Play World

4801 Peach St, 16509, Erie

Play World is Erie's premier place to buy and sell gently used video games & systems, computers/laptops, tablets, home stereo equipment, television, and car audio equipment. We're also home to the area's largest RC shop.

Opening hours

  • sunday: 12h-17h
  • monday: 11h-19h
  • tuesday: 11h-19h
  • wednesday: 11h-19h
  • thursday: 11h-19h
  • friday: 11h-19h
  • saturday: 11h-19h

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Play World

Our comment from Padel.us about Play World:

Play World is a well-organized and clean store that has garnered positive reviews for its friendly and knowledgeable staff. Customers appreciate the wide selection of used gaming systems and retro games, often highlighting the excellent prices available. The owner, Aaron, has received particular praise for his outstanding customer service, going above and beyond to assist customers with technical issues. Many visitors enjoy the unique atmosphere of the store and feel welcomed during their shopping experience.

Some of the key strengths of Play World include:

  • Great selection of used games and gaming consoles.
  • Friendly and helpful staff who are knowledgeable about various gaming options.
  • Fair pricing, providing an affordable alternative to larger retailers.
  • Positive customer service experiences, contributing to repeat visits.

Overall, Play World comes highly recommended for anyone interested in gaming and electronics.

Play World: Reviews

3.7/5 (133 Reviews)
Sherri L Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Got a super mini nintendo works amazing.

Carrie Aulenbacher Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Clean and well organized, the staff there understands all kinds of consoles and has solid knowledge on the types of games you are looking for.

Sam Bibbs Posted on Google 3 years ago

Negative experience: Does not answer their phone

Robbi Pillittieri Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: I found this place on Google maps. I was taking a trip to Erie and looked up comic book store and this came up. It was a really nice place and had a lot of good stuff. I'll definitely go back next time I'm in town.

Kimberly Nelson Posted on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: Always a good experience.

Anthony Whitmore Posted on Google 4 years ago

Positive experience: I did enjoy this shop the owner and his new trainee. I really hope people support this small shop. They have a different vibe I almost wish they will step into with a little more ....more old PC , video games, and DVDs maybe get some ctrs and pcs set up in the back wall could make the store feel like a geeks den which I think could help it in the long run.

Gino Dominick Posted on Google 4 years ago

Negative experience: He must have played this world unless you're into the moldy goldies and oldies Rusty oldies pooter I'm talking about give me them 2Bit graphics you dig is that a period or is that a character can't tell my only working with 2bits my NNad

Corey Jud Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great store if you need to get things cheap

Chris Morr Posted on Google 4 years ago

Negative experience: No service until they decide to come out, that's bad

Franklin l Miller Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always have good prices sold a game qu97be

Dan Black Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Been going there for years

Chris Lisek Posted on Google 4 years ago

Positive experience: Some things are pricey, others are pretty cheap. Good alternative to gamestop.

Mike javens Posted on Google 4 years ago

Negative experience: NO INVENTORY!!!!

Sam V Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Aaron is by far the best with customer service and helping you with your problem in and out of the store helped me with my ps5 issue last week with the new update 1.40 version took time on his day off to send me YouTube videos how to fix the issue and even offered to fix it for me . I will never take my things to anyone else again. Thanks playworld and Aaron especially for your superb help

Ryan J Posted on Google 4 years ago

Positive experience: They do not handle anything rc anymore. More household electronics and gaming. Checkout Maxwells or spirit

Jeremy Foster (scifiswordsman) Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good guy to talk to. Wish the supply was better right now, but wouldn't hesitate to buy from them once that changes.

Miles Miller Posted on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: I play pkmg pokemon go there

Joseph Ortiz Posted on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Found some Atari 2600 games that I wanted for my collection. Erin is always great and friendly.

Phillip Gierlach Posted on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Cool staff, lots of neat stuff for good price.

Ed Morgan Posted on Google 5 years ago

Positive experience: Selection not bad even amidst pandemic fair pricing

Terri D Posted on Google 5 years ago

Positive experience: Has little to no merchandise to purchase.

Pedro Quinones Posted on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice place if your looking for used items like video games etc

Kyle O'Kray Posted on Google 5 years ago

Negative experience: They were sold out of every system except n64 what kind of gaming store is this? My roommate got an xbox one from here and the online adapter malfunctions all the time so we have to get an ethernet cord. Shady business

dlb Posted on Google 5 years ago

Negative experience: Horrible place, very unfriendly staff, overpriced junk

brenda campagna Posted on Google 5 years ago

Negative experience: Well they say they will fix something and don't, so you have to go pick it up after a long time waiting. Slower then all get out

matthew wilson Posted on Google 5 years ago

Negative experience: Its a pawn shop . Didn't even have a whole rc vehicle in stock. Just some parts

Jon K. Posted on Google 5 years ago

Negative experience: I gave this place 5 stars previously it is now a 1 star. I do not know if it is under new management or what but I went in, the service was rude, the guy got all political, and they didn't have the item I had just called and asked them if they had and confirmed. This is not the first time I received bad service but it will be the last, I only stay a customer so long before I stop patronizing a business that treats customers so awful.

Joey Althof Posted on Google 5 years ago

Negative experience: Found finger nails in my controller. I’d find another store if I were you

Vicky Griego Posted on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Went for dvds and we were happy with selection, helpful sales person.

Ryan Barber Posted on Google 5 years ago

Positive experience: Not a single rc vehicle there. I was shocked when we walked in. BUT tons of games n stuff at a good price. Second time to erie and finally made it to the store to find nothing

Steven states Posted on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Went in and ask for a part and he immediately knew what I wanted for my rc car . Good prices too

Nick Coughlin Posted on Google 5 years ago

Positive experience: Low stock on items, go trade in your unwanted items for cash. Keep local businesses busy

Ashley Bemis Posted on Google 5 years ago

Positive experience: Great prices! Check the games before you leave. We bought 5 games, 1 ended up being super scratched and another was missing. Returned them and got 2 new ones, didn't check them like I should have, the one game case had a completely different game in it..

Daniel Krinke Posted on Google 5 years ago

Negative experience: No gaming system's selection.

Anthony Castillo Posted on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good selection of games. Bought 5 games. Had issues with 2. Was taken care of quickly. The owner is a pretty cool dude. Showed me some cool stuff, a niche wireless PS2 controller adapter. Would recommend.

Joey “Jo” Jessel Posted on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent customer service!!!

Kevin T Posted on Google 5 years ago

Negative experience: We make it a point while we visit areas camping to stop and shop at local hobby shops . The photos on the search showed a wall of RC cars and trucks. I was very excited as we pulled up to see a Traxxas sign and RC cars on thier sign. There were exactly zero ! Not one car , truck anything on the shelf. Wasted trip ! I can't speak for thier other services but the RC were nonexistent.

Tom Bowers Posted on Google 5 years ago

Positive experience: Fair prices.

Gabrielle Posted on Google 6 years ago

Positive experience: Not a bad site just not enough info on what they have

S. Thomas Freebourn Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff. Interesting variety of electronics.

Brian Simmonsen Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: The shop is well organized and has an excellent inventory of games and gaming platforms. There are also refurbished home computers and laptops at fairly reasonable prices. The owner is quite friendly and helpful, and he really knows his stuff. I recommend this store to anyone looking for home electronics.

He Ma Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very nice people

Elizabeth Sands Posted on Google 6 years ago

Positive experience: Cool selection

Todd Parker Posted on Google 6 years ago

Positive experience: Very helpful & very honest guy behind the counter

Matthew James Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice atmosphere, good friendly advice, fair pricing along with Fair trade-in value!! 5

Mike B Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great selection of used gaming systems, games and electronics. Decent prices too.

Amy L. Neely Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love it here I've gotten all my child's electronics hear TVs here phones here Kindle here is where I shop for everything

Len P. Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really nice Hobby Shop, Great Staff, Mega store for RC parts and More!

JD Turner Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good selection

kjjk Brown Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good prices on used hames

Zack Deimel Posted on Google 6 years ago

Negative experience: Poor customer service

Tiffany K Posted on Google 6 years ago

Positive experience: The owner went above and beyond helping me select the device I wanted for my son's birthday. He even extended the warranty because it was a few weeks before the birthday and he wanted it actually to get used before the return period ran out. I will absolutely buy here again.

Bob Brown Posted on Google 6 years ago

Positive experience: Minimal inventory of RC car parts. However the salesman was very helpful.

Scott Sechrist Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Killer place for used games!! Best prices in Erie!!

Allison Doritty Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Sold my Apple Watch to two gentlemen working here. Not sure of their names, but we had a lovely conversation while they were looking it over and I enjoyed their company. I got about the amount I expected for the watch, no surprises there!

Nathan Cirone Posted on Google 6 years ago

Negative experience: Prices are way too high.

Kenny Blanks Posted on Google 6 years ago

Positive experience: Bought A used video game for my son, good cheap selections

Takara Henderson Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good selection of items nice/friendly workers.

Dan Wolak Posted on Google 6 years ago

Positive experience: Great prices on old video games! I picked up 3 Atari picture label cartridges and a PS1 game for 14 bucks!

SHAWNA Marie Posted on Google 6 years ago

Positive experience: Average

Claudio Olivieri Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: This place has all kind of electronics quite cheap, they didn't have what I was looking for, but I was impressed by their variety and low prices.

Arthur Straub Posted on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Cool place

Dominick Fortunato Posted on Google 6 years ago

Negative experience: Not much in stock, over priced. But friendly people who work there

Yolanda Figueroa Posted on Google 7 years ago

Negative experience: Cheap

Nathan Crosby Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Favorite Place to Trade and Sell Video Games

Mike Dunn Posted on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: Greg is the man on the RC side and will go out of his way to help you out if he has the parts.

maack beeam Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome

Jeremie Kuhlman Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Just got a Nintendo Switch from here; it was used, but you'd never know it! Incredible condition, great pricing. I'm going back today to grab some more games! This place blows the competitors out of the water, even the big name stores.

Brian Leamer Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great customer service eager and willing to help have a pleasant experience everytime I go

Cody Tobolski Posted on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: Cool staff. Nerded it up about final fantasy fo like 30 mins.

Tony Pellegrino Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome place for kids n adults lol

Aidan Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Service was absolutely amazing and very personable and helped me with everything I needed, they have an amazing selection games and consoles plus so much more, I am absolutely going to be a return customer

David Vactor Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice guys.will go back again

Magda Martinezortiz Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very good prices

Gregg Surrena Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome Place!!!! Great selection of retro games and all sorts of other electronics. Also has a good hobby shop with radio controlled cars. Staff is good and helpfull.

Margaret Posted on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: the store was very disappointing from what they had posted on their website. I don't remember reading that you had to order the radio controlled items and then pick them up. It was mostly a repeat of many other kinds of stories with games games games games games.

Angelina Lamp Posted on Google 7 years ago

Negative experience: This was a very

Jimmy Foster Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good games

BigDaddy FromCincinnati Posted on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: I had an issue with a laptop I purchased here. I brought it back and they exchanged it that day no problems.

Larry Light Posted on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: Great people, explained everything to us. Gave us a good price

Justin Thompson Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very clean and organized with knowledgeable staff. Good job.

Damion Torres Posted on Google 7 years ago

Negative experience: Terrible staff. "Head boss" of audio is absolutely disgusting. He began to answer the phone not saying a word sitting on the phone in silence for about 30 seconds to say "can I help you or what" I told him what I had speaker wise to get rid of an got a nasty response of "not looking for anything" and hung the phone up. Never will I contact or visit this place.

Kenny Watkins Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Unimaginable and better than round 1 m chuck e chz and soooonhuge

Don Vasilik Posted on Google 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place, nice employees, daily changing inventory, i have weekly visits.

Eyz Dry Posted on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: Need a used game great place to get one. Never let me down on monitors either! Good prices.

will haas Posted on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: Good prices can find just about anything

Brian O. Maldonado Picorelli Posted on Google 7 years ago

Negative experience: Staff unfriendly don't double check their games and sometimes even give you empty cases

Gio Pedro Latona Posted on Google 7 years ago

Negative experience: I called the store and had a question about the laptops they had in stock and I was told that he “did not know” and I would have to come in “man”

Shaun Stewart Posted on Google 7 years ago

Negative experience: They never answer the phone plus they prices is to high

Chris Tolbert Posted on Google 8 years ago

Positive experience: Kind of disappointed with it since they don't follow their own hours. The rc portion of the store is what I was wanting to see, and the guy had gone home early for the day. Not a good way to run a business.

Thomas Miller Posted on Google 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Helpful employee s reasonable prices

Rich Bauer Posted on Google 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good ppl and prices

Buffalo Gamer77 Posted on Google 8 years ago

Positive experience: I went for retro games and the selection was my good. Just as an example, all Atari games were 4.95. Way over priced. I only saw 1 game that was decent, double dragon 2 for $10 but had a lot of label damage.

Steven Krauza Posted on Google 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: The staff was super helpful and knowledgeable about RC cars. They have everything you'd need to get started in the hobby. Shop local!

andy mitchell Posted on Google 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love this place. Never know what awesomeness may be waiting for you when you walk in.

Chris Allen Posted on Google 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place, always have what I need and there open 7 days a week. Questions always answered and great service

Patrick Varner Posted on Google 8 years ago

Positive experience: great selection

Iyk Yk Posted on Google 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great prices, great selection. And for those looking for it it has a adult section as well.

Laura Desin Posted on Google 8 years ago

Negative experience: Won't even answer their phones after calling for 20 minutes.

Brian Posted on Google 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Stopped in at the RC shop, extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Great prices, cheap as or cheaper than online for most stuff.

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