re: GameStop Laying off a slew of Managers

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but what I am talking about is the inevitable all digital future where a game gets delisted from online store fronts when the publisher loses the rights to the IP or when they no longer want to pay license fee for some type of vehicle, music, etc.

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Happens frequently. I have a few games on Steam in my library that have been delisted. Community hub is still up, but no store page. Games like TMNT, Crysostasis, etc. I remember when Vice City was pulled for music, then relisted with songs missing.

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GameStop Laying off a slew of Managers

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Should've called him ma'am.

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Gamestop serves a purpose in smaller towns where a best buy or whatever isn't readily accessible if you ask me.

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I can attest to this. It's still the go-to for anything gaming related in my town.


Also, put me in the club that just can't bring myself to hate on Gamestop considering I played them out of way more money than they played me. Their "keep the receipt and return it for a full refund within 30 days on used games" policy allowed me to play and beat a hell of a lot more games than I would have normally been able to afford as a kid growing up. I abused the frick out of that system. Only ever bought pre-owned and would just stick the receipt in the game case then take the month to beat/get my fill of the game then take it back for a full refund.

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Gamestop serves a purpose in smaller towns where a best buy or whatever isn't readily accessible if you ask me. But outside of that forget it.

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We're about to be beyond the brink of massive storage capabilities and massive bandwidth capabilities that will render the need for any brick and mortar gaming store obsolete.

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The reality of not actually having any real ownership of your purchases ever takes so much power away from the consumers.

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You don't technically own the game when you buy a disc either. You are buying a license to use that media and that license can be revoked.

Surprised theyve lasted this long. Sad to see them go because they were apart of my growing up but most people just purchase digital copies now a days.

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Surprised theyve lasted this long. Sad to see them go because they were apart of my growing up but most people just purchase digital copies now a days.

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Can't do digital. You download more than one a month and Cox gets your arse.

I have been saving and downloading when I'm ready to play the PlayStation free games. If it's a game I already have, I trade that game in and just use the digital version. I did it with destiny 2, Black ops 3, and mad Max.

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Literally the only way this works is if you are playing an online only game that requires validation of some kind of account.

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I never said it was enforceable

GameStop closest to me closed within the past few days, drove through the strip mall they were in and it was gone, signage down and completely empty. No announcement beforehand and no signs on the window or anything.

There are still like 3-4 more GameStops in easy driving distance though (for now) which is a big part of their problem anyway, just way too many damn stores.