Is Gamestop Finally Doomed when Sony Orbis comes out?

Is this finally the end of gamestops

With the PSP GO and PSP VITA and now Playstation Orbis

in gamestop gonna pretty much useless when we download our games for cheap an don't give gamestop a cut

These are all rumours. I doubt they'll go all-digital at this point. I also doubt them trying to stop the playing of used games.

when we download our games for cheapProtossX

What makes you think console digital distribution is going to be cheap?

Compare the prices of new retail copies of games to their prices on the current-generation consoles' digital distribution services. You'll find that retail is typically the same price or even less.

Digital distribution is cheap on the PC only because a competitor's service is always a mere click away. Buying from a competing console service requires spending hundreds on hardware so there is no such impetus on competitive pricing.

bunch of fools an trolls in here

dude gamestop is doomed i haven't been in there an years they give u a 5 dollar discount on used games an buy ur game for half the price of what they sell it

id rather say no to them no offense but they annoy me to no end

bunch of fools an trolls in here

dude gamestop is doomed i haven't been in there an years they give u a 5 dollar discount on used games an buy ur game for half the price of what they sell it

id rather say no to them no offense but they annoy me to no end

ProtossX

They're doomed for making profit and selling games? Wat?

Idiot.

Funny, I think if the Orbis rumors are true Sony is going to be the one doomed.

No more like Sony is doomed, Gamestop consists of about 40% of retail games sold in the United States. They will just be giving nearly half their market share to Nintendo and Microsoft.

By all means I hope they do go this route, it will boost Wii U sales.

lol, I love how pathetic some people are that their entertainment is making fakeboy accounts on the internet and coming up with stupid stuff to say :lol:

bunch of fools an trolls in hereProtossX

Even if they did block used games, it won't kill GameStop.

Christ, you guys even named the console. :lol:Victorious_Fize

[QUOTE="Victorious_Fize"]Christ, you guys even named the console. :lol:millerlight89

I think its the other way around. Sony would be silly to try and 'eliminate' used game sales, it jus smells like a bad idea

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bunch of fools an trolls in here

dude gamestop is doomed i haven't been in there an years they give u a 5 dollar discount on used games an buy ur game for half the price of what they sell it

id rather say no to them no offense but they annoy me to no end

lundy86_4

They're doomed for making profit and selling games? Wat?

Idiot.

Console gaming will die next gen. It's just the way it is. Everything is moving to a more casual pace, Smartphones and tablets will kill consoles when it comes to this and hardcore gamers are moving to the PC in flocks. None of this looks good for the console market.

I think its the other way around. Sony would be silly to try and 'eliminate' used game sales, it jus smells like a bad idea

megaspiderweb09

Console gaming will die next gen. It's just the way it is. Everything is moving to a more casual pace, Smartphones and tablets will kill consoles when it comes to this and hardcore gamers are moving to the PC in flocks. None of this looks good for the console market.

vtoshkatur

the only one who is d00med next gen is microsoft

ur face is doomed :|

[QUOTE="Victorious_Fize"]Christ, you guys even named the console. :lol:millerlight89

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I think its the other way around. Sony would be silly to try and 'eliminate' used game sales, it jus smells like a bad idea

carljohnson3456

If they do that, they will quickly kill of the essence of consoles. Right from its inception, purchasing used games as always been, its a way of business recycling. Considering the cost of consoles and the potential it would increase next gen, not everyone can afford to be shelling out $60 every time for a new game. That kills off a particular set of consumers and by no means a small one, most of these unnaccounted consumers import their consoles from America and Europe to places like India,Africa,Middle east and so on. I can go on and on about how it would be SONY shooting themselves in the foot by alienating a large share of its consumer base.

Console gaming will die next gen. It's just the way it is. Everything is moving to a more casual pace, Smartphones and tablets will kill consoles when it comes to this and hardcore gamers are moving to the PC in flocks. None of this looks good for the console market.

vtoshkatur

consoles will adapt and evolve much like the rest of the industry.

[QUOTE="megaspiderweb09"]

I think its the other way around. Sony would be silly to try and 'eliminate' used game sales, it jus smells like a bad idea

carljohnson3456

Digital Distribution is not good, IMO. If DD becomes the standard NexGen, I think I'll own far less games than I own now.

[QUOTE="carljohnson3456"][QUOTE="megaspiderweb09"]

I think its the other way around. Sony would be silly to try and 'eliminate' used game sales, it jus smells like a bad idea

Minishdriveby

Hopefully not.

Nintendo would be the last one to ditch the physical distribution model if things really did go that way.

Honestly if I can't own a physical copy of a game I don't want to own it.

Nintendo would be the last one to ditch the physical distribution model if things really did go that way.

Honestly if I can't own a physical copy of a game I don't want to own it.

Zonned87