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Shinta
06/25/09

In reply to GameStop Isn't Worried About Trade-In Kiosks
The only good thing I can see about this is being able to give them games that are too scratched for anyone to take it. And broken systems, I have a few of those.
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Omnimon
06/25/09

@Shinta: You haven't read up much on this system, have you?

It has a disc reader, which more than likely will be more accurate than the human eye detection system (HEDS) implemented at Gamestop.
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John Hoffmann
06/25/09

In reply to GameStop Isn't Worried About Trade-In Kiosks
Gamestop pisses me off sometimes, the people there are far from expert. I had a preorder on ODST, and I asked them about the Sgt Johnson exclusive character. The girl there was being a total bitch implying that im a total idiot, calling other stores, and then saying they have no clue what I'm talking about. She just kept saying extra controller. I was like WTF?
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lolgreg
06/25/09

@John Hoffmann: You should've just whipped out your johnson.
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Omnimon
06/25/09

@John Hoffmann: GameStop employees are well aware of the pre-order bonuses for games that are being released in the next ~month. After that... pshaw.
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Alucrid
06/25/09

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The ONE gamestop I go to (not the other five-six in my area) is great. Good service, nice people...normal people, etc. The other ones, not so much. One employee even called me stupid for not wanting to get the edge card even though I never buy used games from them. I told him off and walked out, then sent an email to the DM.
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doubtful
06/25/09

@Alucrid:

Why would his Dungeon Master care? ;)
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OptimusSlime
06/25/09

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A highly assisted activity? Give me a fucking break... Anything that allows me to avoid the mouth breathing morons at every GameStop is a move in the right direction.
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06/25/09

@OptimusSlime:

They always look at me funny, like I am trash in comparison to their greatness. Like I don't deserve to be buying games from their palace.

Then they ask me if I want to pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 on the XBOX 360, at which point I RAGE!!!
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Gorilla Snow is Maximum Risky
06/25/09

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Looks like they're not worried about diabetes, either. :(

(Yes, I know it's a suit.)
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Comatose Turtle
06/25/09

@Gorilla Snow is Maximum Risky: You can catch diabetes from wearing the same fat suit?!
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Southrncomfortjm
06/25/09

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I smell PR Hubris a boiling over. Seriously, even if these other alternatives aren't great, they are definitely going to have some impact on Gamestop's model. Plus, I'm all for being able to do this stuff without having to make eye contact with a skeezy looking employee. But really, who still sells games to Gamestop anymore? This should have all ended once Craigslist, Amazon.com, Half.com and Ebay let you sell directly to other people for up to twice as much as Gamestop would ever give you.
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Omnimon
06/25/09

@Southrncomfortjm: I appreciate that you used the word 'skeezy' while completing an entire, well-formed sentence.
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ph15h
06/25/09

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Of course they aren't. Kiosks can't replace bored staff members who recommend you buy Haze when you're trying to get Killzone 2 for your cousin's birthday.
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dunetiger - he's up on the effin' roof!
06/25/09

@ph15h loves orange soda:

They can if they offer better prices than $5 off. Only problem I can see is that they stock those kiosks with Disk Doctored crap.
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ShamanNY
06/25/09

@ph15h loves orange soda: i always like being ignored when i walk in to another store other than the one or two near me... can you stop talking to your friends about about last nights raid
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Salen
06/25/09

@ph15h loves orange soda: But what if said cousin really wants to be part of a drug-fueled military that says "BOOSH!" instead of something cool like "Ooo Rah!"?
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ph15h
06/25/09

@ShamanNY: I get ignored until I bust out with the Visa or Mr. Grant... Or if it's just a really dead day and everybody is staring at the window hoping for any customer to walk in.
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ph15h
06/25/09

@Salen: Then I would have saved 30 bucks... but nooooooo
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sereal
06/25/09

@ph15h loves orange soda: I hate ebgames/gamestop. The people who work there are just so arrogant and unhelpful. They wait to finish their conversation before helping me. Ebgames/gamestop prices are also WAY higher for used games than almost anywhere else. I mean, 15$ for GT3 on ps2? GT3 has been 5$ used for a LONG time. The frustrating part is they will give you 2$ for a game they sell for 20.
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ph15h
06/25/09

@sereal: ebay. Amazon. Mom and Pops. Those places are where I go for used games and sometimes new.

The only reason I'd go to Gamestop is if there's a very good pre-order incentive or I'm at the Starbucks or Costco next door and somebody asks me to pick something up for them.
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Michael Dukakis
06/25/09

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That picture needs a funny caption...
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ph15h
06/25/09

@Michael Dukakis: Also needs a motivational posted.
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chuffhoncho
06/25/09

@Michael Dukakis: Caption: Being fat is awesome when you're not really fat.
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Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
06/25/09

@chuffhoncho: A rewording if I may.

"Fat

Its awesome when you're not."
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vickissv3
06/25/09

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Oh , and it's Gamestop not Gamespot.
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DragonYen
06/25/09

@vickissv3: GameSpot probably isn't worried either ;-)
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06/25/09

@DragonYen: I'd like to have official word on that
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KillerBee
06/23/09

In reply to Best Buy Testing Used Game Market Waters
"without having to stand in a long line and dealing with a GameStop employee"

Best Buy employees are even worse. They are fucking morons.
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QualityJeverage
06/23/09

In reply to Best Buy Testing Used Game Market Waters
Future Shop here in Canada (Who were purchased by Best Buy back in 2001) started doing this a few months ago, nationwide as far as I know.

I don't know how well it's been doing, but perhaps well enough that they decided to give it a shot with their Best Buy stores in the US.
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the-hypnotoad
06/23/09

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Perfect timing; they've got about 3-4 years before all games are downloaded rather than bought as physical disks.
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CaptainHavok
06/23/09

@the-hypnotoad: We'll never see a full switch. Gamers like me still want physical games because they have a secondary market. There are few games that I will NEVER want to get rid of. DLC already makes it hard to dump unwanted old games.
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the-hypnotoad
06/23/09

@CaptainHavok: Not sure - full downloadable games make a lot more sense from the developer/publishers point of view. They don't have to worry about pressing CDs and distribution and shelf space and having stuff torrented/pirated. Every single copy would be a fully paid copy.

I mean I'm sure people would prefer to hold onto their physical media - I'm just not sure whether consumers would be able to win that battle.
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(Zombie) Goldwings
06/23/09

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In Canada, there's a store called Future Shop that has a program similar to this. Which is weird because Best Buy owns that franchise chain now.

I think that's how it is. Help me out my Canadian brethren.
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lolgreg
06/23/09

@(Zombie) Goldwings: Yeah Best Buy owns Future Shop now. Not sure if they have a similar program, but I assume they would considering they're pretty much the same store.
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/23/09

@(Zombie) Goldwings: That's exactly how it is. They started the Futureshop testing sometime last year or earlier this year and I think its a permanent part of their store now. With that said, we don't have Kiosks yet but their prices on used games beat out GS handily. Its a shame that the section is so unorganized. Its like picking through used games at a thrift store. In my experience anyway.
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Slagathorian
06/23/09

@(Zombie) Goldwings: I didn't know Future Shop took used game trades. In Edmonton, at least they don't. But I could tell that Best Buy owned it, the stores are practically identical in every way.
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/23/09

@Slagathorian: Don't tell me you live in Edmonton...You NEMESIS! They do, check the one downtown!
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Slagathorian
06/23/09

@NeVeRMoRe666: No, I usually check the one on 137th, and the one in Clarevew. I didn't realize we were nemesis's, I thought we just had a spirited discussion because we are two people who share a deep passion for the wonderful leisure activity that is video games. Us Oil Country people have to stick together you know.

But no, I didn't know they took used games in, I've never seen them sell any.

P.S. Friends?
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/23/09

@Slagathorian: :) Of course. I live right by downtown, so I usually go by there to pick things up but the used games are hard to see because they stock them right next to and sometimes in with the new games. They look almost exactly the same, even in the plastic case and such but on the price sticker, it says USED even though you can barely see it. I heard somewhere they will even price-match GS used game prices so its worth a look.
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Whyspir
06/23/09

@(Zombie) Goldwings:

If that's true...why do I live is there a Future Shop just a couple of blocks down the road from Best Buy here in Red Deer?

Sense? Canada makes none!
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lolgreg
06/23/09

@Whyspir: Yeah there's a Future Shop and Best Buy pretty close to eachother where I live right above Toronto. About a 2 minute drive from eachother.
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Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
06/23/09

In reply to Best Buy Testing Used Game Market Waters
Well I'd say this gives Gamestop a run for their money except we don't know their rates yet. Plus, everyone is pretty used to gamestop being the trade place, so this might have trouble establishing itself without some good advertising.
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Archaotic
06/23/09

In reply to Best Buy Testing Used Game Market Waters
Trade-ins for store credit. Now where have I heard that before...hrm. While Best Buy store credit is considerably more useful than GameStop store credit, 90% of the people who want to do trade-ins want CASH, so I don't know how well this is going to do.
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Xagest
06/23/09

@Archaotic:

So what you're saying is that because of this, GameStop will be offering strictly new-but-stolen games for 5 dollars less than the MSRP?
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Keith_e_fresh
06/23/09

@Archaotic: 90%? No way, dude. Maybe like 20%. 30% tops.
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Archaotic
06/23/09

@Keith_e_fresh: Try working at GameStop for a year straight. The people who traded shit in at my store ALWAYS wanted cash.
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James Henderson
06/23/09

@Archaotic: Any time I'm in GameStop, I always have my eye on something coming out soon. And you get more credit here (in Ireland anyway, don't know about the rest of the world) if you get something else in-store or put it on a pre-order, than you would if you got cash.
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Archaotic
06/23/09

@jayc4life: Oh, you definitely get more in credit than you do in cash at GameStop. That does not stop idiots (and thieves, which we got a TON of) from trying to offload a ton of shit for cash and get significantly less money than they would for credit.
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