Posted: 2011-07-06 by Eddd
Initially we got the games we requested in a short amount of time but after a few months that changed. More and more we noticed that the games we received were very low on our list and took longer and longer to get to us. When we complained they would either not respond or respond with some sort of form letter stating the usual we try to get you the games you want. Finally we decided to drop the service. Of course they do not give refunds for un-used time so we kept the service through the month and cancelled 2 days before our billing period was up and sent back the last game we had; Sims 2 Pets for the PS2.
In less than 24 hours from the time I mailed the game I received an email that the game was damaged beyond repair and that I would have to pay $49.99. I do not believe that they could have possibly received the game yet much less that the game was damaged in the mail since in the months that we had the service this had never happened before. In addition, GameFly will only give you $4.70 in trade in for this game so why would they charge me $49.99 to replace it.
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, August 27 2009
Yes gamefly is terrible. My experience with gamefly doesnt have to deal with lost games or anything. But the fact that I’ve never and I mean never get the games I really want to play. I’ve had games in my top for 3 months and yet to receive them even if the website claims that the game is AVAILABLE not high.medium.or low AVAILABLE! Everytime I email & ask why gamefly has a different excuse everytime. First it was first come first serve. Then it was the game was available in your primary shipping area. Then it was they go to the users who have had it in their game q the longest. If that is the case then the millions of users waiting patiently to play the game will be waiting years to play the games they want. It would be much faster and easier to just went from your local video store. I’m canceling after they say they recieve my last game. I will be spreading the news to everyone around that I know who plays games. Not to ever ever ever ever ever ever ever EVER use gamefly. You’ll get the very first game you want they make sure you get that one after that the only ones they have in stock are the shittiest titles ever created so if you’re a big fan of Hannah Montana you’ll enjoy the service.
Authored by: Alex on Tuesday, July 06 2010
I have the 1-out plan since I don’t game that much.. but still.. I got 3 games in two months, and I only played each game for 3-4 days. Uhhh… if you do the math, it’s about the same as blockbuster. I do like that you can buy cheap games (I bought Assasins Creed 2 for $8) but the queing/shipping/tracking they have is purposely designed to be slow. The fact that they even have “availability indication” shows they aren’t trying to get you the games you really want.
Let’s use some simple math, I have 4 games in my queue. The top 3 have low avail (“25-49% chance of shipping) the last has medium (50-74% chance) It’s been 4 days since they recieved my last game (6 days since I mailed it) … In any given day I should have a 79% chance of a game shipping (using the LOWEST % chance calculation). Since it’s been 4 days, that means there should have been like a 91.8% chance of a game shipping by now. But still waiting… I’m either really unlucky, or Gamefly has seriously mislabeled these “availability” percentages… Maybe I should get a lotto ticket?
Authored by: Brian on Tuesday, November 25 2010
There are so many reasons not to like game fly.
The first is, they loose SO many games on purpose. This is so they can simply Not ship you out anything on time. Then you have to fill out a form, wait 10 days, etc.
They lost my first, second and third game. THEN THEY CHARGED ME FOR IT WHEN I CANCELED.
Also…another reason GameFLY is a joke and a scam.
The 10 day trial, YOU PAY FOR, as they charge you 20 days later….and say. OH, you signed up 30 days ago. Its NOT A FREE TRIAL
Please do your homework. Read some threads. They are terrible. NO PHONE NUMBER, etc.
Just use ANY other company.
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, May 19 2011
I’m aware that this is an old post and everything, but I feel I should at least offer my own opinion. Gamefly is honestly not worth it if you’re going to do a one-game plan, and forget about a two-game plan if you’re impatient. A lot of the people complaining about the length of time that Gamefly takes to receive their games is, in my opinion, unfair.
When I first started using Gamefly, I was a bit frustrated by the times it took to send a game as well as receive one, but have any of you ever ordered a product online before? I order things from amazon, and in comparison to any vendors they have, Gamefly ships there stock in a timely manner. I’ve often waited 2 weeks for a package to simply arrive from Amazon, while Games from Gamefly usually took less time for a trip that is at least double the length. I live in Texas, so while it may take a shorter period for something from CA to arrive than if I were further East, I really don’t see it as being a difference by more than 2 or 3 days at most, though I’m no expert on the matter.
Depends on how you use Gamefly. I personally play on a 360 platform so I am trying to jack up my gamer score. I have rented over 100 games and paid less than 200 dollars in membership fees total. BUT…. If I would have actually purchased those games I would have payed over 6000 dollars ? If you try and trade them in they are worthless. If you like a game and buy it from gamefly you get the original case and manuals. I would NEVER buy a game again unless it was an online favorite like Gears or Halo.
Also, if you rent one and really like it, you can always buy it from Gamefly, and they’ll send you a box and manual to go with the disc you have from the rental.
Yes it is better to rent games from gamefly but I do it both ways I buy certain games because I know what to expect and I know I want to keep it. But on the other hand gamefly has saved me hundreds of dollars I have been a member for over a year and I have gameflyed many many many games but I have kept only one and that was mass effect 2 and I only paid 16 bucks for that which was awesome so as you can see gamefly is pretty awesome especially if you own more than one console like me I highly recommend it. If your one of those gamers who like to play the latest game Round the release date I highly recommend gamefly. All and all if your not a member join you will not be sorry. The only thing I would suggest is that you learn the ropes fast and figure out how to get the newest games fast cause there can be long waiting periods if your not carefull!
Gamefly is soooo much better you dont have to spend 50-60 on a new game just the monthly fee and keep it as long as you want untill your bored.
It depends on how much you play. I play 1-3 games a month. I have 1 out a time here and play $180 worth of games for $17. If you only play a game per month or every other month, maybe you should buy it, play it and sell it on craigslist. I buy Assassins Creed when it comes out. Finish and break even when I sell. No sense buying unless its one of the best of the year.Gamefly is very nice, you spend nothing compared to buying the games. If I did about 4 games a month and pay 15 something? and buying them I would pay 250 ish?
This is a big thing to gamers. When you purchase a game from gamefly your buying a game for the retail USED price. The KEEP option is just a used game price. You may have the game that you rent from gamefly as long as you want, as long as you keep your membership up to date and paid. Video Game Rentals 
Video Game Rentals
It’s true, because games cost so much upon release, it’s easy to see why gamers prefer to use Gamefly to try games they otherwise couldn’t. However, if you’re a fan of the title or just know you want the game because you “know” it’s going to be great it’s best to reserve and purchase those games in order to support the wonderful game developers who make the games. By reserving the game in months in advance, you can make small payment on it over time, so the cost can be more manageable. But not every game is great or heard of, and Gamefly allows people the unique opertunity to to learn if you like it or not, and possibly become a fan of a new title. Gamefly also offers the opertunity to buy/ keeo the game should you like it enough.
Gamefly does have some sweet deals on used games, plus they give you bonus money if you keep complaining about slow shipping like I did. But it’s best value is with renting games that you would not want to spend $50. You can find used games on here that you would have trouble finding.
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