By Cyrus Martin
Ok, so first let me address the obvious. I have written a couple of editorials that have been criticized and viewed as controversial because I took a stance that was interpreted to be “negative”. Some fans of some things just have a really thin skin and can’t abide any opinion that differs from their own. I expect to see somewhat of a similar reaction to this piece but not because I am going to go negative here… I am actually going to go hard core positive. Normally saying good things about a topic would not be very controversial at all but this is different. Today, I dare to offer praise to the most popular target for hatred in the gaming community. Yes, I’m talking about Gamestop.
"It would be great if people had to buy more of the thing," says guy who makes money selling the thing.
If they did then collectors wouldn’t be getting f***** over with discless collectors editions
No shock, GameStop is alive because of trading. If they don't have used games on their shelves they are absolutely donezo.
Well of course the GS boss thinks this... that's their bread and butter business. That and funco pops and clothing, though those two were added as a means to supplement the decline in people buying used games or even new games. GS just sucks overall when it comes to gaming. I buy my physical stuff on Amazon or Best Buy.
As for "requiring" disc drives... nah. Not anymore, but i like having them as an option. They had a means back when games actually ran off the discs and were more/less complete. Now they are incomplete and the disc is really an installer with a license to play. If you want to change games you have to take out the disc and put in another. Its more convenient to just use digital. I have been into digital for years now and when the PSPortal comes along i wont even have to go into my game room. I will just play my PS5 from my couch downstairs. I have a bunch of digital installed games to my 5... I'm all set.
Gamingbible writes: "Luckily, if you’re living in the US you can trade your Xbox into Gamestop, where you’ll receive a hefty amount of cash as well as a $50 bonus for certain customers, just short of enough to buy the PS5."
At this point in time If I didn't own a PS5 I would have done this in a heartbeat but I had already acquired a PS5 first before I acquired an XBSX.
I'll stick to keeping both. Gamestop though... seems kind of desperate to take in Series X units. What could they be plotting???
I just want some games for my series X I have both since release and after weighing the offerings in PS Essentials to Gamepass I quickly realized I Owned anything of worth in both catalogs. And, the things I didn't I didn't see as justifiable for maintaining both subs.
Since then my series X is a legacy machine that I play my old games on and that's it. 3 years ago I really thought from that Xbox showcase we were going to have some great games by now. Instead, it's just been a lot of meh
GameStop’s chief financial officer is resigning, in the latest of several executive departures from the video game retailer.
I hate Gamestop
The opened game sold as new ENRAGES me! I bought Skate 3 as "New" and the DLC codes for directors mode were missing. Gamestop refused to give me the codes or refund my money.
I worked for gamestop for about two months, very unpleasant first job. I did get dibs on the pounds of stuff they destroyed or threw out on a weekly basis though.
I bet this guy is a PS4 fanboy sony pony.
We all have our own unique experiences with Gamestop. I have had bad ones too. I've had more positive then bad though. I hear people slamming them all day long every day and saying that they hope Gamestop goes out of business and in fact all brick and mortars go out of business. That may eventually happen but I do not look forward to it. I'd much rather have a store like Gamestop available to me then be at the mercy of direct download only or online ordering. Department stores stock some games and accessories but not nearly as many and the selection offered at Best Buy can't really compare. Of course, people want them to go out of business too. I think people are just whiners. The great American pass time is to complain. If we didn't have Gamestop then we would all complain about whatever the remaining options were. If you don't like this store then don't shop there. Quit making everyone else listen to you carry on and on about it. Some of us are getting some good deals. It's not for everyone. Nothing is. They are in no way perfect though and as I said in the article, I agree that they have some really annoying policies and employees. Every store does.