4 Reasons to Buy Xbox Live Gold & 3 Reasons Not To

Don't Buy Xbox Live Gold if You Trade in Your Games

If you trade your video games for the best savings, Xbox Live Gold could make it harder to claim the deals you rely on.

The problem lies in how you claim Xbox Live Gold’s discounts. Sales and promotions are all for digital games, and you can’t trade digital games to Game Stop or Best Buy for discounts. The more you rely on Xbox Live Gold for savings, the smaller your library gets. Eventually, you will run out of games to trade, and game trades make each year’s biggest games more affordable.

Read How to Trade in Games for the Most Money to boost the value you get for your game trades.