Yeah, digital sales are booming while retail sales are declining linkage which is good because digital is where we've seen the rise of lower priced games.
The major roadblock at the moment to digital distro on consoles is ensuring you'll be able to sell the console. Unless you can provide Gamestop, Walmart, Best Buy, etc a bevy of accessories and support gear, they're going to be reluctant to sell your digital console that invalidates their retail model.
Yea I think the raise of lower priced digital sales is in direct response to the price hike that never really took off. They've been trying to stick to their guns and not let the price of new releases slip but they've been making more and more games quickly more affordable after launch. Hopefully the next series of…
Exactly, so executives need to realize that they can either wait until the inevitable happens, or they can get ahead of the coming change. There is NO reason to treat Gamestop as if it is either indispensable or even a necessary evil. It is on the way OUT, and hamstringing yourself now to try to please a dying business…
I never could see the justification of claiming that second hand games should be treated special in relation to other second hand markets (i.e. clothing, furniture, etc.). They are fixed to a discs that makes the intangible into tangible, thus making them physical items that can be traded. Sure, copies can be made, but…