JJonas Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 The Amazon-owned UK rental service Lovefilm is no longer offering games rentals, in order to deliver the best possible film and TV series rental service. Time to switch to BlockBuster Xbox Consoles News: Lovefilm UK dumps game rentals to "focus on our strength" - Xbox 360 - The Official Magazine
arwen Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Only to new subscribers... for now. If you are already on a package that includes games then you are fine. But it doesn't bode well. I only really stay with Lovefilm over Netflix because of the games.
JJonas Posted July 3, 2013 Author Posted July 3, 2013 Only to new subscribers... for now. If you are already on a package that includes games then you are fine. But it doesn't bode well. I only really stay with Lovefilm over Netflix because of the games. er no... Update #2: Lovefilm will end its game rental service - for existing customers as well as new customers - any time before the 8th August, a Lovefilm customer support agent told me on the phone this morning. Lovefilm ditches game rentals • News • Eurogamer.net
synaesthesia Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Reading between the lines, I'd say those reasons are bullhooks. Reality will almost certainly be "because the future for rental games is dimming rapidly, and with online connectivity, accounst being required etc, it's becoming near unworkable".
arwen Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 er no... Lovefilm ditches game rentals • News • Eurogamer.net Ahh!! I read the stuff last night and nowhere I could find said that :'(
AngryTechnician Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Time to switch to BlockBuster Don't get your hopes up with Blockbuster - we used them for nearly a year and the wait times for discs were sometimes very poor. We waited more than 6 months for something that was at the top of our queue, and eventually cancelled without ever seeing it. They never gave us a proper explaination, citing only that 'some popular titles may entail a short wait'. I told them that if there was a 6+ month wait for Star Trek - Deep Space 9, Series 2 Disc 1 then perhaps they should consider buying more than 1 copy of it, especially as they had clearly lost that copy. Unsurprisingly they didn't really have a response for that.
Greenbeast Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 I told them that if there was a 6+ month wait for Star Trek - Deep Space 9, Series 2 Disc 1 then perhaps they should consider buying more than 1 copy of it, especially as they had clearly lost that copy. Unsurprisingly they didn't really have a response for that. had a little giggle at that
arwen Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 http://www.boomerangrentals.co.uk/membership_packages_v6.php Looks promising, but that plus NetFlix is more expensive than my current Love Film package (£11.50) :-/ Anyone delt with them before?
JJonas Posted July 3, 2013 Author Posted July 3, 2013 Sent them an email got this reply Thank you for your email We can confirm that, with effect from 1 July 2013, games rental will no longer be available to new customers signing up to our service in the UK. Existing customers with a games package will be able to continue renting games until further notice. We will, of course, let you know of any changes to this. raising the Eurogamer report with them now
JJonas Posted August 6, 2013 Author Posted August 6, 2013 LOVEFiLM: Help - What's happening to the ... no more games after 8th August
JJonas Posted August 6, 2013 Author Posted August 6, 2013 Four-Month Blockbuster Movies £9.99 for 4 months (2 days left on offer)
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