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One thing Gamestop still has going for it is used game buyback and resell, which IIRC is where they make the vast majority of their money. Considering this ma
by georgemcbay 16y ago
One thing Gamestop still has going for it is used game buyback and resell, which IIRC is where they make the vast majority of their money. Considering this market is completely unserved by Steam and other online delivery platforms, I can see why Gamestop would still be valued pretty highly, for now.
Of course, over time I suspect console makers will move more and more towards digital distribution for all games, but that won't happen overnight or even any time soon.
- r00fus 16y ago>Of course, over time I suspect console makers will move more and more towards digital distribution for all games, but that won't happen overnight or even any time soon. This is why Gamestop should be finding support (ie, EFF, ACLU, legislators) to safeguard First Sale doctrine for digital purchases: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine
- ianferrel 16y agoIs there any reason to believe that Gamestop will get any of the business from digital resale? I could see eBay trying to find that support, but Gamestop's just a dinosaur.
- city41 16y ago> Of course, over time I suspect console makers will move more and more towards digital distribution for all games, but that won't happen overnight or even any time soon. Yes but they will do that without Steam. Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft already have infrastructure in place for it and already digitally distribute small games. They just need to make it scale to full releases.