The 360 and Gamefly have had something of an up and down relationship so far. Back in July, we reported that 360 games were topping the charts at Gamefly. In September, it seemed like Gamefly hadn't ordered enough 360 games to meet demand. Now, the 360 positively rules the Gamefly charts. 360 Fanboy reader, LunarDuality, took the time to break down the 120 most popular titles. The list below sorts each console in order of popularity, followed by how many games that console has on the list, the system's highest ranked game, and where that game sits in the overall charts. (Keep in mind these numbers may have shifted slightly by the time you read this).Xbox 360: 50, Call of Duty 3, #1
PS2: 36, Bully, #12
Wii: 14, Trauma Center: Second Opinion, #19
Xbox: 13, Call of Duty 3, #36
DS: 3, Final Fantasy III, #42
PSP: 3, Killzone: Liberation, #83
PS3: 1, Resistance: Fall of Man, #100
As you can see, the Xbox 360 occupies nearly half of the 120 most popular titles and also maintains the #1 game, Call of Duty 3. The fanboy in us must also point out that the PS3 has exactly one title in the 100 most popular games, Resistance: Fall of Man, which sits comfortably at #100. Some will be quick to point out that the PS3 just launched and thus has few eligible renters out there, but still, it's pretty shocking to see only one PS3 game on the list. Even the Wii, which also launched recently, has 14 titles in the mix. Of course, this could also be indicative of rental habits for consumers. It's very possible that 360 owners, who already use Live on a daily basis, are more aware of online rental services -- of course, that doesn't explain why the PS2 is in second. However you look at it, the 360 is cleaning up at Gamefly, and Microsoft has got to be happy about that.
[Thanks, LunarDuality]
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12-06-2006 @ 4:28PM
Tom said...
However, Microsoft is not realizing any revenue from game rentals, which is what this is ultimately about, right? :)
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12-06-2006 @ 4:44PM
Captain Obvious said...
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I'm not in the game rental business, so I might not know what I'm talking about. But I have to assume that MS making tons of money on these rentals. Gamefly must have an agreement with MS to pay licensing fees, because the standard purchase of any video game has a "for your own personal use" clause in the EULA. I'm sure MS gets a percentage of each rental. Without such agreement, Gamefly would be subject to suit from MS.
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12-06-2006 @ 6:14PM
fulci zombi said...
nope, they dont have to pay anything for them other than whatever they purchase them for, EULAs dont even figure into it. That said, they do sell a ton of stock through their 'keep it' system on the rentals, so they are constantly buying more copies.
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12-06-2006 @ 6:18PM
Xyzzy said...
Sure they are -- Gamefly has to pay MS for the right to rent the games. Just like Blockbuster can't just go to the local Target to buy DVDs to rent, Gamefly doesn't just pay $60 to Best Buy and rent the games to people.
If lots of games are being rented, then Gamefly has to buy more copies to make sure there's not a huge shortage, so MS (and friends) are getting paid.
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12-06-2006 @ 7:40PM
Captain Obvious said...
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Why wouldn't EULAs come into play? Gamefly is using the product other than as authorized for the private use at home. Gamefly therefore needs permission to profit from the game. For the same reason that someone can't copy and sell fake copies of Gears of War for profit, Gamefly cannot rent the games out for profit without MS's permission.
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12-06-2006 @ 8:35PM
SuicideNinja said...
I'm sure Metal Gear Solid and FFXIII will change that, at least temporarily.
As for anything else...I'm not so sure.
What's interesting to note is that Xbox games are still in there as well. I guess the "dropped console" still has some players, eh?
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12-06-2006 @ 10:35PM
Highimpact1 said...
There are now currently no PS3 games on the top 120 games. =)
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12-07-2006 @ 2:04AM
xXWernstarXx said...
"You know why this is? Points. I have rented quite a few 360 games from Gamefly that I never would have played otherwise just for the points."
Points? Do you really care about points that much? It's nice to see that you get achievements and points when you do something important in games, but it just a bonus. Adding to an already good experience. But playing a meh game just for points? A waste to me.
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12-07-2006 @ 10:12AM
Banana Kid said...
You know why this is? Points. I have rented quite a few 360 games from Gamefly that I never would have played otherwise just for the points.
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12-07-2006 @ 10:13AM
Banana Kid said...
YES I care about points that much. As soon as I'm done with Super Monkey Ball I'm going to be renting Open Season. Easy 1k.
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12-07-2006 @ 11:24AM
Firegirl said...
Duh, this only makes sense to me. I mean the 360 has been out the longest and has the most amount of games out, seems only natural...
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12-08-2006 @ 7:33AM
Lighttech said...
It is all thanks to Achievements. If it was not for the achievement sluts (they're not whores, whores get paid), I think there would be more games from other consoles. The achievement system is an achievment in and of itself.
Whatever happen to entitlements?
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12-09-2006 @ 4:30AM
Murc said...
is gamefly an mail thing...like netflix is for movies???
if so...how much is it?
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