I don't know about you, but when you're as obsessed with gaming (and
in particular PS3) as I am, you quickly start to learn that it's not the
cheapest hobby in the world. That coupled with my movie obsession had
me almost broke.
I was always buying games I'm sure I'd like, only
to find out that I didn't really enjoy them. I'd also spend tons on DVD
rental a month - it all added up.
In fact I can't remember how
much I've spent on purchasing games and DVDs over the years - a small
fortune, probably. That's why I've come up with 3 money-saving tips I'd
like to share, which I learned about the hard way.
Rent games instead of buying them - It
took me a good while to discover that this was even possible. I wished
I'd found out about this earlier than I did. There are a variety of
services out there on the net where you can rent games, often with a
free trial period. This is a great way for auditioning games before you
buy. I have a plethora of abandoned games which I've either had to sell
on or are just gathering dust on my shelf. Renting games means you know
which games tickle your fancy before you buy.
Use Your PS3 as a Blu-ray player - instead
of going out and buying an expensive stand-alone Blu-ray player to play
your Blu-ray discs you can use your trusty PS3. This could possibly
save you at least £400
Save on DVD, Blu-ray Purchases and even Cinema Tickets - Usually
if you want to watch a film you have to buy the DVD or Blu-ray or
stream the movie to your computer on a small screen. But you can now
stream movies to PS3 and enjoy the full cinematic experience on your own
full-sized television screen. No need to buy an expensive TV with movie
streaming facilities or visit the cinema to see your latest flick
either.
There are plenty of online services out there on the web
for renting games and movies, but many aren't necessarily geared towards
the PS3 user or make full use of the PS3 movie streaming facilities.
Some of the services out there presently are Blockbuster, Netfix, Cinema
Paradiso, and of course good old iTunes. Not all of which cater to the
whims of us PS3 users. One service that I have recently found that
ticked all the right boxes for me as a PS3 obsessive is Lovefilm.
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