Gamestop isn't entirely delighted by free digital games

[Lnin0]

wait when the f*** did Sony talk about MS's DRM? s*** if I remember it. Yeah it was all Sony and not MS with their dumb s***ty messaging and gamers not liking that message. Yep that had nothing to do with it. It was all Sony.

Yeah, Sony didn't repeatedly take cheap shots at MS's DRM/Digital Distribution model to insight consumer fear and backlash against Microsoft's poorly communicated message because Sony, although they desire digital profits and full control just as much, had zero solution for it at launch. If you cannot lead, take cheap shots at competition and get the market and media to believe in shadows. This has been Sony's go to for as long as poorly communicating/advertising has been Microsoft's. I remember when Sony was preaching how nobody gave a s*** about online games when the DC had it....and what about the recent EA Access....'bad for consumers" load of crap? All I am saying is what MS was building, and Steam later introduced to high praises, was a more consumer friendly digital distribution system than you find with movies or music. Any chance of that is gone now but the fact remains, digital distribution IS the one and only future for games. I know it, you know if and now Gamestop knows it.

 

[TDbank24]

I doubt Blockbuster was thrilled when GameStop set up shop right next to them either. As much as i don't care for digital distribution, time's change and there will come a day that GameStop gets put out of business just like they've been putting others out of business. As far as i'm concerned, GS should be happy that they've gotten away with highway robbery for this long.

I remember walking into my GameStop many years ago, and the manager was pleading with a family to buy their games at GS and not Walmart. "Guys, please buy your games here, we offer so many benefits to you with our rewards program and so on". I wanted to barf all over their floor. Only reason i use GameStop is because it's convenient. I've never been a big fan of their business practices.

 

[TOPDAWG]

Or they can get rid of Gamestop and still charge $60 for a digital game because they know people will buy it. There really is no reason to lower the digital prices since there is no competing store for the digital version. And I doubt they're too worried about Best Buy having some flash sale for digital codes.

or you got steam who does have to beat others and you got so many f***ing games they got to sale some cheap.

 

[TOPDAWG]

New digital games have always been the same price on Steam as well. Not sure why people expect that. What we should expect is better sales on games that aren't brand new.

I see new games on steam for 10 or 15 off all the time.

Yeah, Sony didn't repeatedly take cheap shots at MS's DRM/Digital Distribution model to insight consumer fear and backlash against Microsoft's poorly communicated message because Sony, although they desire digital profits and full control just as much, had zero solution for it at launch. If you cannot lead, take cheap shots at competition and get the market and media to believe in shadows. This has been Sony's go to for as long as poorly communicating/advertising has been Microsoft's. I remember when Sony was preaching how nobody gave a s*** about online games when the DC had it....and what about the recent EA Access....'bad for consumers" load of crap? All I am saying is what MS was building, and Steam later introduced to high praises, was a more consumer friendly digital distribution system than you find with movies or music. Any chance of that is gone now but the fact remains, digital distribution IS the one and only future for games. I know it, you know if and now Gamestop knows it.

Really that video is your proof. one single video they did? what did they say that was not right they never even said One in that video they just showed what it takes to share a game on ps4. blame MS the whole issue was with them nobody else.

 

[Kassen]

Yeah, Sony didn't repeatedly take cheap shots at MS's DRM/Digital Distribution model to insight consumer fear and backlash against Microsoft's poorly communicated message because Sony, although they desire digital profits and full control just as much, had zero solution for it at launch. If you cannot lead, take cheap shots at competition and get the market and media to believe in shadows. This has been Sony's go to for as long as poorly communicating/advertising has been Microsoft's. I remember when Sony was preaching how nobody gave a s*** about online games when the DC had it....and what about the recent EA Access....'bad for consumers" load of crap? All I am saying is what MS was building, and Steam later introduced to high praises, was a more consumer friendly digital distribution system than you find with movies or music. Any chance of that is gone now but the fact remains, digital distribution IS the one and only future for games. I know it, you know if and now Gamestop knows it.

I think it is kind of poor to blame Sony all because they made a one-off tongue-in-cheek video after the climax of hate Microsoft had already generated well off by themselves.

 

[Z A C K]

Yeah, Sony didn't repeatedly take cheap shots at MS's DRM/Digital Distribution model to insight consumer fear and backlash against Microsoft's poorly communicated message because Sony, although they desire digital profits and full control just as much, had zero solution for it at launch. If you cannot lead, take cheap shots at competition and get the market and media to believe in shadows. This has been Sony's go to for as long as poorly communicating/advertising has been Microsoft's. I remember when Sony was preaching how nobody gave a s*** about online games when the DC had it....and what about the recent EA Access....'bad for consumers" load of crap? All I am saying is what MS was building, and Steam later introduced to high praises, was a more consumer friendly digital distribution system than you find with movies or music. Any chance of that is gone now but the fact remains, digital distribution IS the one and only future for games. I know it, you know if and now Gamestop knows it.

lol, first time seeing that video.

 

[Lnin0]

I think it is kind of poor to blame Sony all because they made a one-off tongue-in-cheek video after the climax of hate Microsoft had already generated well off by themselves.

You obviously didn't read my first post because I am not "blaming" Sony. I am pretty clear that the main protagonist for consumers getting constantly ass raped, is CONSUMERS. Gamers are the real f***ing idiots in all these scenarios.

 

[Kvally]

Yeah, Sony didn't repeatedly take cheap shots at MS's DRM/Digital Distribution model to insight consumer fear and backlash against Microsoft's poorly communicated message because Sony, although they desire digital profits and full control just as much, had zero solution for it at launch. If you cannot lead, take cheap shots at competition and get the market and media to believe in shadows. This has been Sony's go to for as long as poorly communicating/advertising has been Microsoft's. I remember when Sony was preaching how nobody gave a s*** about online games when the DC had it....and what about the recent EA Access....'bad for consumers" load of crap? All I am saying is what MS was building, and Steam later introduced to high praises, was a more consumer friendly digital distribution system than you find with movies or music. Any chance of that is gone now but the fact remains, digital distribution IS the one and only future for games. I know it, you know if and now Gamestop knows it.

 

[Kerosene31]

I think it is kind of poor to blame Sony all because they made a one-off tongue-in-cheek video after the climax of hate Microsoft had already generated well off by themselves.

Are you kidding? That was their entire E3 that year. Remember, we didn't know if Sony was doing DRM right away. Many of us expected they were (and believe they changed at the last minute). That video was a nuclear bomb on MS. That got the mainstream media involved. It went way beyond the gaming community. That made my local 6pm news.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Gamestop is going to be super unhappy when digital becomes the standard.

 

[IdleHands]

GS does nothing but lowball people on price.

I agree with you completely.

That said, they also offer a physical interaction with buyers. There are still those that want to pick up an item, pay for it and go home.

It's funny because one would assume that a bulk of their hardware sales are used machines. I gotta wonder how many more PS3 and 360 would have sold had they not been able to do that.