The Verdict
OK, that was fun right? Now it’s time to rank them. Here are OUR picks for the best value gaming club. Obviously, people have all different kinds of needs, so let’s go with a couple of different categories. Remember though, the best deal is always going to be what you get the most value from. So be sure to research them all. With that said, drum roll please…
Best Value for Strictly Gaming Needs: Best Buy Gamers Club Unlocked
The Best Buy Gamers Club Unlocked has excellent value across the board on new releases and pre-owned games. Sure the two-year commitment might scare you, but you only need to buy three new games at 20% off over that two-year period to make your money back. Plus, unlike Amazon Prime, you’ll get those pre-owned benefits as well: 10% off pre-owned and bonus trade-in credit. It’s really an amazing deal for anyone that has access to a physical Best Buy location and buys video games regularly.
Best Overall Value: Amazon Prime
If you want access to streaming videos/TV Shows, shop a lot online, and play video games, then it’s definitely worth it to pony up the extra cash, and get Amazon Prime. You’ll lose the pre-owned perks that the other competitors have, but you’ll still have that 20% off of pre-orders and new games (within two weeks of release remember), plus a whole lot else. If you have access to the student discount (50% off membership), it’s a no-brainer.
Best Value for Gaming on a Tight Budget: GameStop Powerup Rewards
Honestly GameStop’s Powerup rewards, when you stack it up against the other two, is a little lacking and feels like it could use some freshening up. That being said, it still has the lowest price entry point and has lots of perks geared specifically towards pre-owned purchases and trading in. Meaning, if you like to pick up games on the cheap pre-owned and trade them back in frequently, this is a great club to sign up to. GameStop also has lots of sales/deals centered around pre-owned stuff and has a pretty damn good physical collection of them.
That just about does it! Those are our picks. What are yours? Let us know in the comments.
