Renting a 360?
 

So the past two weeks I have been attempting to track down a 360 to rent. So I can also rent Dead Riseing. The local Family Video store was the only one around here that rents 360's so I get in line. The guy right before me "lost" the system. I was furious. So now i'm back to the drawing board. I called up Blockbuster and asked if they rented them. To my surprise I got a jackass that laughed at me and said they have not done that for years. I rented a PSONE back in the day when they first came out. So then I remember renting a Dreamcast at Hollywood Video..so I called them.

This one is weird..the guy told me they did rent them but they would have to scan the credit card first. Which is a given. But then he backed out saying"Oh you mean system? Oh we only rent the game." Why would he want to scan the credit card to rent a game?

Now to the point. Anyone know of anywhere else (In the US) I can rent a 360?

Your friend's house should suffice. I guess they assume kids are going to steal games, or perhaps use it as a method to verify they're of age, but your best bet is going to a buddy's house...or buying one at a game store that allows a 7-day return policy or something...

Yeah, well i'm sure they don't do it anymore just because of what someone just did at Family Video. I don't know how you "Lose" a console. Especially when they are going to get charged around 600 bucks.. just for a 360? Thats stupid. I'm pretty sure you have to be 18 so kids can't really rent them. Well if they beg the rents to do so.

If my friend (the only one that has a 360) hadn't gone back to college i'd be playing it. But looks like i'm going to have to go on the 2 hour drive to play DR. Worth it? From what I hear.. it is.

The only thing I can think of is buying the system (new or used) and renting the game then returning the system.

Unfortunately both of these methods require you have enough money for the system up front.

Are you defending someone for thinking that they can just say "I lost it" and expecting to not be charged for it? I doubt they're charged $600 and I doubt that they'd be dumb enough to agree to renting it, fully knowing the costs. If they don't pay or return it, they're referred to a credit agency. It's not stupid, it's ensuring people don't try retarded things like that to get "free" consoles.

Then you've answered your own question.

I wasn't defending anyone. I was more so calling the person stupid for either losing or saying he lost the system. Why so hostile?

I have not walked into a Blockbuster or Hollywood video for ages so I have no idea if they rent consoles anymore.

I think your best bet is to go to a Funcoland or some other used game store that will let you try out a game before you buy it.

The alternative is to take my word that the XBOX360 simply rocks and is worth the purchase price (especially if you are willing to pay for Xbox Live).

Chromehounds, Dead Rising, Street Fighter II, Oblivion for released titles and certain exclusives like Gears of War/Halo 3 makes the console a worthwhile purchase so if you can afford it - don't beat around the bush and buy the console. :)

Yeah, thats what it's going to come down to. I have read alot of info on the system and it sounds pretty damn good. Who knows.

Renting an Xbox 360? To me, the entire idea is ridiculous. I remember that my local video store used to rent out Playstation 2 for about 80 bucks for a week, and then rental fee for memory card, extra controller, and then the game you rent itself.

Waste of cash. But I guess we're not here to tell you why you shouldn't rent one.

Friends' house. 'Nuff said.

That's insane. In years past, I've rented a PS1 and before that a Sega Saturn, and the prices were much better than that. I think it was about 20 dollars or so for the system, memory card, two controllers, and one game for three days. I think your local video store was just ripping people off.

[edit] I also remember renting an SNES and with it, Super Mario World and Final Fight.

I rented the SNES when it came out, with actraiser and mario world for 10 bucks for a few days.

Note that you're comparing decade-old systems to the pricing for the rather new stuff. You'll expect prices to rise.

Ah, the days of renting consoles... I used to rent a NES/Genesis when I stayed at my grandmothers. I'd rent it for one day, and play for 24 hours, straight through the night and everything. (Back when I didn't own any consoles myself.) Fun times. :D

I agree the price would be expected to go up, but 20 dollars for a few days with everything included to 80 dollars for a week with nothing included is WAY too much of a change. Also, the saturn I rented launched at 400 dollars. The 360? Also 400 dollars. Things really haven't changed all that much. The only real big change in game pricing will have to wait until the PS3, but even that will look cheap next to how much the Neo Geo was.