Gamertell

There are tons of video game rental sites popping up online. Since games for the next-gen consoles can be expensive, renting is a viable and intelligent alternative for many gamers. With so many available, it becomes difficult to determine which are worth renting from.

To help you decide which service is best for you, we’ve compiled key information for the five of the highest profile video game rental services: GameFly, Gottaplay, Gamerang, GamezNFlix and RentZero…

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Newsflash: game rentals hurt sales. Proving the obvious through research, a gamedaily affiliated study recently found that very few people who rent games actually end up buying the titles. According to the study, a full 49% of people bought none of the games they rented, 42% bought 1-10% of the games they rented, and 9% bought more than 11% of the games they rented. These are low numbers, folks, and this means that in general, rental play doesn’t lead to purchases. Also significant was the fact that teenagers make up 30% of game renters, though only 12% of the gaming population.

This all seems like common sense: games are practically rated on a scale of “don’t bother” for terrible review scores, to “rent it” for average games, to “buy it” for high scoring titles. Most gamers who rent a game are doing so because they’ve heard that it’s worth playing, but not the $50 or $60 it’ll cost to own it. This study just gives credence to the prevailing wisdom of the industry.

Read [Gamedaily] Via [Gamepro]

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AP’s LA bureau reported that Blockbuster announced on Monday (June 18, 2007) it will offer primarily Blu-Ray HD for it’s DVD inventory.

Blockbuster had been renting with both HD DVD and Blue-Ray HD DVDs in select store, with 70% of customers choosing Blu-Ray movies.

Blockbuster is still being cautious, allowing the 250 stores and web site will continue to offer…

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