GameStop to Close 500 stores this year

[2gunsup]

The way they was popping up everywhere I thought they was doing pretty good. I guess I was wrong. But 500 when you divide it by 50 states it's really not that big a deal. Just off the top of my head I can name 7 locations in the Birmingham area alone. I know Birmingham isn't big so if we got 7 here, it's not that big of a drop in stores. I just hate it for the people that's losing their jobs.

A gang of minimum wage teens and snotty managers losing their job ain't shyt,

It's a blessing,

 

[Tryna Makit]

i just got that store manager position too,. this cant be life.

 

[winb83]

GameStop has its purpose. That being said at one point we had 4 GameStop stores within a 2 miles or each other. There were two in the same mall and two directly accross from each other.

 

[Rapmastermind]

Good, their buy back system and games program was the biggest robbery of customers ever.

 

[Moose_Greyjoy]

Just mean more less job options for teens

 

[Tryna Makit]

ive worked at 6 stores since i was 21 and that was in 08. it crazy how much locations pop up ova night. But we get money boys at my sto, fo folk. leading Charlotte-Mecklenburg in sales on BOTH new and used consoles and subscriptions, customer service, O and least amount of money refunded to customers on all new games. "that aint new no mo breh breh, you took it out the plastic BUT..... i can give you store credit"

 

[Box Cutta]

This lends credence to the notion that console manufacturers may be looking at ending used games sales....

They may know something that we don't....

 

[Christian3o5]

cant wait to hit up a liquidation sale adn offer them fukks 9 dollars

 

[Killer Instinct]

i just got that store manager position too,. this cant be life.

 

[SuburbanPimp]

Fukk em, b*stards used to rob me giving me $6-8 for top notch game

As a young nikka you be like I guess it better than nothing.

Then you see that same damn game on the shelf for $35 2 days later

 

[Sad Bunny]

It's going to get worst when Sony/Microsoft eliminate the USED game market. It's only a matter of time.

how would do they do that?

 

[Kaydigi]

how would do they do that?

Sony patent suggests PS4 may not run used video games | ITworld

 

[darealvelle]

ive worked at 6 stores since i was 21 and that was in 08. it crazy how much locations pop up ova night. But we get money boys at my sto, fo folk. leading Charlotte-Mecklenburg in sales on BOTH new and used consoles and subscriptions, customer service, O and least amount of money refunded to customers on all new games. "that aint new no mo breh breh, you took it out the plastic BUT..... i can give you store credit"

 

[*Hulks Up*]

Sony patent suggests PS4 may not run used video games | ITworld

So I guess the no used game rumor has more truth to it than people want to believe, I think Gamestop knows more than they are letting on. When Sony first announced or it was revealed they were filing for the patent Gamestop's stock dropped significantly, I guess this is sort of a preemptive strike to what might happen down the road when the next gen consoles get rolling.

I was listening to a Podcast (might have been IGN's Beyond PS3 podcast) and they were saying alot of developers want this more than Sony does since it would boost initial sales and that would somewhat prevent massive layoffs if a game doesn't sell what it is supposed to.

I mean Gamestop has it coming I'm glad in a way but that is alot of stores and alot of jobs also alot of money people will hold onto instead of buying a games at full price.

 

[Master Teacher]

good fukk them nikkaz, tried to offer me for 60 bucks for a playstation 320 gb

you can sell used games on ebay and recoup more of your money then fukking with them anyway