So GameStop has what I can only call a scheme for Modern Warfare 2. (Have we officially decided to not call it Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? Less words to type!) If you pre-order the game (Xbox 360 or PS3 version only) from there, and return it by December 13, you’ll receive a $40 in-store credit. In other words, if you pre-order the game, you’ll get to play it for one month for a grand total of $20.
The problem is that the game just cannot be totally enjoyed in merely one month; multi-player will last for months beyond that. So you’d have to be cool with rushing through single-player mode, then only playing muli-player for a hot month.
And you’d also have to be cool with considering $40 in GameStop credit worth as much as $40 cold hard cash.
Never mind that you could rent the game from GameFly from $9 per month, for as many months as you want.
I’d advise you to skip this “deal.”
via CNET
and here i was clicking your twitter link thinking i was about to get modern warfare for 20 dollars =(
Deleon: but what you’re totally forgetting is that at the end of the month you’ll get your $40 credit, and by that time (or maybe just a few days later) there will be a ton of used copies of the game that will be cheaper than the new game – probably only costing $55! So after applying the credit a used copy will only cost you like $15 cash!
That’s a terrible plan. You’ll end up paying $75 total to end up with a used copy after a month.
That $40 credit wasn’t free. You pay $60 for a new copy, and trade it ($40 credit) + $15 cash for a used copy…
probably more then 15 cash. the used copies will no doubt cost a minimum of 55.99.
Don’t forget you’ll be taxed booth times when you purchase and then repurchase the used copy so it’ll be more like $85
store credit’s not taxed… the 2nd purchase would only be taxed on the 15