THE END OF GAME SHOPS IS NIGH!

[Razer302]

I made 8 grand on GAME stock. It went to stupidly low amount so I bought 2k worth and got a 6k profit. Pretty happy with that. It went down to 1 at some point which was when I bought mine and yesterday it was at 4, so I sold them all making a huge profit <3 my mum also did the same. (Slightly offtopic I know)

I have heard about other company's looking into buying them but I really hope that doesn't happen as walmart has show an interest in buying them out.

 

[Captain Fabio]

Well, there goes GAME.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17455742

They have filed for administration.

What do you guys think of this? Think it could be the first of many or you stand by what you said earlier in that it was a communication and stock breakdown.​

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[Cello]

BWAHAHAH- *Ahem*
I stand by what I said earlier. I think GameStop is still going pretty strong for the time being.

As for physical game copies themselves, I can't really try to predict when, but I don't feel like they're going to last much longer.
I feel like physical game copies will eventually phase out to the point of where they're still there to purchase, but it's not the preferred method of purchasing games. Kinda like how music CDs still exist, but most people rely on buying MP3s off the internet (granted they even purchase their music).
However, if publishers like EA keep restricting how many times you can download/install a digital copy I think physical game copies will have a chance to stick around much longer.

It's up to video game retailers whether or not they think they'll be able to stay afloat in those times.

 

[TRIFORCE89]

BWAHAHAH- *Ahem*
I stand by what I said earlier. I think GameStop is still going pretty strong for the time being.

As for physical game copies themselves, I can't really try to predict when, but I don't feel like they're going to last much longer.
I feel like physical game copies will eventually phase out to the point of where they're still there to purchase, but it's not the preferred method of purchasing games. Kinda like how music CDs still exist, but most people rely on buying MP3s off the internet (granted they even purchase their music).
However, if publishers like EA keep restricting how many times you can download/install a digital copy I think physical game copies will have a chance to stick around much longer.

It's up to video game retailers whether or not they think they'll be able to stay afloat in those times.

I think the appeal with MP3s versus CDs is that you don't have to download the entire album. You can just download the tracks you want.

We're not going to get to a point where we're downloading individual levels (I hope). So, I don't think digital distribution will replace physical media for while. Appropriate download speed and storage capacity has to be more widespread before it goes "mainstream"