Am 29.08.24 um 04:06 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:

But I suspect, like many of Gamestops recent attempts to re-invent
itself, this transformation won't save it either. Between ready access
to emulation and companies re-releasing their older titles to GOG.com, there's no real need for a 'retro gaming store' except as a nostalgic curiousity. It's the sort of place you'd go into only because you
happened to stumble across it, play around with their overpriced
artifacts for a while, then leave and buy it somewhere cheaper.

Gamestop was always a ripoff, I visited 2-3 times bevore I noticed that
I can get second hand games for consoles chaper by using the internet
and the usual second hand whatever portals.
Too bad, with less customer gouging the chain really could have gone
somewhere, it is failing on its own greed!

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Am 29.08.24 um 09:26 schrieb Werner P.:

Am 29.08.24 um 04:06 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:

But I suspect, like many of Gamestops recent attempts to re-invent
itself, this transformation won't save it either. Between ready access
to emulation and companies re-releasing their older titles to GOG.com,
there's no real need for a 'retro gaming store' except as a nostalgic
curiousity. It's the sort of place you'd go into only because you
happened to stumble across it, play around with their overpriced
artifacts for a while, then leave and buy it somewhere cheaper.

Gamestop was always a ripoff, I visited 2-3 times bevore I noticed that
I can get second hand games for consoles chaper by using the internet
and the usual second hand whatever portals.
Too bad, with less customer gouging the chain really could have gone somewhere, it is failing on its own greed!

PS: In the end gamestop follows the route of most other computer gaming
related stores, the internet has taken over!
Not sure how you can save such a chain in the end, the rip off behavior
from GS did not help either, their name is tainted!

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On 29/08/2024 08:27, Werner P. wrote:

Am 29.08.24 um 09:26 schrieb Werner P.:

Am 29.08.24 um 04:06 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:

But I suspect, like many of Gamestops recent attempts to re-invent
itself, this transformation won't save it either. Between ready access
to emulation and companies re-releasing their older titles to GOG.com,
there's no real need for a 'retro gaming store' except as a nostalgic
curiousity. It's the sort of place you'd go into only because you
happened to stumble across it, play around with their overpriced
artifacts for a while, then leave and buy it somewhere cheaper.

Gamestop was always a ripoff, I visited 2-3 times bevore I noticed
that I can get second hand games for consoles chaper by using the
internet and the usual second hand whatever portals.
Too bad, with less customer gouging the chain really could have gone
somewhere, it is failing on its own greed!

PS: In the end gamestop follows the route of most other computer gaming related stores, the internet has taken over!
Not sure how you can save such a chain in the end, the rip off behavior
from GS did not help either, their name is tainted!

I think the problem is I can't see what they can really offer that makes
it worth using them. To take a different example, I make model kits and
I far prefer going to a bricks & mortar store as the owner is highly
likely to be a modeller themselves and browsing means you can find kits
that take your fancy and you also get to look in the box to see what
you're actually getting. For me I don't mind paying a slight premium for
that.

I just don't see how anything like that translates to going into a game
shop.

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Werner P. <werpu@gmx.at> wrote:

Gamestop was always a ripoff, I visited 2-3 times bevore I noticed that
I can get second hand games for consoles chaper by using the internet
and the usual second hand whatever portals.

Their used game prices seemed reasonable to me. You're paying for
convenience and the fact that you'll actually get a playable game in
return for your money.

You could save a lot of money buying used games off Craigslist or
something like that but you'd be taking the risk that you might have
ended up getting a horribly scratched copy of the game that doesn't work,
a pirated copy of the game that only works if you have a hacked console,
or a punch in the face from a couple of thugs that steal your wallet
and phone while laughing at how stupid you are.

Too bad, with less customer gouging the chain really could have gone >somewhere, it is failing on its own greed!

Well, it did get them somewhere. It was where a large chunk of their
profits came from. Customers were more than happy to pay the prices
they offered on used games, so they would have been incredibly stupid
to charge less.

Their current problems are almost entirely due to factors outside their control. mainly the simple fact that there's little need for a store that
sells physical copies of games anymore. Even on the consoles most people
buy their games as digital downloads these days, especially in the US
where Gamestop is based. For most people, the convenience of not having
to leave your house or wait a day or two for a package to arrive beats
having physical copies of games you can sell when you're done with them.

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