Gamestop is going out of business.

[Dizzy]

Last time I got a game from there was because they were the only ones that had the Sekiro Collector’s Edition. Everything else is Amazon with an occasional Best Buy appearance.

 

[blaseblah]

It's not as if they set the prices. lol.

They set the prices on games you trade in and buy used.

 

[chris dizmon]

I think there’s still a market for retro gaming at retail. Probably too late for GS though.

I went ther not to long ago to buy some PS3 games. I think I got 4 games for $20.00.

 

[HereticBD]

It's not as if they set the prices. lol.

On trade in value? They most certainly do, which I believe he was referring to. Not that they're forcing anyone, but it's pretty sad when pawn shops are giving better returns for used games than the actual game store.

They never used to be so predatory with that shit. I can remember back in the day trading in two year old games, and you'd at least get $9 or $10 bucks for it. You're lucky to get that for two month old games now. Anything older than a year, and you may as well just use the disk as a coaster. The trade in values that they're offering now, should be illegal.

 

[HHJ]

On trade in value? They most certainly do, which I believe he was referring to. Not that they're forcing anyone, but it's pretty sad when pawn shops are giving better returns for used games than the actual game store.

They never used to be so predatory with that shit. I can remember back in the day trading in two year old games, and you'd at least get $9 or $10 bucks for it. You're lucky to get that for two month old games now. Anything older than a year, and you may as well just use the disk as a coaster. The trade in values that they're offering now, should be illegal.

I went in one a few weeks ago to purchase a switch,and a guy was trying to turn in games. He was aghast at how little theyd give him. Its so bad they might as well stop buying used games. "Just give us the shit"

 

[HereticBD]

I went in one a few weeks ago to purchase a switch,and a guy was trying to turn in games. He was aghast at how little theyd give him. Its so bad they might as well stop buying used games. "Just give us the shit"

EB outlawed it in my location for a couple of years due to some legal bullshit, so I kind of just got out of it for a while. Once the ban got lifted, I was disgusted with how little they were offering. They may as well have just kept the ban. The one game I traded recently(and looking back, I regret it), was NBA2K19. Only did it, because I was annoyed with the updates and found it irritating to keep up with it. They gave me $7 for it, and it wasn't even six months old. Looked over at the shelves, and they were selling used copies for $34.99.

Last time I ever do that. I'd rather play frisbee with the disk, than hand it over to those cocksuckers.

 

[HHJ]

EB outlawed it in my location for a couple of years due to some legal bullshit, so I kind of just got out of it for a while. Once the ban got lifted, I was disgusted with how little they were offering. They may as well have just kept the ban. The one game I traded recently(and looking back, I regret it), was NBA2K19. Only did it, because I was annoyed with the updates and found it irritating to keep up with it. They gave me $7 for it, and it wasn't even six months old. Looked over at the shelves, and they were selling used copies for $34.99.

Last time I ever do that. I'd rather play frisbee with the disk, than hand it over to those cocksuckers.

Yeah they especially give nothing for sports games.

 

[HereticBD]

Yeah they especially give nothing for sports games.

Which is kind of understandable, if it's an older version. Nobody buys those games, if there are new editions on the shelf. That game was still hot though.

It doesn't really matter though. You can find the Gamestop/EB trade in values for games online, and they're all ridiculously pathetic. Not too long ago, I traded in my PS2 and a bunch of old games at this Microplay store, and they gave me a decent value for them all. They gave me $35 dollars for the system, and no game was under $4 dollars, and this was some ancient shit, with no real collectible value. If I had taken the same bundle to EB, I'd be lucky to see $20 for the whole package.

 

[Pride23]

Alot of people seem to think it is going under, only reason I think everyone may be missing something is the guy from the Big Short, Michael Burry took out a big position in Game Stop.

 

[method115]

Shortly after the new consoles are released next year im expecting them to declare bankruptcy. This past year they also tried to expand into adult oriented gaming lan facilities that double as esports viewing venues.

This is exactly what I expect as well. They'll use the new consoles make as much as they can and get out.

 

[Hitman81]

Good riddance. Fuck GameStop

 

[Blayt7hh]

I think there’s still a market for retro gaming at retail. Probably too late for GS though.

There definitely is. There some cool little stores in my city that carry and trade in all retro games and systems. I think those will survive

 

[CubicleGangster]

I went to one yesterday to take advantage of their buy 2 get 2 used game sale as I had just gotten a Switch for Xmas

Holy fuck was their selection garbage and almost all of the used games were priced at $5 less than the new price. Couldn't even find 4 games worth getting. Decided to just order online but even then they didn't have 4 used games worth getting at the prices they were offering.

Place was pretty packed when I went in, not sure how it is when it is not around Xmas.

 

[Chubz]

I never shop at GameStop just because of the checkout hassle alone. I hate being asked a dozen questions when all I want to do is pay for the goddamn game and leave.

 

[hillelslovak87]

I know this hurts game companies in the pocket book

Good, fuck the biggest of em

 

[HereticBD]

Place was pretty packed when I went in, not sure how it is when it is not around Xmas.

The complete opposite for the EB store where I'm at. Granted, the last time I went there at this time was about two or three years ago, but it was lined up outside the door for boxing week sales. Took a glance at it today while I was shopping. Completely dead. I don't think there was one customer inside the store.

 

[moonwolf]

I went to Gamestop yesterday to go shopping for a Christmas present and really 2/3 of the store is like a Hot Topic or ThinkGeek type "nerd/anime culture" merchandise store. I don't mind going there to buy games every now and then if they have a better deal than Target or Amazon but they seem to be short-timers in that field.

gamestop bought thinkgeek's parent company for 140 million in 2015. this year thinkgeek shut down its site and forwarded merch into gamestop stores.

geniuses.
pure geniuses.

 

[MWB1982]

I miss Blockbuster Video and Hollywood Video..

Me and my dad used to rent movies all the time.

Hollywood Video had a videogame store built in but separated from the rentals.

Getting old sucks...

Everything I enjoyed as a kid is pretty much gone.

I especially miss arcade rooms... They were hangout spots

I'm more of a retro gamer. I put in 10x more gaming time on my modded SNES Classic and modded PS1 Classic then my PS3, XBOX360, and PS4 combined. I also watch a lot of retro gaming vids on YouTube like Cinemassacre, Mike Matei, Erin Plays, etc.... Just the other day I watched Mike Matei beat Ninja Gaiden without dying...

I'm the same age as all those guys.... Fucking 37 years old man...

I need to get a NES Classic and mod that sucker with a couple hundred games.

I can't play NES games on my SNES Classic as well because of the different controllers..

Trying to play Ninja Gaiden with a SNES controller just doesn't work.. I also need that SEGA Classic..

My SNES has SEGA and NES games ontop of SNES games programmed into it... The controllers make a huge difference...

I'm not even going to bother with a PS5... 0 interest...

I'd have more fun playing Super Mario 3 or Donkey Kong Country then anything on that POS...

PS2 is the furthest I went and gaming lost me after that..

I bought the new shit mostly for decorations...

 

[mb23100]

There is a bit of an argument for physical copies. Which is, there are still a hefty amount of gamers out there with garbage internet, who won't be able to keep up with the sea change. The size of updates today alone, are a bane on those folks. The industry has to figure out if they're ready to abandon that part of the market, or not. The internet providers also have to take that into consideration, and maybe start tweaking their approach to accommodate the future, where everything relies on digital downloads/streaming.

We're at a culture shift, and these companies gotta figure it out and try to accommodate everyone. Taking the "have nots" for granted, could hurt them too. North America specifically, as we're way behind in internet accessibility in terms of what is actually needed for all of these services. They have to seriously think of eliminating data caps, at the least.

100% this. Got CoD on sale on PS store but went WAY over my data limit and it ended up costing me a lot more than if I'd bought a physical copy. Also had to delete everything but Gt Sport just to fit it on my 400gig ps4. Ended up buying a 5tb external HD so I could have more than two games. Then I bought a physical copy of Project Cars 2. Turns out it was basically just a license to download the game and I went way over my data again. This shit sucks. Unlimited data here is crazy expensive too.

 

[Hyperglide]

I never shop at GameStop just because of the checkout hassle alone. I hate being asked a dozen questions when all I want to do is pay for the goddamn game and leave.

They used to ask you for rewards program subscription (EDGE Powerup or someshit can't remember) and subscribe to their shitty magazine and try to sell you useless extended warranties on game discs and shit like that. If they just sold games to people like other dept. stores would they would probably be faring a lot better right now.