year to review on a game review website is expensive compared to renting many games for a few days to review on a blog.
 
DaBoss36 said:
I buy my video games as I will own them, won't have to worry about returning them and about being charge late fees.
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It's a whole new level of stress to me when I know that I play games for a long run.
 
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