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posted by martyb on Wednesday February 06 2019, @08:21AM   Printer-friendly
from the throw-the-dice dept.

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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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday February 06 2019, @05:39PM (1 child)

    by Freeman (732) on Wednesday February 06 2019, @05:39PM (#797257) Journal

    FYI, PC games at GameStop have been that way for 10+ years. At least, anywhere I've been. That would include one I visited on a semi-regular basis in a very large metropolitan area. Kids like going to game stores and they have used games at decent prices. Sure, it's all well and good to wait 3 to 7 days for your game to arrive, if you buy it online. But, a kid isn't going to want to wait that long. It also isn't the same, if you're just buying a digital copy online. There's none of the personal touch that is involved with going to a store and browsing the shelves.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by VLM on Monday February 11 2019, @01:06PM

    by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Monday February 11 2019, @01:06PM (#799486)

    Sure, it's all well and good to wait 3 to 7 days for your game to arrive, if you buy it online.

    Sorry for the late response; anyway to elaborate on agreeing with your assessment, the delay doesn't fit in with "kid economics" you can't celebrate a good report card with a new game and pizza for dinner if it takes the game a week to arrive (or download...)

    Likewise Auntie buys the kids gift cards to pick out what they want; they want to celebrate the day after their birthday, the day after their birthday, not a week later.