Does anyone actually want to pay full price for renting a game? Steam's prices are far lower most of the time with no monthly subscription fee, and they at least CLAIM you can keep your games forever (time will judge whether they can live up to this promise).
OnLive, on the other hand, has outright said that they will take games off their servers after some period of time. And if you stop paying your montly subscription fee, you lose access to the games you paid full retail price for. Why would anyone accept that deal?
I think the reason engadget didn't cover the update to gateway's tablet line is because those tablets don't exist. I ordered one on release day, 2/14, and it was delayed until April. Since they haven't built any yet, there's really nothing to talk about...
OM - if you decided to purchase a used game for only $5 off the new price, then that's your problem. One of your responsibilities as a customer is to use your own judgement on what is a good deal. If you think something is too expensive, don't buy it. The result: the price drops over time, as it has for Gears of War. Gamestop didn't force you to buy it for only $5 off - it was your fault for not finding a better deal elsewhere, or waiting just a bit longer for them to drop the price.
Wow, the hatred coming from some of these comments surprises me. A few things that need to be addressed:
1) This article is about one employee making a big fucking mistake. It has nothing to do with gamestop as a corporation. And in the case of fuckups like this, they have a very simple policy where you bring the game back in, and they will exchange it for a new copy to make it right. Pretty simple, move along.
2) Yes, Gamestop profits enormously off of used games sales - it is obviously cheaper to buy games from people for cheap and sell them for a nicer margin than for the much slimmer profit they get from new games. As a consumer, however, you have certain rights and responsibilities. First of all, *look* at the disc - if it's obviously defective, don't buy it. Next, take it home and play it - if it doesn't work, return it.
3) Since when did Gamestop only offer $5 off on used games compared to new? The other day, I walked in there, made note of their "buy 2, get 1 free" sale, and bought 9 used games: Hotel Dusk (DS) Rogue Galaxy (PS2) Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) Ratchet and Clank (PS2) Katamari Damacy (PS2) Final Fantasy X (PS2) Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2) Suikoden Tactics (PS2) Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Gamecube) Total Price: $117.28
I mean, seriously guys. Gamestop/EB are one of the few brick and mortar stores that's able to use their massive presence and distribution network to offer lower prices, especially on used games. If you hate brick and mortar stores, then that's fine. But in my experience, they're a FAR superior alternative than getting raped by Best Buy's prices or sifting through Wal-Mart's pitiful selection.
OnLive duo pitch platform they believe will 'change the world'
Jul 9th 2010 7:29PM (Joystiq)OnLive, on the other hand, has outright said that they will take games off their servers after some period of time. And if you stop paying your montly subscription fee, you lose access to the games you paid full retail price for. Why would anyone accept that deal?
The Art of God of War III at Gallery Nucleus
Mar 29th 2010 5:58PM (Joystiq)Run linux?
Too soon?
Gateway revs the M-series laptops to X and XL
Mar 13th 2008 11:03PM (Engadget)http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/showthread.php?t=14735
Gamestop sells demo disc as new game
Nov 25th 2007 8:50PM (Joystiq)Gamestop sells demo disc as new game
Nov 25th 2007 8:14PM (Joystiq)New price - $59.99
Used price - $39.99
That's $20 off, not $5.
http://www.gamestop.com/search.asp?Ntk=TitleKeyword&Ntx=
mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Ntt=
Gears+of+War&N=0&find.x=0&find.y=0&find=Search
Gamestop sells demo disc as new game
Nov 25th 2007 7:59PM (Joystiq)1) This article is about one employee making a big fucking mistake. It has nothing to do with gamestop as a corporation. And in the case of fuckups like this, they have a very simple policy where you bring the game back in, and they will exchange it for a new copy to make it right. Pretty simple, move along.
2) Yes, Gamestop profits enormously off of used games sales - it is obviously cheaper to buy games from people for cheap and sell them for a nicer margin than for the much slimmer profit they get from new games. As a consumer, however, you have certain rights and responsibilities. First of all, *look* at the disc - if it's obviously defective, don't buy it. Next, take it home and play it - if it doesn't work, return it.
3) Since when did Gamestop only offer $5 off on used games compared to new? The other day, I walked in there, made note of their "buy 2, get 1 free" sale, and bought 9 used games:
Hotel Dusk (DS)
Rogue Galaxy (PS2)
Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
Ratchet and Clank (PS2)
Katamari Damacy (PS2)
Final Fantasy X (PS2)
Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)
Suikoden Tactics (PS2)
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Gamecube)
Total Price: $117.28
I mean, seriously guys. Gamestop/EB are one of the few brick and mortar stores that's able to use their massive presence and distribution network to offer lower prices, especially on used games. If you hate brick and mortar stores, then that's fine. But in my experience, they're a FAR superior alternative than getting raped by Best Buy's prices or sifting through Wal-Mart's pitiful selection.