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Rent Video Games Online

Before the internet, if you wanted an alternative to buying video games, you only had a few options: borrowing games from friends or trudging down to the local video store and looking through the limited selection of video games available for rent. Neither of these options was very satisfying because they usually didn’t have the new hot games available or they didn’t have them in the video game console format (Playstation, Playstation 2, PS3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, GameBoy Advance, GameCube, DS, etc.) that you needed. Not to mention the time you wasted actually going to the store or calling up all of your friends to check what games they owned. And usually your friend was either playing the hot new game himself and wouldn’t lend it to you or he didn’t have the $60 to buy it in the first place. What about the times you bought a new game and simply didn’t like playing it for whatever reason? Kiss that money goodbye and now there’s another unused game collecting dust on your shelf. We’ve all been there…

Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply go online, browse through a complete selection of video games for any video game console system, select the video games you wanted to play, and then have the game mailed to you, postage free? You then play the game for as long as you like, mail it back when you’re done, and your next desired game will be mailed to you automatically? Of course it sounds great and this service is actually available now in the form of online video game rental services. It’s incredibly easy to rent video games online, convenient since you select games from your computer at home, and a great way to try out lots of games without the expense of buying them. No wonder then, that online video game rental has exploded in popularity.

Most online video game rental services charge a small monthly fee for unlimited rentals. Their fee is cheap compared to renting games from a local store and much more economical than buying games that lose your interest in a couple of weeks, if not sooner. With no due dates, no late fees and free shipping both ways, renting video games online makes a lot of sense. If you’re still not sure if this is the right way to go, some online video game services offer free trial memberships without any obligation to continue their service if you decide not to. You’ve got nothing to lose and a whole world of video gaming goodness to explore!

The following are the largest and most reputable video game services available online.

Game Fly

Online since 2002, Gamefly is probably the biggest online video game service available today with over 7,000 titles at your fingertips. They offer an incredible selection of video games for the following video game consoles: Sony PS2, Play Station 3 and PSP, Microsoft XBox, XBox 360, Nintendo Wii, GameCube, DS and Game Boy Advance. No due dates or late fees and several flat monthly rates depending on how many games you want to rent at a time. Pre-paid postage envelopes mean no mailing costs for you. There has been a tremendous consolidation of companies offering online game rentals in the past few years, with names such as GameznFlix, Gplay, NumbThumb and RedOctane going out of business. Gamefly is a strong company and continues to consolidate and expand its dominance in the online video game rental market year after year. If you’re looking for a reliable long-term solution to your video game needs, you can’t do better than Gamefly. Our highest recommendation.

Limited Special Offer:

First month only $8.95 (includes FREE Sports Illustrated and Entertainment Weekly magazine subscriptions.)

Free Trial Offer:

Or take the Free Trial with no further obligation. (Sorry, no free magazines with this offer)

Gamerang

Gamerang offers over 6,500 video game titles and they ship from 4 delivery centers around the United States, making sure that you receive your games quickly. All the popular video game console systems are supported: Xbox, Xbox 360, Sony Playstation2, PS3, PSP, Nintendo Gamecube, Wii, DS and GameBoy Advance. Gamerang video game rental service works essentially the same way as does Game Fly, with two major differences: They offer plans from 1 game rental up to 4 video game rentals at a time, whereas GameFly only offers 1 or 2 game rentals at a time. Also, if you own an original Sony Playstation, then this is the service you want to use because they offer games for this console and Gamefly does not. Free shipping both ways is included.

Gamerang: $14.95 First Month For Unlimited Rentals

Gottta Play

GottaPlay is another online video game rental service that follows the same business model of Game Fly and Gamerang. They have games for Nintendo Wii, DS, GameBoy Advance and Gamecube, Sony Play Station 2, Playstation3 and PSP and Xbox and Xbox 360. Their video game title selection is currently 4,000 strong, but they offer the lowest monthly membership rates ($11.95 for one rental at a time and $19.95 for two rentals at a time). They also promise the fastest shipping times because they since theypostal track their shipments, they will ship your next video game as soon as the post office scans your current game returned.

$11.95 For Unlimited Video Game Rentals (1 out at a time)

$19.95 For Unlimited Video Game Rentals (2 out at a time)

So What’s The Bottom Line to renting video games by mail?

Online video game rental is a great way to try out a lot of games for a lot less than it would cost to purchase the games yourself. Large video game selections, support for all the major video console gaming systems and free shipping of the video games makes renting video games online an easy choice to make. The only question might be which service to use. Here’s a quick summary of each service.

GameFly

Online since 2002.
Largest video game selection (over 7,000 titles)
Offers a Free Trial

Gamerang

Offers over 6,500 video game titles
Up to 4 games out at a time
Supports original Sony Playstation (PS1)

GottaPlay

Smallest video game selection (over 4,000 titles)
Promises fastest delivery/turnaround times for shipping your games.
Cheapest monthly rental fees

Maybe you already rent video games online and just want to buy some used games cheap. Or maybe for whatever reason you just don’t want to use a video game rental service and get your games by mail. Not a problem… check out our page on buying video games cheap, both new and used. Lots of used video games are available on online auction sites and merchandise clearance sites. So whether you’ve got a home video game console like an xbox, xbox 360, sony playstation 2, ps3, nintendo wii, gamecube or a handheld gaming console like a gameboy advance, ds, or psp you’ve got lots of options other than paying full retail at your local shopping mall.