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| Why did renting games become less popular in the modern era? |
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| betelgeuse:
Probably licensing rights, durability and average length of games. I remember being able to rent NES cartridges anywhere, even the local liquor store. Video stores carried Genesis and SNES when those started coming out. Only a few indie shops dared to break the "no rental" policy of TG16 games in my area. :) I can't even count how many times I had to return scratched discs to Blockbuster and Hollywood video (both movies and games) that didn't work. The old cartridges always worked. I'm sure people still use the Gamestop "free rental policy" to this day though (7 days to decide if you like that used game). Maybe that last one doesn't apply anymore. The last purchase I made at a Gamestop was a PS4 console. Most games from the 8-16 bit era could be beat in less than an hour or two (excluding RPGs etc.). Many newer games are much more involved and can't be fully completed in a one night rental. The only time I rent a game now is if Redbox gives me a free one. Not sure if those game discs differ from the retail copies, like taking the special features off the movies etc. |
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