College News: "Let’s face it, college is a perpetual state of being broke. There are those lucky few who get fantastic jobs or have a trust fund, but most of us are barely scraping by. When you’re grappling with the decision of buying food for a couple of weeks or the newest “Call of Duty,” food (normally) will win. Fear not all you cash-poor college gamers. There are multitudes of ways you can take those meager left-over pennies after paying the pizza guy and turn them into a worthwhile gaming experience."
"It would be great if people had to buy more of the thing," says guy who makes money selling the thing.
If they did then collectors wouldn’t be getting f***** over with discless collectors editions
No shock, GameStop is alive because of trading. If they don't have used games on their shelves they are absolutely donezo.
Well of course the GS boss thinks this... that's their bread and butter business. That and funco pops and clothing, though those two were added as a means to supplement the decline in people buying used games or even new games. GS just sucks overall when it comes to gaming. I buy my physical stuff on Amazon or Best Buy.
As for "requiring" disc drives... nah. Not anymore, but i like having them as an option. They had a means back when games actually ran off the discs and were more/less complete. Now they are incomplete and the disc is really an installer with a license to play. If you want to change games you have to take out the disc and put in another. Its more convenient to just use digital. I have been into digital for years now and when the PSPortal comes along i wont even have to go into my game room. I will just play my PS5 from my couch downstairs. I have a bunch of digital installed games to my 5... I'm all set.
Gamingbible writes: "Luckily, if you’re living in the US you can trade your Xbox into Gamestop, where you’ll receive a hefty amount of cash as well as a $50 bonus for certain customers, just short of enough to buy the PS5."
At this point in time If I didn't own a PS5 I would have done this in a heartbeat but I had already acquired a PS5 first before I acquired an XBSX.
I'll stick to keeping both. Gamestop though... seems kind of desperate to take in Series X units. What could they be plotting???
I just want some games for my series X I have both since release and after weighing the offerings in PS Essentials to Gamepass I quickly realized I Owned anything of worth in both catalogs. And, the things I didn't I didn't see as justifiable for maintaining both subs.
Since then my series X is a legacy machine that I play my old games on and that's it. 3 years ago I really thought from that Xbox showcase we were going to have some great games by now. Instead, it's just been a lot of meh
GameStop’s chief financial officer is resigning, in the latest of several executive departures from the video game retailer.
i approve this .
Check for deals. ... all the time. INTERNET is the greatest gift to shopping cheap..
Depends where you go to college as well and other factors.
My course only cost me €1500 a year due to government subsidies and living in bus distance from my house also helps.
I'm at in my first year at university at the moment. Course costs £3500 a year, which is is loaned to me by the government. My parents are paying for my accommodation down here, and as with everyone else, I also get £3600 a year to cover things like food and everything else which is broken up into £1200 every semester.
Obviously I don't spend £1200 in 3 months (1 semester) just on food, so I use the money on other things like going out, gaming...just anything I need. Like supplies for my course, printer ink etc. It's a useful set up. So far I've managed to pick up GT5, Naruto UNS2, Demons Souls and I have Killzone 3 and MvC3 on pre-order, and will have plenty of money to spare for living expenses up until the next £1200 in April.
If you want to game hard at uni, then it's all about how you manage your money. A lot of the time the money gets blown on food and going out. You can eat a lot, and go out a lot at uni and still have plenty of money for gaming if you know how to spend your money wisely, which I'm learning.
Obviously going to be in debt to the government in excess of £19,000 but the way I see it, if you're getting all that money for simply being a student, and it' just sitting there...you should use it lol
right now im balancing my budget I have almost no money atm... but I have a hefty F-Aid check coming in next month so ima load my CC w/ KZ3 and some others until then xd.