To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Redbox is exiting the game rental business, the company confirmed to The Verge on Monday. Some Reddit users first noticed yesterday that Redbox rental kiosks were no longer offering video game rentals, and the company confirmed on Twitter that game rentals are no longer available.
The change is disappointing for gamers who relied on Redbox as a convenient way to rent games. One rental option is to subscribe to a mail-rental service like GameFly , but those typically come with a monthly cost and may not send you the exact game you want right when you want it.
If you do have a Redbox near you that offered games, you might be able to get a good deal on some games before they disappear from the kiosks forever at the end of the year. La Liga. Mohu AirWave. About Us. FTC Disclosure. Twitter FaceBook Instagram. Disclosure: Your support helps keep our site running! Learn more. Share via: 0 Shares. Table Of Contents 1 Redbox 1.
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While gaming alone or with friends in front of a TV is still popular, multiplayer online modes in games such as Halo or Medal of Honor are just as robust, if not more than the lone living room experience. According to Redbox's plan, gamers are expected to enjoy and explore both the single and the multiplayer modes within 24 hours. The whole design makes it clear that Redbox didn't take the time to study the culture or gaming habits before it decided to diversify its offerings.
This isn't the time to recklessly dilute the brand, especially as Apple, Google, Netflix and other competitors offer new simpler and, at this point, cheaper ways to get the same content.
Please enter email address to continue. And then one more day became two days, three days, until eventually I had kept the game for a week. In the beginning I felt guilty but I came up with ways to rationalize the delays. Three dollars a day is just another cup of coffee. And so the days kept going by. Not your father's Xbox controller Brush up on your driving skills in Forza Horizon 5 with the controller the pros use. One morning I sat down and ran through the final sections of the game.
That afternoon, frozen chocolate cream pie in hand, I strolled past the Redbox and felt a weight lift from my shoulders once Wolfenstein 2 was slipped safely inside. They simply start showing you all the other crap you could rent and never return instead. For a moment it worked, too, as I stood in front of the produce section transfixed by the brooding Call of Duty war man on the display.
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