4. Play Indie/Arcade/PSN Games
These games can provide you with some of your greatest gaming memories. Fantastic games like Mark of the Ninja, Castle Crashers, and Thomas Was Alone can be found for a fraction of the price of full retail games at around £10 whilst still providing similar amounts of gameplay hours. Again, make use of rating websites to ensure that you get the most bang for your buck. You can find these games on your consoles marketplace or the excellent PC application, Steam.
3. Buy Used
Used games have a stigma attached to them; in the past, people have experienced scratched discs, missing manuals, broken cases, and a whole variety of other problems. These days, however, such things are less of an issue: manuals can be found online, cases are normally replaced by the retailer, and discs can be repaired by taking them into a shop and paying a few quid. Games are like cars: as soon as theyve been used, their value goes down massively, so use this to your advantage. Be warned, though: some publishers, such as EA, are beginning to introduce online passes in order to recoup some of the money that they lose when people buy pre-owned. Basically, every new game comes with a one-use code which allows you to play the game online. If you buy the game used, you need to buy a new online pass, which normally costs around £8. Make sure you factor this in when youre considering your savings.