Why the PS3 Can Save You Money - 3 Tips for Putting Cash Back in Your Pocket

I don't know about you, but when you're as obsessed with gaming (and in particular PS3) as I am, you quickly start to learn that it's not the cheapest hobby in the world. That coupled with my movie obsession had me almost broke.

I was always buying games I'm sure I'd like, only to find out that I didn't really enjoy them. I'd also spend tons on DVD rental a month - it all added up
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In fact I can't remember how much I've spent on purchasing games and DVDs over the years - a small fortune, probably. That's why I've come up with 3 money-saving tips I'd like to share, which I learned about the hard way.

Rent games instead of buying them - It took me a good while to discover that this was even possible. I wished I'd found out about this earlier than I did. There are a variety of services out there on the net where you can rent games, often with a free trial period. This is a great way for auditioning games before you buy. I have a plethora of abandoned games which I've either had to sell on or are just gathering dust on my shelf. Renting games means you know which games tickle your fancy before you buy.

Use Your PS3 as a Blu-ray player - instead of going out and buying an expensive stand-alone Blu-ray player to play your Blu-ray discs you can use your trusty PS3. This could possibly save you at least £400

Save on DVD, Blu-ray Purchases and even Cinema Tickets - Usually if you want to watch a film you have to buy the DVD or Blu-ray or stream the movie to your computer on a small screen. But you can now stream movies to PS3 and enjoy the full cinematic experience on your own full-sized television screen. No need to buy an expensive TV with movie streaming facilities or visit the cinema to see your latest flick either.

There are plenty of online services out there on the web for renting games and movies, but many aren't necessarily geared towards the PS3 user or make full use of the PS3 movie streaming facilities. Some of the services out there presently are Blockbuster, Netfix, Cinema Paradiso, and of course good old iTunes. Not all of which cater to the whims of us PS3 users. One service that I have recently found that ticked all the right boxes for me as a PS3 obsessive is Lovefilm.