Rising inflation and rising component costs have made purchasing new hardware nearly impossible for many. Nowadays, manufacturers have begun to change their operating strategies. In addition to traditional sales, they also provide hardware leasing services to adapt to the recent environment.
Recently, HP has launched a gaming PC notebook rental service in the United States, with a monthly fee as low as $50. In terms of console hardware, Sony has cooperated with Raylo to provide PS5 rental services, starting at 9.85 pounds per month.
Terms are 12 months or 36 months. Players do not need to pay any upfront fees and can cancel the rental service at any time. This service is only available to UK players. In addition, there are similar rental activities in Japan, but the price is slightly higher.
In addition to the console, this service also covers PlayStation Portal, DualSense set, PSVR 2 and other accessories. In addition, users can also enjoy next-day delivery service.
It is worth noting that this is only a rental agreement, and users should not expect to obtain ownership of the host after the payment period expires, nor should they expect to be compensated for the original price of the host.
Although this UK rental deal has been in place for almost a year, PlayStation has only recently started to heavily promote it. With "GTA6" set to be released later this year (exclusively for consoles), a large number of players will surely flood into the rental market just to experience this most anticipated game in history.