madskillz on 28 January 2009
| famousringo said: Either the risk was too high, or the demand was too low. Maybe both. Consider the continual growth of the videogame industry. More and more households already have a gaming system. Increased ownership is probably driving down demand for rental. |
Here's the thing - with the economic downturn, folks are selling their consoles. Being able to rent them would actually be good for folks who just want to play games when they have company/party or just want to do something different.
As far as risk, when I rented a PS2, I had to have a $200 deposit, in cash AND an active credit card on file too. They were well covered.
I wanted to rent a PS3 and a Wii when they first came out to see if I would like the systems. I wish I could have rented them. I have purchased several games I rented recently. Without renting, it's unlikely I would have taken the plunge.
