When I was growing up, we didin't have much money for the latest consoles & games. We either swapped or rented. Friends when they were finished w/carts would sell them to me. Thats how I built up (and kept) my collection.

As I got older one tactic I used to keep up with the new consoles or must have titles was to anticipate when they were coming out and save until that day. So not only was being 'in the know' cool, it also paid off on launch day. At face value I'd look as if I couldn't afford one console, but end up leaving with two or three bundles!

So stay in the know, anticipate launches and save. Works every time.