Poll: Rent or Buy?

• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 10:58

  too all console gamers (playstation, xbox, nintendo)
  
  would you rather buy (assuming originals) games or rent?
• s|nNeD

  6 Feb 04, 10:59

  i would rent if its originals... but then again... wah then how many copies of the same game title the rental place would have to keep?
• eutjin

  6 Feb 04, 11:00

  good question.
  
  i'll rent to test out a new game. and if i really like the game, then buy it
• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 11:01

  Originally posted by s|nNeD:

  i would rent if its originals... but then again... wah then how many copies of the same game title the rental place would have to keep?

  there are ways to go around this problem
  
  do you know any shops that are renting out games? what are the rates?
• FireIce

  6 Feb 04, 11:01

  depending on the rental period
  no point rushing to play jus to return before the due.....
  
  if i can afford i will buy
  after im done i will sell it.......
  if the game is good i will keep.....in future when i boliao can take out and play all over agn
• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 11:05

  Originally posted by eutjin:

  good question.
  
  i'll rent to test out a new game. and if i really like the game, then buy it

  i've heard of hire-purchase schemes in singapore.. would that appeal to you?
• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 11:06

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  depending on the rental period
  no point rushing to play jus to return before the due.....
  
  if i can afford i will buy
  after im done i will sell it.......
  if the game is good i will keep.....in future when i boliao can take out and play all over agn

  how long would a rental period make sense? 2 weeks? a month?
• windjammer

  6 Feb 04, 11:08

  i dun hv xbox, playstation or nintendo... i used to buy original pc games... rent too troublesome as u hv to quickly finished the game b4 the rental date is due.
  
  
• eutjin

  6 Feb 04, 11:08

  Originally posted by sillyme:

  i've heard of hire-purchase schemes in singapore.. would that appeal to you?

  it would. but, the thing is this. i go back to msia often ...... and urmm, "budget" versions are available there but, kinda hard to get them into singapore. and cost is everything
  
  ooooh ...... noticed that this is targetted towards console gamers, which i'm not. i'm a PC guy ........ well, i guess the same question can apply.
• s|nNeD

  6 Feb 04, 11:09

  Originally posted by sillyme:

  there are ways to go around this problem
  
  do you know any shops that are renting out games? what are the rates?

  no leh... never heard of such shops before leh...
• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 11:09

  Originally posted by windjammer:

  i dun hv xbox, playstation or nintendo... i used to buy original pc games... rent too troublesome as u hv to quickly finished the game b4 the rental date is due.
  
  

  but with console games, you have memory cards to save games.. can rent another time to resume..
• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 11:12

  Originally posted by eutjin:

  it would. but, the thing is this. i go back to msia often ...... and urmm, "budget" versions are available there but, kinda hard to get them into singapore. and cost is everything
  
  ooooh ...... noticed that this is targetted towards console gamers, which i'm not. i'm a PC guy ........ well, i guess the same question can apply.

  so what's the scene in malaysia like? infested with piracy?
  
  any shops that sells originals that is doing well?
• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 11:15

  Originally posted by s|nNeD:

  no leh... never heard of such shops before leh...

  have have.. very rare.. want to find out about them
• realitybites

  6 Feb 04, 11:15

  Based on feedback from friends most of them would prefer to buy 2nd hand ORIGINAL games
• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 11:17

  Originally posted by realitybites:

  Based on feedback from friends most of them would prefer to buy 2nd hand ORIGINAL games

  2nd hand ah?
  
  ya, makes sense.. it's cheaper.. provided it's in good condition..
  
  perhaps trade in games, so that can buy new games cheaper?
• windjammer

  6 Feb 04, 11:19

  Originally posted by sillyme:

  but with console games, you have memory cards to save games.. can rent another time to resume..

  i find it troublesome to rent. i dunno wat other feels.
• skinnybeanie

  6 Feb 04, 11:19

  Originally posted by eutjin:

  good question.
  
  i'll rent to test out a new game. and if i really like the game, then buy it

  x2
• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 11:22

  thanks for all the replies!
  
  more more!
• eutjin

  6 Feb 04, 11:24

  Originally posted by sillyme:

  so what's the scene in malaysia like? infested with piracy?
  
  any shops that sells originals that is doing well?

  yes, it's everywhere!! even in shopping complexes
  
  shop selling original games? tell you this ...... if you ask me, i don't even know such shops exist!!
• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 11:28

  Originally posted by eutjin:

  yes, it's everywhere!! even in shopping complexes
  
  shop selling original games? tell you this ...... if you ask me, i don't even know such shops exist!!

  so serious ah? i'm sure online gamers need to get their originals somewhere...
• skinnybeanie

  6 Feb 04, 11:28

  Originally posted by eutjin:

  yes, it's everywhere!! even in shopping complexes
  
  shop selling original games? tell you this ...... if you ask me, i don't even know such shops exist!!

  i dun remember seeing any shops selling only original games in JB. With all the pirated games stalls around, dun think the original ones will survive
• jasmine17

  6 Feb 04, 11:52

  I would buy 2nd hand original games.
  
  I am real interested to see the shop that rent games. I have never seen it before
• sillyme

  6 Feb 04, 11:54

  Originally posted by jasmine17:

  I would buy 2nd hand original games.
  
  I am real interested to see the shop that rent games. I have never seen it before

  but would u rent from it?
• jasmine17

  13 Feb 04, 21:43

  Originally posted by sillyme:

  but would u rent from it?

  sure if the rental price is low enough.
  
  just to test out the game before buying it
• Lim Wei Ming

  22 Feb 04, 12:06

  For me, I'll buy those popular good titles etc. Grand Theft Auto, Gran Turismo... and maybe rent other titles I'm unsure of...