Goozex: Videogame Trading and HD Movies
Where do gamers go?
The choices you have as a gamer are:
- Buy (Online, Ebay, used, Gamestop..)
- Rent (Gamefly, blockbuster…)
- Trade (Goozex, Switchplanet..)
Renting in the past at your brick and mortar rental place can easily set you back more then $5-$7 every week like Blockbuster. There have been other online rental game sites that charge a monthly fee like /month for one game out like Gamefly. Renting isn’t all together bad but playing videogames isn’t like watching movies. There is a considerable larger amount of time invested in videogames then in movies. Most movies range from 1.5 hours to epics of 6 hours. Where most videogames you could get a good feel for a game in 3 hours but most sports games and long role playing games could be played for more then 70 hours.
This is where Goozex Game Trading steps in. Goozex allows the gamer to keep the game as long as you want but have the option to sell it too. There is only a $1 transaction fee if you request a game on their network. So basically you can trade in your older games and build up Goozex credit until you get enough for a newer title and just pay the $1 transaction fee. All shipping costs are handled by the sender so if you are requesting a game you only pay the and not the shipping and handling. There is no monthly membership so you can stop at anytime or go at a slower pace. This is ideal in the sense that you could play the game until you are actually sick of it then send it in for credit. No hurry as you play and ship at your own pace. Plus you OWN the game. From then on the game is yours, not a rental.
The network is peer to peer in that you can only request games and send games to other members. There is no single central warehouse and the pricing of the credits of the system are in points (100pts = $5). The pricing of the game is determined by market demand, release date, initial cost of the game, and a couple other factors. Most xbox 360 titles will go for 800-1000 pts which translates to $40-$50. This isn’t bad for a used game. Some money can be saved buying used but there is still tax and travel time/cost. Goozex gives you free shipping to you with no tax charge. You also have an option to buy credits if you want but I wouldn’t recommend that unless you have no games to send in or nothing of yours is being requested. The game prices will fluctuate and you will see the price change in your history. I’ve had a couple games I requested and I can see that price increase/decrease. It doesn’t happen that much but some games change +/- 200pts depending on market demand.
So why use Goozex instead of a used videogame store or an auction site with games like Ebay? You just need $1 to pay for the transaction fee. Most people don’t like to continually shell out more money for a game and then feel like the games they bought are depreciating at a very fast rate. Selling your game for cash anywhere will not give you that much. Selling it to a store they will mark your game up to make money. Selling it online at an auction site will incur fees and you still have to pay for shipping. You can get great value from Goozex and just trade in games you don’t want with a demand. There might be more difficulty in sending older sports titles as those don’t have much demand once their season is up like trying to sending in EA sports Madden 2005 will be a hard game to sell to someone on the network. Older games on ebay are a hassle to sell. You can build your own game list and no insertion fees.
Lots of integrated information like tips and reviews. The best feature is the ability to see how many copies of a game are listed on the network verses how many are being requested. This will let you know if you have a game people want or if you can possibly get a game on the network. Goozex determines who gets the game by matching up users. There is a waiting list that is generated and when you add a game you will see in what place you are waiting for that game. This is a fabulous idea as impatient gamers can tell if they should expect a game soon. There is also a distinction between games you want now and games you have for holding. They will show you your place in line per game. Great place to build your wishlist. Building a large list ensures some games will continue to come to you. I requested Crackdown and I was like 60 people back. Turns out I got the game in less then 2 weeks. Just because you’re really deep in line doesn’t mean you won’t get the game soon. Newer games do get pushed out in the system fairly quickly. You have the option of trading just the game, the game with instructions, or the full package that includes case and instructions. This is helpful as some gamers tend to lose instructions and/or cases. The value of the game doesn’t go down as the credits don’t reflect what is included. This is because the user requesting the game can have the option to request only full packaged games, games with instructions, or just the game itself. I have not had a problem with getting full packages as I’ve gotten over 49 games and I’ve sent out 54 in under 2 years of being there.
Why NOT to use
For this site to be a perfect 5 star site I would like to see:
1. More users (will there ever be enough?)
2. More old school games (nes, snes, saturn….)
3. is still not free. I’m a member of another site that has no transaction fees yet still protects the members.
4. Video game trailers for each game
5. More user interaction like user reviews and tournaments…)
All the above are small tweaks to the system that is already very functional. The main reason someone would NOT want to use this system is time and money. If you have the dough you would just buy it new down the street? Why wait? The main draw to the site is how much money you can save and the community there. If your not interested in connecting with other gamers and plan to play all your games alone then the only reason to use the system is money. If you wanted to save money but are impatient then this sits is NOT for you. I’ve experienced about 1-2 month turn around time for new games. Why? You are placed in a waiting line. The order of the Que determines when you get the new game, but more importantly is how many are available? Most people will play a new release for a certain amount of time before listing their games. The wait times do get long. Say you want a popular game that normally runs 40 hours to complete. You gotta factor in that a player like me would take over 1 month to beat a game like that. Seasonal games with many updates like Madden will hit the system quick but it’s also a bad thing. You don’t want to hold a game too long or it will lose it’s value. Trading for early on might be for 1000 points but in a couple months with the market being saturated it could be 500 points in no time losing half of it’s value. Not Goozex’s fault but some games just don’t move well.
Current Goozex Simultaneous Transaction on the Network as of Mar 11, 2009 = 4793
Saving Progress With A PSP Memory Stick
A PSP memory stick is a dynamic flash memory card format for PSP. It has many perks as we shall go on to find out.
After buying a new PSP system, you may experience your complete family fighting over it. If you’re blessed with youngsters in the house, then it is all the more difficult as they are likely to fight over who used it last, why something was overwritten, etc. The PSP memory stick comes to help in these scenarios, similar to the PS2 gaming card which you might have used back in the day.
When you’ve got a PSP memory stick ready it permits sharing and exchanging information across a vast selection of electronic media. With aid from this you can download content from the Net directly through to your PC. This information can in turn be transferred to the PSP memory stick using a USB wire. Now you are all set to use the memory stick in your PSP. This tiny, simple to handle and trustworthy device can hold not only the data discussed above but also a lot more. And all this is kept in a single hard drive.
In the past, purchasing a PSP memory stick was a particularly pricey affair. However, thanks to a decrease in the price of manufacturing the PSP memory stick, and the intense competition that it endures in the market among the diverse retailers, the cost of the PSP memory stick has dropped steadily. So having multiple memory sticks for the personal use of every member of the family isn’t too difficult to imagine these days.
The PSP memory stick is functional, user friendly and versatile. This makes it superb for even the smaller players. This portable form of memory is one of the most coveted devices with folks who love to use and see digital content of their choice.
These are just a selection of the benefits of the PSP memory stick.
What Educational PSP Games Can Do For You
Gaming is one of the best-loved pass times of this generation. Anywhere you go you encounter people hooked on one title or another. The most interesting factor concerning these videogaming gizmos is they hold a wide appeal, as folks of all ages enjoy these games. The Sony PSP is amongst the most recent releases to this area of gizmos and is a handheld which has multiple features.
As well as being a gaming gadget, it may also play audio files, flicks and even radio. Gamers can also surf the Net with the PSP. However, gaming is still its first function and educational PSP games are widely popular in view of their diverse content. Not only do they provide entertainment, they are educational and really help to improve your mental capabilities all at once!
Maybe the smartest thing about educational PSP games is that they are portable and handy, so you are able to keep playing them wherever you go. The range of games is vast and diverse; if you want to boost your mental skills it would be ideal to go for educational PSP games, for example Word Bubbles. There are three letter sequences presented in this game from which you are required to create words. Depending on how long a word you can make, you can proceed up the bubble. Games such as this will do wonders to raise your cognitive capability and also give you fun and excitement. There are lots of other titles which increase your vocabulary, attention span and concentration, and also enhance your memory. These titles aren’t just intended for young ones but have equal appeal even among the older population.
Also famous among educational PSP games is the exceedingly well-liked Raindrops. This provides help in improving your skill with numbers. It will be perfect for learning kids who have to unravel a lot of mathematical issues. In this title an equation is written on a rain drop and you’ve got to answer it before the drop bursts. The game will inform you how precise and fast you may be under time constraints. Educational PSP games are very ideal when it comes to your cognitive and logical training.
If gamers are worried about the cost of these educational PSP games you can always download titles from the Net, though you have to be careful concerning corrupt files and viruses that can harm your PSP.
Grab your educational PSP games today and learn while you play!
PSP UMD Movies: Deeper Concerns Are At Play
Ever since the PlayStation Portable (PSP) was launched, people have been interested in much more than the games that could be played on it. There was also a lot of demand for the PSP UMD movies that it could play. It seems like there are many more movies that can be played on these systems than there are games and other PSP stuff. And the spin-off has been software programs that can convert movies into a format that’s playable on these systems, such as PSP Movie Creator.
But before long, folks largely stopped buying the PSP UMD movies. This drop in sales caused the producers of these disks to trim their inventory or even stop making them, along with selling them at reduced prices. What was the reason for this sudden drop in sales? The reason is quite simple actually. What’s taking place is that people started downloading their PSP movies from the internet, just like they download other audio and video files. There doesn’t seem to be any point to paying money for something that you can get for free.
Unfortunately for the makers of PSP UMD movies, this is a situation they likely didn’t foresee. Just like the music industry slumped when digital downloads gained in popularity, the same has happened to PSP movies. The increase in concealed and unlawful websites for PSP UMD movie pirating is the principal cause of the industry slowdown.
The industry tried to rebound by producing tough-to-find movies that were maybe only available on outdated media. Some companies resorted to creating websites where movies can be viewed by streaming for a small cost. But it hasn’t made much difference to those who simply don’t want to pay for their entertainment.
There are numerous websites where you can get a movie converted into a format that can be played on your PSP, and then download it. And it is not just on the internet that you can get these movies for free. You can purchase a software program that will easily convert your regular movie files to PSP UMD format. Even though this is technically illegal, it’s still a popular practice. And once they’ve converted the movie, they upload it to share with others. There are so many alternatives to getting a movie that it almost seems crazy to do so.
The only solution to this dilemma would be to have an internet watchdog agency that traces these unlawful downloads. No doubt the movie manufacturers would like to be involved in something like this. Furthermore, a crackdown on those who break the copyright laws needs to be pursued more vigorously. Of course, it is not challenging to think up a solution, but implementing it is another story. If you want to do your bit to keep the PSP UMD movie industry alive, just pay for your movies rather than sharing them.