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A long-standing brick-and-mortar game shop could be the latest victim of the digital age - and it could leave gamers out in the cold. We've seen the pattern before: the demise of a beloved retail chain due to the rise of online shopping, and the decline of in-store retail sales. Now it's happening to the country's biggest retail gaming chain, GameStop.
foxnews.com/tech/gamestops-future-in-question-after-failing-to-secure-buyout
The full statement from the company is available at GameStop Concludes Process to Pursue Sale of Company.
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The Official Colorado State Vegetable is now the "state legislator".
(Score: 2) by stretch611 on Wednesday February 06 2019, @08:51AM (12 children)
Not any GameStop that I know of was beloved.
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 3, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday February 06 2019, @08:54AM (9 children)
I dunno about beloved but I'm quite fond of them. I've no burning need to get a game the day - or even the year - it comes out, so they save me quite a bit of money.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by nobu_the_bard on Wednesday February 06 2019, @01:27PM (2 children)
Yeah this.
I'll be sorry to see them go. They're the only game store chain left. Wal-Mart and its kin do not compare.
There has been a sort of revival in my region of mom-n-pop game stores thankfully.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday February 06 2019, @05:27PM
I would chock that up to GameStop's prices.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 06 2019, @08:15PM
"They're the only game store chain left."
Well, if Gamestop didn't bankrupt or buy out every other major game store chain we wouldn't have this situation.
For my part the only reason I'll be sad to see them go is because now it means I'll pretty much have to buy the games I like from amazon since I go for niche titles that walmart and other major franchises generally don't stock. There's like 1 other small regional store in town but that place overcharges and has games as an afterthought these days.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Freeman on Wednesday February 06 2019, @05:25PM (4 children)
While this was somewhat true a while ago, specifically for Console games. I have to question whether that is true, today. With how huge e-bay and amazon are, it wouldn't be surprising, if Gamestop's pricing on used games is more expensive by comparison. Sad fact, Half-Price Books is a better source of PC games than GameStop has been for the past 10+ years. Also, there tends to be a modest selection of used console games, consoles, and even e-book readers at most Half-Price Books locations. Though, what really killed Consoles for me was the cheap cost of PC games from Steam and no need for local 2 player co-op. Humble Bundle and GOG have been stupendously awesome at giving me good prices on games as well. Cool fact, Humble Bundle occasionally has bundles focusing on certain consoles. I've seen PS3, PS4, and Nintendo console games featured in bundles.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by bobthecimmerian on Wednesday February 06 2019, @06:02PM (3 children)
For newer consoles I find the digital downloads are a killer feature. I hate juggling disks. What GameSpot should have negotiated, if they could, was some kind of detail with Sony and Microsoft and maybe even Steam and EA and so forth to put games onto USB flash drives with an embedded code. You buy a 16, 32, or 64 GB USB flash drive from GameSpot for 10-20% less than the game costs on the Playstation or Xbox or Steam digital store. You install the game from the flash drive on your console or PC, and the setup uses the one-time only activation code. Then you're free to wipe the flash drive and use it for your own purposes. People would still shop at GameStop because of the lower price, without having to juggle disks after they install the game.
I'm fond of Gog and Humble Bundle too.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday February 06 2019, @07:59PM (2 children)
I prefer disks. They have much higher read speed than my Internet connection can pull down. They also work just fine when it's raining and the cable's being wonky again since I don't play online games. And when you get tired of them you can wag them to GameStop or a pawn shop and let someone else enjoy them at a discount.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by bobthecimmerian on Thursday February 07 2019, @04:41PM (1 child)
Most of the games my kids play are networked, so if our internet connection is down having a disk doesn't help. The disks have a higher read speed than internet, but I only have to download the game once. After that there's no effort.
Being able to resell your games, or buy used, is wonderful and I do miss that from back when we had a PS2.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday February 07 2019, @04:57PM
Ahh, see we don't even buy games that require Gold. Initially because The Roomie's kids were too young to be dealing with jackasses on the Internet and going forward because only one of us even wants to; in which case he can shell out the cash since nobody else is interested.
I still resell and buy used with XBox One disks. The local pawn shop sells every one they get in for $10 a pop and they have games barely a year old.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 06 2019, @06:03PM
Look around for private game shops, I've noticed quite a few popping up even in some smaller towns around my own area.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 06 2019, @01:20PM (1 child)
Based on FauxNews credibility, I'm inclined to believe to shop chain may actually be doing fine.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday February 06 2019, @03:30PM
They're predictably incredible, same as CNN or RT. If you want the straight dope on Putin, I'd avoid RT. For truth on anyone/anything running counter to far left policies, avoid CNN. For truth on anything running counter to establishment Republican agendas, avoid FNC. Otherwise you have passable odds at getting the truth from any of the above, though RT will put more actual work into it than either of the others.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.