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What is your PS4 trade-in worth at GameStop?

GameZone writes, "Walking by my local GameStop, I noticed they were advertising the sale of pre-owned PlayStation 4 consoles. Normally $399.99 brand new, a pre-owned PS4 is being sold for $369.99 at the retailer -- a savings of $30. Not bad considering you're practically getting a brand new console that -- if traded in -- hasn't even been owned for a full month.

But then it got me wondering how much is GameStop offering for a PS4 trade-in? "

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Eonjay3786d ago

GameStop will give you $220. You can get more than that for a picture of the console on Ebay.

TrueJerseyDevil3786d ago

Yea what a rip off. I thought they would give you more for the next gen games as well... i was wrong they gave me $22 for NBA 2K (well they tried to)

BlackBeardGames3785d ago

Well to be honest Sports games have a very poor shelf life they arent worth anything.

n4rc3785d ago

At least here in Canada.. Best buy is offering $40 for all launch titles. Until early January

JackVagina3786d ago

don't forget the free gameinformer subscription!

Ashunderfire863786d ago

Heck even Amazon's trade in credit for the PS4 is better! It's $342.07. I am glad I stop going to GameStop.

DeadMansHand3785d ago (Edited 3785d ago )

I can understand that to some its principle so they choose not to use them. For me, its convienance. I bought Batman for 60 new. Beat the game and traded it in to Gamestop for 28 after rewards member bonus. Ok, not the best deal however, the whole thing took 15 minutes. I got in my truck, drove 7 blocks and made the deal. I could have posted an add on Craig's and waited a week, or used eBay and dealt with all their bs and having to ship the game but I have a job and make decent cash so I'd much rather just be done with it within the hour than sit on it and deal with it for a week, just to make 15 extra bucks.

Gaming is my hobby, my only real source of entertainment so I chalk it up as a cost at doing what I love. Some people drop 800 bucks on super duper rc cars, or spend 200 bucks at the bar doing 20 shots of patrone. If you don't like what they offer then go somewhere else.

Ashunderfire863785d ago

100 dollars more from Amazon than GameStop, is more than 100 dollars less. It's not just 15 extra dollars. The early 12g model from PS3 on Amazon is worth $95 dollars compare to what GameStop give you, which is just $60.00 dollars or less. It's those value from rare items that counts, and Amazon is one of the best websites to get that trade in value. Knight of the Old Republic, on the original Xbox was worth $15.00 recently(now its $12.00). You will never see that value from a 2 generation old game from GameStop.

BelkingOfSony3786d ago

GameStop scamming people again, they should be lucky that Micro$oft reversed their DRM decision and Sony were not going to implement it otherwise they would have been out of the second hand gaming business very quickly.

WeAreLegion3786d ago

You don't HAVE to sell the games to them. I worked there for four years and I absolutely hate the company, but their prices account for many different things. The other used retailer I worked for didn't have the corporate overhead that GameStop does, so they gave more for games and sold them for less.

It's business.

svoulis3786d ago

Completely agree, when you put into consideration most games lose shelf value very quickly. They are also taking a risk buying it from you especially SPORTS games.

I have gotten some great deals from them, and have also walked out feeling like maybe I shouldn't have made the trade (at times). It's all about taking advantage of promotions.

For example. They were giving 90% extra store credit towards your new console purchase on older hardware. Meaning you got almost $150 dollars for an old (MW2 not S model) Xbox 360 towards your PS4 etc.

I hardly trade games in and so far I've gone mostly digital, but with games like Knack and AC IV, NFS I know if i beat them and trade them in, its better then collecting shelf dust and dithering in value every single day until its worth nothing (which i have about 80 or so ps3 and 360 games worth nothing).

Either way they aren't as greedy as people make them out to be, it just seems so that you get half of what you spent on the damn thing. Hell, I've gotten $45 for Batman Arkham Origins, because of a promo, after I beat it..So I was okay with that.

WeedyOne3786d ago

@svoulis

When they were doing the 90% trade in for a PS4 I asked Gamestop how much they would give me for my Elite 120gb 360 and the grand total was around $69.00. I asked how much they normally give and it was something like $37.00 ...

I was expecting at least $100 - $120 since it had a rather large 120GB HDD and was in perfect condition.

Darrius Cole3786d ago

They would not have been "out of the second hand gaming business" because there would have been no second hand gaming business for them to be out of. If Microsoft had succeeded in their DRM policies they would have killed the second-hand video game market completely. That's why they had to be stopped, that's why the backlash was so bad. That's why when Sony announced that they were not going to implement DRM Microsoft had to abort their DRM plans.

TrueJerseyDevil3786d ago

@WeedyOne

I can't agree more, that is a complete rip off. I bet they sell it for atleast $180 and the give you $70. I get that is it a business but you have to give people reason to want to get rid of there old games, they do have good deals, but they don;t matter as much unless it is a big purchase (PS4,Xbox One, etc...)

I hate gamestop but i do hate them i don't trade my games in anymore especially after i went to trade in NBA 2k14 for ps4 about a week and half ago and they tried to give me $22 like fuck you

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LAYLOW3786d ago

Sold mine to gamestop last weekend for 300$ credit ,picked up an X1 with it and it was the best thing i could have done .

strigoi8143786d ago (Edited 3786d ago )

oh really?

best thing?? nah! nooooo hell noh!!

BelkingOfSony3786d ago (Edited 3786d ago )

stop the bull

also brace yourself for a tsunami of disagrees

MASTER_RAIDEN3786d ago

I have a feeling this story is bogus.

tawak3786d ago

You don't even have a ps4 to begin with.

BattleTorn3786d ago

Judging by his comment history. I doubt he would ever buy one

melemelnyc3786d ago

Yea and u realized this 720p is not that good compared to 1080p

dericb113786d ago

You did? Would you mind showing something to prove this claim kind sir?

Callediceman3786d ago (Edited 3786d ago )

and then you traded in your xbone for a CALEKO VISION....

Edit Coleco Vision... i even googled it to make sure i spelled it right and managed to copy the wrong link... whoooops.. Thanks @neonridr

KonsoruMasuta3786d ago (Edited 3786d ago )

This story is bogus.

Here is a comment of yours from 99 days ago

" I agree with all you PS fanboys that the PS4 is "CHEAPER" than XBONE so therefore i will happily pick up my XBOX on launch day ( when ever that is)."

Your whole comment history shows that you do nothing but troll PS4 articles, and this was all before last weekend.

Somehow I doubt you bought a PS4.

Ol_G3786d ago

we got a detective here

LAYLOW3784d ago

Whoa whoa whoa ,sherlock holmes , you must have really been uncomfortable with my decision to trade in my PS4 , i actually had 3 ps4 preorders ,sold 2 kept one ,picked it up ,great hardware ,lackluster software and after all i think that most gamers pick up a system to play games , so i am guilty of making a stupid decision and that was ever thinking i would be content with a PS4 over X1 , btw didnt have to spend a dime out of my own pocket on difference ,those individuals that purchased my PS preorders covered me...keep the dislikes coming girls.

rainslacker3786d ago

If true, I don't know if you should be proud of that. You just confessed to not being too savvy with your purchases. You could have sold it on Ebay or Craigslist for more than you brought it for, even if it was used.

strigoi8143785d ago

cool story bro!
3 stupid count..
1. going to gamestop to trade-in a PS4
2. trading a PS4($399) plus tax..to a XB1($499)plus tax
3. claiming it that it is the best thing ever did in your life

svoulis3785d ago (Edited 3785d ago )

so you're admitting to have wasted 100$ and then spent an additional 200$ toward an X1? I highly doubt that, unless you are in fact a completely mor...oh wait.

Doubt you had one to begin with ;)

LAYLOW3784d ago

Relax girls , if its not your cup of tea then dont drink it ...sheeeesh

KonsoruMasuta3783d ago

Secret is out, you're lying. At least make a new account if you're going to try to troll like that. That way we won't be able to look at your fanboyish comment history.

That would have been the smart thing to do, but you don't seem like a very smart person.

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DanielGearSolid3786d ago

Send those damn consoles back to the manufacturers so they can make money off it... You greedy bastards... They give you all that business and u still undercut them... Bullshit

BattleTorn3786d ago

They're not selling broken ones....... so why would they send them back to manufacture?

DanielGearSolid3786d ago

So they can resell them....

And if thats too extreme, send them a portion of the money they make

BattleTorn3786d ago (Edited 3786d ago )

LMAO, why would a retailer send a portion of the profits they already bought TWICE?

They bought it first from the manufacture.

They then bought it a second time, from the customer returning it.

What right does the manufacture have to the profit on the second sale?

Do you also believe used-game sales should go to the publishers too? (cause if that were the case cheaper used games would not exist)

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How to recruit Lam in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Lam is among the 120 characters available for recruitment in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. While she is one of the many straightforward recruits, a known bug may prevent players from recruiting her if certain conditions are met. Despite developers’ assurances of fixing the bug, some early access players still encounter issues with recruiting Lam despite attempting the standard method.

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow110h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos8h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos6h ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje6h ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

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Eidolon6h ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum9h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

Rebel_Scum4h ago

Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.

jambola3h ago

I wasn't aware censorship was based on what made sense to you

Rebel_Scum3h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

jambola3h ago

I agree
Your comment was pretty stupid

Rebel_Scum2h ago

I never said censorship is based on what I say dumbass. Just because I dont see this as censorship doesnt mean I’m saying others cant.

How about you come at me with your opinion rather than snarky comments with no thought on the matter.

SimpleDad5h ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.

jambola3h ago

Those shorts are a little revealing
Should probably make them snow pants

Barlos3h ago

They'll probably make her trans

CobraKai5h ago

It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.

Killer2020UK4h ago

Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.

I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.

I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

maykhausonninh4h ago

Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

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Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Review – You Are Your Job, Apparently

Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.

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FACTUAL evidence10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.

MrBaskerville1h ago

The game being an accurate represantation of the original was not a slap in the face to the fans. The 3D remasters looked like ass (visually) tbh.