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Digital distribution isn't awesome for console games; the prices are exactly the same but you can't trade in a physical copy or loan it to someone. Not that you
by afterburner 16y ago
Digital distribution isn't awesome for console games; the prices are exactly the same but you can't trade in a physical copy or loan it to someone. Not that your points aren't good.
The real competition for Gamestop seems to be Future Shop/Best Buy and other big boxes, who seem to offer better used game prices than Gamestop. Given that, I'm not sure why Gamestop's prices are so... unexceptional... Maybe if they lowered their prices they wouldn't be in trouble.
- jakarta 16y agoRight, Gamestop used to have an advantage in being the retailer that did trade in games, but from what I've seen -- both Best Buy and Walmart have expressed interest in getting into that end of the business. So I think that not only will that advantage eventually go away, but they might become less competitive. Gamestop derives all their business from games whereas competitors do not. They might be able to offer better trade in prices than Gamestop.