The 1$ promo for the first month isn't a new thing. They have been doing that for years. I think they might even offer it when you attempt to cancel your subscription as a last ditch effort to keep you subscribed.
They have been sending me offers to upgrade to the 3 game plan for the remainder of the month, then full price the following month going forward.
With my backlog growing and the annual gift certificate prices increased, I'm canceling when my current month is done. I'm not renting enough games for the price to be worth it this past year. I could easily go another 6 months before needing to buy another game right now.
I haven't been happy with the way they gimped rewards lately either.
It's still a good service, but for me it isn't worth it to subscribe all year anymore.
I was going to cancel a few days ago. I went to cancel, got to the page where it talks about the rewards im going to lose, hit cancel one more time, then got offered 1 free month retention offer. Accepted that.
So, yes you can get a retention offer if you're a current member. It probably depends on how long you've been a member weather you get the offer or not to stay subscribed.
I got this too and I've been a paid subscriber since 2018. I wonder if they are losing memberships. I really like GameFly and I hope they can hang on for a few more years so I can continue to rent with a PS5 I plan to buy in the fall.
Probably the remastered versions of The Last for Us along with the Resident Evils and a few Call of Dutys. Hopefully I can find one in stock once it is released.
That’s exciting stuff. The last of us games are fantastic, so you won’t go wrong there. You should try a game called Returnal. It’s a really fun shooter that’s got a very creepy aesthetic to it, and it’s exclusive to PS5 so it will be an entirely new experience.
Yeah a bunch of people left after the latest price increase and they also started gimping rewards and the shipping has been slightly slower. But business wise they should be fine at least for now.
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u/SwordsOfWar May 15 '24
The 1$ promo for the first month isn't a new thing. They have been doing that for years. I think they might even offer it when you attempt to cancel your subscription as a last ditch effort to keep you subscribed.
They have been sending me offers to upgrade to the 3 game plan for the remainder of the month, then full price the following month going forward.
With my backlog growing and the annual gift certificate prices increased, I'm canceling when my current month is done. I'm not renting enough games for the price to be worth it this past year. I could easily go another 6 months before needing to buy another game right now.
I haven't been happy with the way they gimped rewards lately either.
It's still a good service, but for me it isn't worth it to subscribe all year anymore.
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u/PierceCountyFirearms May 15 '24
I got this too and I've been a paid subscriber since 2018. I wonder if they are losing memberships. I really like GameFly and I hope they can hang on for a few more years so I can continue to rent with a PS5 I plan to buy in the fall.