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Gamefly: The Pros and Cons you should know first

Have you ever watched movies on Netflix and wished there was a similar streaming service available for playing games as well? GameFly aims to make this wish a reality

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porkChop2975d ago

Gamefly and similar services are far too expensive to really be worth it. Looked into it a while back and couldn't justify the price considering what you get and the limitations.

ABizzel12975d ago

Completely disagree.

For less than the price of a brand new game (even if you use gamer's club with BB), you can rent 4 games from GameFly for that same period of time. It's an amazing way to provide a large pool of games to both low income gamers, and gaming families, where they can't afford $60 games consistently or for everyone.

A family of 4 can legitimately set up their account so each person has 1 game per month to play, trade in their games and start with the new one. Or a single gamer can rent 2 games at a time and complete one, send it back, start one the one, send it back after 2 week, and never be without a game.

You can also buy can keep the games at heavily discounted prices (although I prefer most people to just buy the game on Black Friday so the devs are still getting financial support by restocking stores).

The only downsides to Gamefly is not having enough personal time to game and having all the games at once, and the limited availability of new games when they launch. If you missed something by a month, or you're not sure about a specific game, Gamefly is the best of those services hands down.

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Gaming_Cousin2974d ago

Gamefly expensive? Did you expect them to mail you $1,000 at the end of the year or something?

jukins2974d ago

hmm I buy the 3 month gift certificate for 2 games out for $33. Then I can add additional games for $7 per game . Over a 3 month period thats equals up to the price of one new game. I get new releases 1 day after retail. Honestly gamely is the way I play most of my games rarely buy games anymore

TheGamez1002974d ago (Edited 2974d ago )

Its a good service depending how you are with games. Being an ex-subscriber, I received an email on a $1 offer for 2 games our for a month which was awesome. Its great for playing games you arent too sure about buying or just want to play the singleplayer. What I really dont like is that the wait for a game being sent out and the shipments can take awhile which take up your days but of course thats expected of a service like this.

GuruStarr782974d ago

Gamefly is overall a great service in my opinion. I get my games relatively quick and they usually have what I want in stock. As a long time member (off and on) I figured out how to get games a day or two after they launch.

If you put a game in your Q at #1 that you really want before it comes out and you have an open rental spot, you can pretty much get that game every time.

Lately I've gotten Nier: Automata, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Yakuza 0 and Gravity Rush 2 all within a few days of their release.

I'd much rather rent a game I'm unsure about before I buy, been doing this since the late '80's and it's saved me tons of money over the years.

That one guy 862974d ago

Was a member off and on since 2009. Overall, the service is great, but it has limitations. For me, if they shipped a game on Monday, I wouldn't see it until Thursday. Sometimes there was issues and it would take longer. If you don't have an open Q for new release games, you won't see that game for a while. It also, changed the way I approached games. I found myself always rushing games to beat them. This way I could return it for another asap. Now a days I only have limited time to game, so I discontinued the service. What I'm doing now, is waiting for sales on games and then buying them.

XXanderXX2974d ago

I like gamefly , haven't given thier streaming a try yet . Only issue I have is they closed the distribution center in my area so now the wait is longer than before . Aside from that it's very cool.

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The Xbox Game Pass Hot Streak is Getting Ridiculous at This Point

The Xbox Game Pass subscription service has been on a generational roll these last few months, and there really doesn't seem to be an end in sight.

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Obscure_Observer16h ago

Oblivion Remake
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Doom: The Dark Ages
Metaphor: ReFantazio

All of those in just 40 days!

I´m not gonna even mention the upcoming day one games for the rest of the year, because its not even fun anymore.

Gamepass is simply the best thing that happened to gamers!

Even more now with games costing $80+ while economy is in the toilet.

neutralgamer199215h ago

I know some people disagree with you simply because of your username and what you have said in the past but here you are absolutely right there is zero doubt that game pass is the best service available especially with the game prices going up

Microsoft owns the most Studios they own the most IP's so they are the biggest publisher in gaming

lukasmain5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

So why aren't GamePass subs growing at any rate worth mentioning? Why do they need Playstation to keep their whole gaming division afloat?

edit: Yes, GamePass is a great deal, a really great deal. That is for sure.

thesoftware7301h ago

Neutralgamer.

Well said, MS got their ass whooped into a working strategy lol. MS will continue to make consoles for the foreseeable future, but they are now capitalizing on what has always been their forte, Software, and platform integrations.

It's kind of similar to Nintendo in that regard, the Wii U did poorly, and made Nintendo rethink the whole console stance, and lean all the way into where the dominated, Handhelds, they consolidated their console and handheld departments and are now stronger than ever.

neutralgamer19921h ago

I never said GP was growing. It's a good service for those who have signed up

anast15h ago

2/4 are above average games. 1 being way above average. The rest are $20 dollar throwaways and that's if you feel you have to play them. No subservice is worth the rental price.

BeHunted14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

OpenCritic and Metacritic

Oblivion Remake - 82
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - 92
Doom: The Dark Ages - 85
Metaphor: ReFantazio - 93

What game did you say that's average?

anast14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

Scores are given for marketing purposes. There are only 2 games on that list that are actually above average.

Why do people ask questions when they actually are making statements?

neutralgamer199214h ago

Anas

First of all you are objectively wrong according to gamer reviews and media reviews. And 2nd of the all GP is an amazing service if you have the time to play and try different games. It would have been a great service when we were in school. It's great for families on a budget since they can pay one price and their kids can play all sorts of games

As far as for hardcore gamers I signed up years ago and my subscription is ending this year, I will not renew because for me personally it's not worth it since I don't play as many games and I like to buy the games I play. For some weird reason even when I rented from blockbuster (yes I am that old 😁) or gamefly in the back of my mind was always I need to finish it and try something else

We can't deny that MS has the most Studios and IP's under their belt and they have the resources to use them too. Whether that's sequels or remasters like we just got. I think fact is Xbox fans over hype the GP and Playstation fans downplay it. Somewhere in tbe middle is the sweet point

anast13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

@Neutral

Game reviewers are an arm of the marketing team.

Renting is always bad for the customer.

Doom is an average game. Oblivion is a below average game.

Christopher13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Anast, you're flailing here. I would opt out before going further. All of the games are good games, some are just better. Even Doom TDA is over 4.5/5 on PSN store.

Edit: In fact...

Oblivion Remake - 4.66
Clair Obscur - 4.9
Doom TDA - 4.76
Metaphor - 4.74

That's from Sony gamers.

NotoriousWhiz12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

The past few months of xbox game pass have been very good. But how many subpar months were there leading up to this? And how many great games will they have in the future? Game prices are super expensive now but so is xbox game pass and pricing wise, I just don't have the time to play enough games for xbox game pass to be worth it. If they ever release the family and friends package, then maybe.

FinalFantasyFanatic10h ago

You're really reaching here, all of those are good games, I'd happily play any of those for hours, Oblivion might not be that appealing to me, and the new Doom game might be the weaker of the recent DOOM games... But they're still top tier games.

Notellin10h ago

Everything you say is false and misleading.

Lightning779h ago

Never seen anyone who purposely owns themselves with each and every comment you make. Pretty incredible if you ask me.

andy859h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Scores are given because they're good games. Oblivion is 9.3/10 on PS store and very positive on steam. That isnt a below average game in the slightest. Nothing to do with marketing

InUrFoxHole6h ago

Good Lord my guy. I know you dont even believe some of the stuff you type. Instead of reading a comment and getting tight.... Take a deep breath and exit the comment section. You're better than this.

Y5durp2h ago

lol anast is a fraud

He claims to dislike these games or that they’re low quality just because they’re Xbox games or on gamepass

But on his PSN profile, he has spent countless hours on these games, and gotten numerous trophies

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crazyCoconuts12h ago

Starting from November of last year to now has been incredible if you're on PC GamePass and a COD player. Seems like all the studios are delivering in the same time frame. I'll keep on for the rest of the year and then take a break for a year or so and let the studios catch up.

raWfodog11h ago

Definitely worth it if you’re a day one purchaser of games, and like to zip through them one after the other. I don’t have that much time these days to spend playing games so I will usually wait until they are on sale for 40% or more. I also don’t play through them quickly hence the reason for my huge backlog.

Sonic188110h ago

I agree but none of these games are exclusives. But I agree with games costing over 80 dollars aren't good for Sony and Nintendo fans

Dudububu2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

You do love embarrassing yourself, no? Yeah yeah reviews are for marketing purposes just like for Sony’s blockbusters or that doesn’t count?! Just stop it!

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anast14h ago

It's funny they used the red ring of death for the thumbnail. People don't think this stuff through.

smoothdude12h ago

I'll disagree that this service is worth it. I don't play games as quickly as I used to, so I can still buy games when I want to play them and on a sale and come out on top. Steam also allows me to share my game library with my family. That is worth more in my opinion.

So pick your preference at this point, but I'm still making my way through my game library, and the fact that I can play PS5 games on Steam and Microsoft games on steam and share those games is super cool.

gold_drake11h ago

its not xboxs hot streak, its that we've had good games come out lately and ms gave them money to have their hames on the service.

meanwhile, they've been selling like hotcakes on the other platforms.

Petebloodyonion9h ago

And?
Does the notion that the games are available elsewhere diminish the value of Game Pass offering?

gold_drake5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

no absolutely not, but you know i never said that.

but there are reasons as to why they're on gamepass, lets also not forget that

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A First Look at Bravely Default’s HD Remaster on Nintendo Switch 2 - Marooners' Rock

Sarah previewed Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster at PAX East 2025 on the Nintendo Switch 2—here’s what stood out during her hands-on demo!

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The Epic Games Store Has Three Free Games This Week

It must be Christmas in May because The Epic Games Store is in a giving mood.

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indifference841d 11h ago

Spanks for the info! I'm heading over there now.