I rent games now. based on the games ive seen and played and the utter dissapointment from certain games that look to be good but have either really poor story or the gameplay was trash. but if i do come across a gem from renting then yeah ill go out and buy it. but always try to get lowest price possible. like i mean why waste $80 on a collectors edition in a pre order and then find out the game is crap and never touch the game again.

Replay factor is important i mean, why buy a game if you will only play it to the end and then just leave it. i know for most they do not have the time so the game can last longer. but for those who try to sit down and beat halo 3 only 3 hours after getting the game on opening day and do not touch it again. there just has to be better judgement when it comes to games and not just buying what ever looks cool at the time. its the same reason why i play any new final fantasies through a friend or rent the game cause i have low expectations for how the games going to play out for me and maybe i hope it might shock me.

at least with renting you payed like what $8 for a weeks rental. thats less tim hortons coffee after a week.