I may do this as well. Only issue is the trophy hunter in me may not like playing a game and then returning it after beating it. (recently started to clear off Trophy lists)
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GameStop play pass: $60 for 6 months of "rentals" and keep a game at the end
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Sad to hear it's delayed. If it's because their computers suck (and they do) are we ever going to get this? Rolling out a new computer program or whatever won't happen over night. Did they even test this shit out?
Didn't they have this program for gamestops this past summer (it was 3 months then iirc?) so shouldn't there be something like this in their system?
I think this is a sick deal - if theres no strings attached on keeping your last free game :), but I am sure there is...or else it would be too easy to abuse it no? Unless they are really just looking for customer traffic in their shops.
I think this is a sick deal - if theres no strings attached on keeping your last free game :), but I am sure there is...or else it would be too easy to abuse it no? Unless they are really just looking for customer traffic in their shops.
I believe the store I go to still has the same PCs from when I worked there in 2006.
I just worry about the all the good games (mainly Switch titles) being taken when the six months are up.
God damn, what an insane fuckup. I wonder if their Black Friday ads have already been printed with this offer intact?
This was their summer promo - it seems odd to me that they are blaming their infrastructure. I am guessing that with the switch/scorpio having come out and getting a bit more traffic on top of the holiday business boom - perhaps they felt like they didn't need this in their busiest months. I don't blame em if that is the case.
Makes sense why they did it in the summer though - probably less people playing games since people are out more, lull periods in the gaming release schedule...etc etc.
I am sure this program will come back in the future if they thought about doing it again this winter.
Do like, do want.
Am concerned though about the supply of in demand games with other customers always taking them out.
EDIT: wait, what? It's been cancelled? That sucks.
Am concerned though about the supply of in demand games with other customers always taking them out.
EDIT: wait, what? It's been cancelled? That sucks.
Well, that's a wrap. We should've known, this program was too good. Super disappointed...
they actually ran a very similar program a few years back in test markets. it failed miserably and stores brought in less money. block buster did a similar rental system before they went under...
Maybe they saw the kind of attention the program was getting and expected larger numbers taking advantage of the program than they thought was sustainable, so they bailed out using their computers as an excuse?
I legitimately don't believe it's a computer issue, I feel like it's going to be heavily modified to the point where it's not worth it. But that's the cynic in me.
well this fucking sucks .. I was really looking forward to the power pass. I guess they were keeping track on online discussion forums like this and realized they'll probably be going in a heavy loss by allowing unlimited swaps at one price.
I won't be surprised if they return with more stipulations like you can only do X number of swaps in a monthly period or that it might be limited to one store or some BS like this.
I won't be surprised if they return with more stipulations like you can only do X number of swaps in a monthly period or that it might be limited to one store or some BS like this.
A few Gamestop managers I spoke with were not pleased when they heard about the program and are all really happy - personally I'm disappointed...new releases would have been harder to get but it would have been a great time to try out some older games over the next few months
The most likely explanation that I've read is that it's a really bad idea to rent out their used game catalog just before the holiday shopping season.
Kinda sad, It would have been a rental store closer to my house, Family Video is a 15 min drive and Red Box only has new titles.
They allow you to return anything within 7 days. You could just try it.
GameStop always has way too much stock. It's a problem they've had for decades. People complain that GameStop buys popular games for $20 and puts them up for $55, but the vast, vast majority of games GameStop buys back are never sold at all. They just waste space and employee time, being shipped from store to store in massive bundles, until corporate decides to dump them in a landfill. B2G1 sales work to some extent, but Power Pass was never a real solution.