gamefly = worthwhile?
DiscoZombie
Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
<div class="IPBDescription">any satisfied/dissatisfied customers?</div>so I just sucked it up and got a 360 elite since GH3 is about to come out, and rock band, and mass effect and assassin's creed and... and... etc. I have no games for it (well, I got viva pinata for $20). there are a LOT of good games for it, most of which haven't dropped in price, even the ones that came out over a year ago. If I bought all the games I could think of wanting to play, it would probably cost me at least as much as the system. I don't have that kind of dough, and usually I just play a game through once anyway, so I don't really need to own every one for $50-$60...
long story short, any satisfied gamefly customers? might be annoying to have to wait for games, and to return games and have an urge to play them later, but it seems like the only way someone coming into the xbox scene this late could possibly catch up on all the titles without spending a fortune. Sucks that it's more expensive than netflix, but then again, I guess games are more expensive than flix.
on a side note, my brand new 'elite' has a loose AV cable <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" /> I have to wedge it a certain way or the display flickers or goes out. I decided it wasn't a big enough problem to return the thing or raise a stink over, but it still kinda sucks. Also, I was as surprised the wireless xbox controllers used AA batteries as I was about the Wiimotes. I figured we'd have ditched batteries in, like, the 90's. but I guess rechargable controller docks with lithium ion battery packs would up the price on these systems by like $100. Glad I have plenty of rechargable batteries.
long story short, any satisfied gamefly customers? might be annoying to have to wait for games, and to return games and have an urge to play them later, but it seems like the only way someone coming into the xbox scene this late could possibly catch up on all the titles without spending a fortune. Sucks that it's more expensive than netflix, but then again, I guess games are more expensive than flix.
on a side note, my brand new 'elite' has a loose AV cable <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" /> I have to wedge it a certain way or the display flickers or goes out. I decided it wasn't a big enough problem to return the thing or raise a stink over, but it still kinda sucks. Also, I was as surprised the wireless xbox controllers used AA batteries as I was about the Wiimotes. I figured we'd have ditched batteries in, like, the 90's. but I guess rechargable controller docks with lithium ion battery packs would up the price on these systems by like $100. Glad I have plenty of rechargable batteries.
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As for AA batteries, you can buy lithium ion batteries for it, with chargers. ( <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360rechargebatterypackblack/default.htm" target="_blank">link</a> )
you make a good point. Blockbuster might have more instant gratification... but if my memory serves, they have such a horrible selection. like, 1 row of shelves filled with Madden and Tiger Woods, 1 filled with only Halo, and maybe 1 copy of, like, Blue Dragon, hidden behind 3 other games in the Wii section instead of the 360 =p
I haven't rented a game from Blockbuster in about 10 years <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
sorta derailing my own thread here, but I am unhappy with my xbox experience so far. I'm trying to set up a dang xbox live account. Last night, the account server was down for an hour or two and I couldn't. Today it's telling me my email and password are already linked to an xbox live account... which is strange considering I've never owned an xbox before. the next step would logically be to see what live account my current email address is linked to, right? sadly, this is not an option they give me. I can only create a new Windows Live ID to link it to. So I guess I have to go start a new email account to just use for this stupid Live signup even though I already use my current email address for my Zune, MSN, etc. l2ergonomics, M$.
edit: I'm trying to register online instead now. I heard this can deprive you of free gold trial membership. I hope not. Heh, after one of the signup screens I get an error message: Bad Request (Invalid Header Name). They're really on a roll.
Also, it's worth noting that I did not cancel my membership, they terminated it because games kept dissapearing in the mail. I think about four games never reached my address and one that I sent back never reached them. So they decided the cost of doing business with me wasn't worth it, refunded my money for the month and said goodbye. Recently my brother signed up with Netflix and he has never had to file a lost movie report or a lost in shipping report. Which either means the people at the post office are more likely to steal games that movies, or that they have made a drastic change since my days at Gamefly.
As for your problems with the XBOX, the AV cable in particular, bring it back. Every store I've ever been to will automatically replace broken items involved with such a major purchase. If they don't replace they would surely refund your money or swap your console for another of the same kind. It's not worth having to jerry-rig your cables on an elite? That's $600 right? Or was it $500? Either way you did not pay for second rate goods and should not have to suffer for a manufacturing defect.
I never had a problem signing up with XBOX live, but then again I bought a one of those subscription cards to do so. I felt iffy about giving a video game console my credit card number. If it says the account already exists, simply go to gmail.com or hotmail.com create an email and shazamm you have a new logon. I also advise you to get one of those $50 subscription cards to Xbox live all you hae to do is create an account with your new email and enter the code on the back of the card.
Definitely worth the money, and I don't think they are missing any games at all throughout the selection. BUT, it is kinda expensive. I do $24 a month for my 2 game plan.
Definitely worth the money, and I don't think they are missing any games at all throughout the selection. BUT, it is kinda expensive. I do $24 a month for my 2 game plan.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, since any local video story will charge around $5 a night and $7-10 for a week the math proves which is more affordable ^.^ and their selection will always beat any video store. It's just too bad I never got to play Cubivore as it's one of the titles that got lost in the mail. Sigh.
at least it came fast though. I set up my queue on Friday, they shipped on Saturday, first (broken) game was here on Monday.
Sounds like an issue that was only mentioned in, say, every review of the game, plus a million forum posts. For someone trying to save money you're not doing a lot of research on what you need and don't need.
Dude, I had heard since the game (and the 360) came out that some games were hard to read on SDTVs. I didn't realize they were so hard to read they were borderline unplayable. If you 'need' an HDTV to use the 360, why doesn't it say so on the box? or on the games? why does it come with SDTV hookups and default to them?
I may end up plunging myself into debt and throwing an HDTV on the ole' credit card <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
Seriously, some people should not be allowed to handle Optical media.
The really crappy part is when you are trying to watch a series and you get 2 discs, but the first one is busted.
The upside is that if you complain to netflix they will often give you a bonus movie (as in, they up your subscription by 1 movie untill you return it)
Me: "NO! You're sposed to wipe it off from the center outward, not circularly! You bloody moron!"
Clerk: ".................."
Here's a couple discs I just got today, effectively ruining my Halloween movie night.
Here's a couple discs I just got today, effectively ruining my Halloween movie night.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yup!
Part of the reason I gave up on Netflix tbh.
Either people don't know how to handle optical media, or the post office likes destroying my movies (but not my mum's, who I shared the account with, just mine).
My problem, I think, was that I was renting a good amount of anime. Now that your worst stereo type about kids that watch naruto and apply that to DVDs.
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