The biggest downside to renting, is... Renters Guilt
When you are signed up to a rental plan, and you're paying so much per month, you expect to try to get your money's worth. So, because of this, you feel like you
have to play only your rental games, because otherwise, you feel like you are cheating on yourself. It's Renters Guilt. Just be aware of it.... it's real....
Even with recent releases you're better off selling on Ebay or Craigslist. Ebay is especially tempting because recent releases can hold their value pretty good for wee bit of time. If only the fees didn't take so much of it. Craigslist, if you have a recent release, you can probably get $45 cash for it, which is better than store credit that requires you to buy other overpriced stuff.