Do you rent, buy, trade?

I never rent games. I always research and make sure (the best I can) that I want a game, then buy it. I also never trade in any games. You never know when your gunna be in the mood to go back and play an older game, ya know? Now I have a dilema... theres too many good games out and I want them all! aw man I'm gunna go broke.

I only buy also.

I tend to do a mix of all three. There are games that I want and will buy, others I will trade in and get new games once I'm done or bored with the game (try to catch trade deals), renting is fine with me depending on the game, some games you want to play but just aren't worth $60. And I feel your pain, there are a lot of good games about to come out on top of the ones that were just released over the holiday, damn it

Man I only buy. Any game I need to let go i'll put it on ebay. Trade in you not even get half of what you can get by selling it on ebay.

It's just been buying so far, but sooner or later I'm going to start renting like the old days with the PS1. :)

I can't rent because there are no video stores with PS3 games near me.

So I only buy and trade (if it calls for it). I always research games I'm interested in though. Especially new IPs (either new, or I'm new to).

Always make my buys count. If there are games I wouldn't consider high in priority (worth the $60~$70), I wait till they drop in price and buy them used.

I always buy. Only new games, though. I never buy used games. I only buy used if it's a game for a console from previous generations. I rarely trade or sell my games these days. My game collection is getting quite big now. I think it would be worth quite a lot (nowhere near as much as I paid for it though, lol).x-2tha-z

Same here. I get PS3 games new, and go on Amazon and get PS2 games used.

Buy usually, I would rent a game if I wasn't sure if had a bad review but seem worth playing

I only buy games, and only new --as in not used-- games. Except for games from older generations; those I usually have no choice but to buy used.

I don't sell, nor do I trade. Foolish decisions quite a few years ago have cost me a lot of money over the years to replace games I stupidly sold that I shouldn't have, so no more of that.;)

Man I only buy. Any game I need to let go i'll put it on ebay. Trade in you not even get half of what you can get by selling it on ebay.

Sgt_Phan

This. I usually wait until a game drops to $20 or $30 and buy it. Any games I decide I don't want, I sell on ebay. The buyers pay more than gamestop would give and still get it for cheaper than gamestop would sell it for, so everyone is a winner.

I rent and I buy, but I only rent if I'm unsure about whether or not I want the game. I rent it first, play it for a while, then if I REALLY want the game, then I buy it.

I buy games depending on reviews and preference. If a game was to have a very short campaign and very little re-play value i wouldn't buy it, and i sometimes rent games.

If it has a quality multi player to accompany the single player campaign then I consider buying. Games like dead space, assassins creed, and prince of Persia which are only single player i rent via gamefly. I am off an on with the membership, I blaze through a number of games I am interested in for a few months. Then I cancell the membership and go back to games like COD, Killzone 2, or grand theft auto for their multi-player while I wait for more releases of interest. I will probebly sign back up when GOW III comes out. As that game as well as a handfull of others I would like to play though but not buy, others on the list include: infamous, batman: AA, Assassins creed II, Dante's Inferno, and sabotuer to name a few. Games I will buy in the next year are UC 2 and GT5.

i'll always buy unless i feel suspect about a game so instead of taking a 65$ loss i'll see if one of my friends has it so i can test it out for free.

I will rent all games, test the waters a bit, except in Demon's Souls case, which I had to buy because the game always was rented out. Good buy though. I traded in all my old games, because truly they were doing nothing but collecting dust. Got enough to buy Demon's Souls, and a used GOTY Oblivion, and Pre-Ordered GOW3 which sets me good for a while. It was my first trade-in and I felt confident in my decision, and even more now that I have had so much fun with the games I got. I will definitely rent before buying most games though, and trade-in games that I don't play. Which I believe is quite a logical method.

I do it all. I'm constantly buying games, selling them on eBay, renting from Gamefly, trading at this local shop called The Exchange, buying from The Exchange, Going to Gamestop for midnight releases... etc.

I buy games I want badly, if I'm not sure then I rent. However, I never ever buy pre-owned games

Last year I traded, can't remember that last time I rented though. This year I'm going to work on my collection and aim not to trade a single game in. I wont be able to do what I usually do, which is buy games on release without fail, this year I'm going to have to save up and be more careful what I buy. It will be interesting

I rent heaps. And trade in now and then.

I dont have a solid source of income since i dont have a job so i cant buy games often so i rent and play them.

I buy games I want badly, if I'm not sure then I rent. However, I never ever buy pre-owned games

M0wen10

Unless a game I desperately want comes by, I won't buy.Especially with no means of multiplayer (for now). UC2 and GOW3 being the only exceptions so far, those are just keepers.BadBoy_97

Buy... buy... buy...

So far bought some games, and have begun trading in for games though I plan to start renting soon. 2 games that I have I don't plan on keeping. Trade ins for GoW3 and FF13 since I want to keep the former as a permanent buy and the latter will take me a while to get through, so I won't rent it. Unless a game I desperately want comes by, I won't buy.Especially with no means of multiplayer (for now). UC2 and GOW3 being the only exceptions so far, those are just keepers.BadBoy_97

I buy games I want badly, if I'm not sure then I rent. However, I never ever buy pre-owned games

M0wen10

Why not? What's wrong with buying pre-owned games?

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I buy games I want badly, if I'm not sure then I rent. However, I never ever buy pre-owned games

RatchetJunkie20

Why not? What's wrong with buying pre-owned games?

I trade and buy. I spend about $150 on video games a year, and my value of games tends to stay around there, by trading on GTZ/Goozex

I never rent or trade in either. I just do my research. I check Metacritic and GameRankings for the average scores, I watch video reviews on GameTrailers and IGN, and I read written reviews on Eurogamer. I also have a watchlist on GamesTracker.com so that I buy every game as cheaply as possible.

I buy games only. Because of the piracy here on Brazil we can`t rent games, only on some small stores that are very rare.

I never rent games, and I never trade them in. If there's a game I want, I buy it. If I really wanta game, I aim to buyit game on release (depends on how much money I have), but what mostly happens is that I let it drop in price to €30 or under.
I also NEVER buy platinum or greatist hits games (can't stand them :P). I always have to get the original, so that usually means buying the game pre-owned from a local game shop or from amazon.

I buy all my games.

I also NEVER buy platinum or greatist hits games (can't stand them :P). I always have to get the original, so that usually means buying the game pre-owned from a local game shop or from amazon.Xongu

Same here. I don't buy used either, though, so I just end up not getting the game. :P

[QUOTE="BadBoy_97"]So far bought some games, and have begun trading in for games though I plan to start renting soon. 2 games that I have I don't plan on keeping. Trade ins for GoW3 and FF13 since I want to keep the former as a permanent buy and the latter will take me a while to get through, so I won't rent it. Unless a game I desperately want comes by, I won't buy.Especially with no means of multiplayer (for now). UC2 and GOW3 being the only exceptions so far, those are just keepers.NotAFurry

I only buy, but if i could rent i would do it :)

I only buy and almost always new unless their older games that aren't available new or cost a fortune.

I only buy my games. Now if someone wanted to trade me a cool game foy my copy of Cross Edge, then hell yeah I'd trade.

Only buy. Never trade, never rent. With my PS2 I ended up playing all my games several times over the years, so I liketo keepthem around.

I buy.

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I buy games I want badly, if I'm not sure then I rent. However, I never ever buy pre-owned games

havokmaster

Why not? What's wrong with buying pre-owned games?

I only buy, but most of those are used games either at retail or over ebay.