save our game shops we don't want more fkin coffee shops

[slaphappygamer]

@Stwert can't remember where in Scotland you told me you live but if you want a laugh go into the Game store in Clydebank. You take 1 step through the door only to be pounced on by staff member no1. Who then bombards you with about 10 questions. Once you get past him before you can even get to whatever part of the store you are going to staff member 2 approaches you with a anything I can help you with. Get past them with a friendly no I'm just looking and get yourself ready because the very second you pick anything up to have a little look at it staff member 2 sprints over to you and asks do you wanna buy that? Fuck off dude like I just said im only looking looking. Then the real fun begins if you actually want to buy something. Take your purchase up to the till and you will be greeted by a woman who no joke is of retirement age and who asks you repeatedly do you want to take out care cover on your purchase and refuses to take no for an answer. She holds onto whatever you are buying and wont hand it over until she has asked you about 20 times to take the care cover out. She quite literally holds your purchase hostage until you say yes lol

But can you still run across the ceiling to find the pipes that warp you level 3?

 

[AmandaRose]

But can you still run across the ceiling to find the pipes that warp you level 3?

Yes obviously lol.

 

[relauby]

I have a lot of fond memories of video stores, but I don't feel any real need to try and save them. They don't really make sense in this day and age, and it's not like they're the only thing that's being affected in a negative way by the internet. It's sad, but it's life.

Besides, given how negatively most here describes their experience of EB/GAME/Gamestop, maybe it's best my good memories aren't soured by what the stores have turned into.

 

[ThoD]

You Got think more differently than tht-most people I kno like to shop when purchasing anything entertainment wise be it tv cinema system consoles and games because you want it tht day plus you can see the product right ther and you can talk to the shop assistants about good and the bad about the products - people get attached to ther shopping centres as they kno friends tht may work ther and its good to get out and socialise plus nobody wants to see shopping centres look like ghost towns - I couldnt giv cows arse if I'm paying few quid mor for a product yr keeping people in jobs also-if can get something from Yr local shops you should try and do tht first-prob also depends what generation you was born if only known amazon all yr life then I can understand them using it all the time-but I'll be def going to my local game store and buying ff7 remake so to make sure I hav it in my hands on launch day

Digital is that SECOND, not even day, the moment you pay for it it's yours, stores aren't that instant, sure you get the product on your hands, but you have to get home first and then, like I said, for a lot of them you still need to download the stupid thing even if you have it physical, on top of new releases allowing pre-loading (so it's available to play literally the second it releases instead of whenever the store decides to put it on the shelves)! The fact that you have to interact with others at the stores only makes it less appealing to me, I despise humans, let alone having to interact with them, wait in lines because some stupid fuck in front is looking for his pennies and other crap like that, so yup, not a fan of game stores The only time I visit stores of that kind is when I visit those that have PC parts and stuff since those are the only things I absolutely want to get in person to make sure they aren't mishandled by whoever was gonna deliver them (I've seen WAY too many cases of people being rough with very sensitive parts). As for shopping centres, I couldn't care less, if you are gonna make huge ass malls or districts with stores, you better be able to adapt to the market shifts! That's why I like small, focused centres (eg: tiny malls with ~10-14 shops that all know what they are doing. And I give a TON of cow's arse (like you worded it) if I'm paying more, I absolutely have to get things as cheap as I can since I'm not really rich, hell, sometimes I can hardly keep up with food costs, let alone having excess to buy games, so if I can get games on Steam/GOG for even 10% cheaper than irl stores, I'll go with the cheaper option!

PS: And don't bring up Amazon, it's irrelevant, game stores close because of online sellers like Steam/GOG, not because of Amazon, Amazon for the most part sells stuff from game stores after all. I never use Amazon and I've only used ebay once, I grew up with game stores all over and even back in the day I hated it, let alone now that they've become almost 100% obsolete.

 

[DANTENDO]

, I despise humans

lol don't think to yrself yr the perfect human being we all hav mistakes in us - and if wasn't for humans you wouldn't be able to play yr precious pc games

 

[ThoD]

lol don't think to yrself yr the perfect human being we all hav mistakes in us - and if wasn't for humans you wouldn't be able to play yr precious pc games

Never said I'm perfect, I just said I despise humans

And I can make my own games if need be, so yeah...

 

[Stwert]

@Stwert can't remember where in Scotland you told me you live but if you want a laugh go into the Game store in Clydebank. You take 1 step through the door only to be pounced on by staff member no1. Who then bombards you with about 10 questions. Once you get past him before you can even get to whatever part of the store you are going to staff member 2 approaches you with a anything I can help you with. Get past them with a friendly no I'm just looking and get yourself ready because the very second you pick anything up to have a little look at it staff member 2 sprints over to you and asks do you wanna buy that? Fuck off dude like I just said im only looking looking. Then the real fun begins if you actually want to buy something. Take your purchase up to the till and you will be greeted by a woman who no joke is of retirement age and who asks you repeatedly do you want to take out care cover on your purchase and refuses to take no for an answer. She holds onto whatever you are buying and wont hand it over until she has asked you about 20 times to take the care cover out. She quite literally holds your purchase hostage until you say yes lol

@AmandaRose I’m originally from Coatbridge, but I’m a deserter and live on the east coast now, in Fife.
But I’m often through visiting family in Coatbridge and Glasga, so you never know, I might stop in.

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Never said I'm perfect, I just said I despise humans

And I can make my own games if need be, so yeah...

I don’t think I’d completely write off the entire human race, there’s some very lovely people on here for instance.
But I would say there’s a ridiculous amount of people these days that need sorted out. Frankly hanging is too good for them, it’s a good kick up the arse they’re needin...... To quote a wise man, answers on a postcard to, They’re all cunts, bastards avenue, slap them silly, WNK R45......

 

[IncredulousP]

I wish there were more coffee shops where I live. I mean real coffee shops, we already have dunkin' donuts and starbucks every 20 feet.

 

[leon315]

almost all pc players are digital only, meanwhile only few console players still buy things occasionally fro physical stores, with online shops like amazon which offers free delivery, seems we all lost reasons to go to any physical shops, don't you think so?

 

[DANTENDO]

almost all pc players are digital only, meanwhile only few console players still buy things occasionally fro physical stores, with online shops like amazon which offers free delivery, seems we all lost reasons to go to any physical shops, don't you think so?

Dont kno wher you live mate but saying only few buy from stores is crazy comment - trade ins in the uk is the most popular form of purchasing games

 

[AmandaRose]

Dont kno wher you live mate but saying only few buy from stores is crazy comment - trade ins in the uk is the most popular form of purchasing games

Yep thats true mostly because we are all skint thanks to the shitty Tory government

 

[leon315]

Dont kno wher you live mate but saying only few buy from stores is crazy comment - trade ins in the uk is the most popular form of purchasing games

oh yeah, trade-in, but u get more money if you sell then on Ebay, last time i tried to trade my Witcher 3 for X1, it worthed on 5 fookin Euro, 4£! GS don't even give u cash but credits to buy overpriced games which i could find easily on amazon.

Maybe i just keep all of my games.

 

[DANTENDO]

Yep thats true mostly because we are all skint thanks to the shitty Tory government

Haha Amanda though a beautiful country it is scenery wise but Boris over tht bellend coward who wudnt call an election corbyn

 

[tech3475]

I still miss Gamestation and a local independent before I moved, they used to be good for retro stuff.

Not really a fan of GAME, odd sale/exclusive aside.

 

[Stwert]

almost all pc players are digital only, meanwhile only few console players still buy things occasionally fro physical stores, with online shops like amazon which offers free delivery, seems we all lost reasons to go to any physical shops, don't you think so?

Personally I hate digital with a passion, I lust don’t trust it. Sure it’s fine now and it’s very convenient, but what happens in the future?

What if the company goes bust, what if they decide to stop access to certain devices *cough Sony cough*

I like me a physical item that I know with absolute certainty, in 30 years time, I can still play it.

I have a hunch that if, for instance, the Atari 2600 had a digital library (very theoretically obviously) that we’d have no games for it now, other than ones the pirates had stashed away..... I may be against piracy, but I’ve a horrible feeling that in years to come it’s the only way we’ll get access to many digital titles.

 

[ThoD]

Dont kno wher you live mate but saying only few buy from stores is crazy comment - trade ins in the uk is the most popular form of purchasing games

Trade-ins, as in where they trade you your games for pennies? I can sell used games on trading sites for TRIPLE the price they offer me for trade-ins! Plus this way collections of games sell for MUCH more and it's real cash, not a shitty discount for overpriced games!

Personally I hate digital with a passion, I lust don’t trust it. Sure it’s fine now and it’s very convenient, but what happens in the future?

What if the company goes bust, what if they decide to stop access to certain devices *cough Sony cough*

I like me a physical item that I know with absolute certainty, in 30 years time, I can still play it.

I have a hunch that if, for instance, the Atari 2600 had a digital library (very theoretically obviously) that we’d have no games for it now, other than ones the pirates had stashed away..... I may be against piracy, but I’ve a horrible feeling that in years to come it’s the only way we’ll get access to many digital titles.

About this problem, do what I do, buy the game digitally, then install a no-DRM patch (or make one yourself), then you get to keep the game regardless of what happens!

 

[DANTENDO]

Trade-ins, as in where they trade you your games for pennies?

Cex shop second hand games in the uk is great for trade ins like can get botw for 48 quid exchange for 33 quid to me thts good value especially if not fussed about keeping games

 

[emigre]

It's really not surprising. This is like the third time, they've been in trouble in the last decade.

Retail is tough, with much more established and sentimental names that have gone bust like Woolworths and BHS. Game's problem just can't compete. The games are terribly overpriced and there's no guarantee the game will actually be shrink-wrapped. Half the shop is literally filled with crap merchandise. There's room for merch at a video game shop but any Game I go to looks tacky.

They need to provide a good customer experience. I used to work at Game, many years ago and one time we were instructed to just go up to people and ask 'do you have anything to trade it?' That's just fucking stupid. There's no strategy, there's no idea on the shopping experience, it's hard to see any hope for them.

Sincerely, if I were to pick up games in a brick and mortar retailer, I much rather go to Argos or Smyths. Both are cheaper, both have offered pretty great deals and both will ensure your game will be shrink-wrapped.

Personally Game is a dreadful retailer.

 

[horokeusama]

Most people just buy stuff online nowadays.

 

[DANTENDO]

Most people just buy stuff online nowadays.

Dont encourage them lol anyway thts not the case - trade ins in the uk are still big business and may it continue and another thing people forget about if yr a regular in yr local game shops it helps to make friends with the staff and can end up playing with each other online and thts always a good thing playing with people you kno and not some random dirty cheating bastards lol