I had to go to 3 different GameStop's to find a $10 eShop card, but the double worked once I found it.
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GameStop Pro Membership - No longer allowing monthly coupons to be used for digital credit (Update: removing $5 Xbox/eShop at POS)
- Thread starter Neodiablo22
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Can confirm double dipping still works as of last night
Hmm, I literally just bought a $10 PSN code online last night, so seems unlikely it got disabled for everyone unless I had some extremely good timing. That said, I used trade credit to buy the code, not actual money
FYI, you don't need to buy a $10 code from in-store, they are able to print out a $5 code for you. Or at least my Gamestops are. (I hear some employees can be stingy about it) If anything it's weird you needed to go through 3 stores just to get a $10 code, the $5 one in my experience is the one that they don't have physical cards for
Hmm, I literally just bought a $10 PSN code online last night, so seems unlikely it got disabled for everyone unless I had some extremely good timing. That said, I used trade credit to buy the code, not actual money
FYI, you don't need to buy a $10 code from in-store, they are able to print out a $5 code for you. Or at least my Gamestops are. (I hear some employees can be stingy about it) If anything it's weird you needed to go through 3 stores just to get a $10 code, the $5 one in my experience is the one that they don't have physical cards for
I assume it was due to the holidays and they haven't restocked yet. Did know they could print them tho. Good tip. I went to the hood GameStop down the street from me as a last resort cuz I knew wasn't nobody going in there for Switch stuff lol. They had like 2 full racks of em.
Thanks for that, I just used my trade credit and it worked. So yeah, that's still working as of now!
2023 change
So now we're forced to pay $5 in-store for a $10 code? I wonder if this also killed the coupon from being double used?
Oh boy. February double dip may be in jeopardy...
Always some fuckery on January lol
Yes, correct. Still a much better deal to get a $10 code for 50% off than the deals you normally see for eshop credit and what not, but yea, sucks not being able to get free credit every month :(
This shouldn't affect double dipping though, it's not like you need to buy a $5 code to do it
So essentially it moved from spending $5 for $15 per month into spending $10 for $20 per month.
I'd prefer the former, but considering how much GS credit I have and how much eShop credit I spend, doesn't really mean much in the long term for me. But sucks for the people who were only using the free $5.
Counting the $15 sign-up fee, overall, that means a year changes from:
$75 for $180
to
$135 for $240
You still do get 105 free credit by double-dipping annually
I'd prefer the former, but considering how much GS credit I have and how much eShop credit I spend, doesn't really mean much in the long term for me. But sucks for the people who were only using the free $5.
Counting the $15 sign-up fee, overall, that means a year changes from:
$75 for $180
to
$135 for $240
You still do get 105 free credit by double-dipping annually
Ha, goddammit. This literally happens the month after I sign up for the first time. Woof.
Oh well. Guess I'll have to rack up on $10 cards. Was looking forward to the totally free eShop cards, though.
Oh well. Guess I'll have to rack up on $10 cards. Was looking forward to the totally free eShop cards, though.
I went from spending 10 for 20 for Xbox cards to spending 30 for 40 this month because I wanted steam cards instead.
Steam deck changing things for me lately tbh. Been using steam a lot more because of it.
Ah the good old "let's take away all the reasons people like this thing, now employees you better sell twice as many" routine.
I only used it for Playstation money personally so I already was spending the extra $5.
For those that use it for Xbox I would still check though. Xbox was always unique in that they let you print out any amount on the receipt. You could always do weird numbers like exactly $14 or whatever. Even if they remove the $5, it's possible they still have $4 or $6, so it could still be a benefit for you. Unless they decide to remove ALL of those, which would be a huge change.
I only used it for Playstation money personally so I already was spending the extra $5.
For those that use it for Xbox I would still check though. Xbox was always unique in that they let you print out any amount on the receipt. You could always do weird numbers like exactly $14 or whatever. Even if they remove the $5, it's possible they still have $4 or $6, so it could still be a benefit for you. Unless they decide to remove ALL of those, which would be a huge change.
I didn't know that about Xbox. I'll need to try $6 next time in-store. Thanks for the tip.
I know this is a typo but god I wish there was a reality where I could get Xenosaga 3 on modern systems (or old systems for less than the cost of new systems)
Damn good run :( I actually accumulated so much xbox credit that I was wanting to start to get some psn cards in 2023 lol. Still an absolute amazing deal to get digital games 50% off though, especially since PS5/Xbox Series titles are $75
Just got back home from GameStop and was still able to only redeem the $5 for $5 Xbox credit. I'm guessing it hasn't went into effect everywhere yet. Also did the double dip already, so $15 Xbox credit for $5!
Yup it still works rn. Just went and got my wife's $5s on each account for one last free ride lol. If you want it, go get it today folks!
I already had more credit than I knew what to do with, it's gonna be real crazy if I'm getting $20/month in-store instead of just $10/month
Would be funny and peak Gamestop if it just.... never went into effect lol
I hate having to buy $20 codes, but oh well, at least I'm using trade credit to buy these. Also was a big help in paying for my Steam Deck lol
Ultimately, as long as we can use the coupon on digital credit, the ride continues, even if one has to make adjustments here and there lol
Would be funny and peak Gamestop if it just.... never went into effect lol
I hate having to buy $20 codes, but oh well, at least I'm using trade credit to buy these. Also was a big help in paying for my Steam Deck lol
Ultimately, as long as we can use the coupon on digital credit, the ride continues, even if one has to make adjustments here and there lol
Depends on your situation
Like me, I'm not super into digital to begin with, so I just reached the point where it made sense to save up on Steam for a bit as opposed to only buying eshop/PSN lol
But if you're the type that always has a new game to buy digitally, then sure, you can never have enough credit lol. Even more so now that PS Extra is a thing
So $6 in store (or 10) and $10 online?
For those that want to it's still free money.
I used the loop and was down when I forgot. But can't really get mad at them for removing an exploit that is supposed to drive dollars, not lose them.
For those that want to it's still free money.
I used the loop and was down when I forgot. But can't really get mad at them for removing an exploit that is supposed to drive dollars, not lose them.
For sure. It's a good deal either way. I imagine this is their alternative to shutting off them working on currency entirely. It's just... very transparent.
Well, hopefully the $6 for Xbox will work in stores still. They haven't said anything about it but I cam see them just cutting everything below $10 if enough people use the $6.
Honestly I'm surprised that you could ever do it in the first place. That said $5 for $10 of credit every month is still insanely good.
This is what I get for procrastinating. I always went to GS the first of every month to ensure I'd beat the clock if anything like this happened and this is the one month I didn't.
Welp… guess I won't be renewing this year.
It worked fine for me as of last night and the manager at mine had no clue about it yet lol. Might as well swing by one today to see if it still works.
Plus, it's still a good deal even without the free money It just goes from being a GOAT deal to a good one especially if you buy a couple digital games a year. 50% off digital titles is still a pretty big deal especially when these games are running $75+ a pop. Hell, you can get things off the MS store for 50% off with this deal too lol
I would still go and try today, Gamestop is often so slow with these things and people reported it still working as of yesterday
I am so glad I didn't re-up my Pro membership that just expired. I have been getting the Xbox credit at the register for 2 years now, and have been double dipping (thanks to ERA) for one year.
Wait we could have used the $5 off 10 code online all this time? I thought it was in store only?
I have been missing out for the past 2 yrs if so.
I mean, if you're familiar with double dipping, then it's still well worth it imo
I forgot when exactly it started, but you weren't always able to use the monthly coupon on digital credit online
Well, if they took this away there's a very high chance they are looking at fixing the double dip loophole as well.
I don't think that's a good indicator. They weren't getting anything when people used the monthly reward for 5 MS/eshop Credit. By forcing people to get a $10 or up card they see a return.
Sucks, but it's hard to complain when I've made out like a bandit over the course of last year.
I'll ride out my membership buying $10 cards for $5.
I'll ride out my membership buying $10 cards for $5.
You could go in store each month with a power up rewards membership and get $5 free dollars worth of Xbox or Eshop credit, then use the same code and get $10 credit for $5 cash hence the double dip with the code.
You just have to remember to either apply the code in your cart or screen shot the codes digits prior to getting your in store amount.
Now you'll still be able to double dip, but it'll be 50% off the double dipping since the free money will be gone. So I could get $20 worth of eshop/Xbox/psn/etc credit for $10 actually dollars which is still a good deal.