why don't Overclockers stock PC games?

solway · 7 Mar 2010 at 21:05

Question that ive always wanted to know:

why doesn't Overclockers stock PC games?

is it because the market is to intense?

Kenai · 7 Mar 2010 at 21:06

More hassle than it's worth I expect.

PapaLazaru · 7 Mar 2010 at 21:06

Plus retail discs will be no more within the next few years.

solway · 7 Mar 2010 at 21:07

PapaLazaru said:
Plus retail discs will be no more within the next few years.

i prefer discs so i have a hardcopy
downloading GBs is a pain in the arse sometimes

Shamikebab · 7 Mar 2010 at 21:33

Can't imagine there is much profit in it for them.

Tripnologist · 7 Mar 2010 at 21:41

There is very little profit in selling games unless you can move very very mass quantities of them.

kola · 7 Mar 2010 at 21:44

Kenai said:
More hassle than it's worth I expect.

this

marcus_667 · 7 Mar 2010 at 23:34

plus theres no way they can compete with steam direct 2 drive and eadm

Tefal · 7 Mar 2010 at 23:35

solway said:
i prefer discs so i have a hardcopy
downloading GBs is a pain in the arse sometimes

You can back up your downloads to disk you know...

Memphis · 7 Mar 2010 at 23:37

solway said:
i prefer discs so i have a hardcopy
downloading GBs is a pain in the arse sometimes

Well get used to it

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unwashed potato! · 7 Mar 2010 at 23:42

can you do this with downloaded games? buy for say £20. play it. then sell it for £13 a few weeks later so it ends up only costing £7.

gronf · 7 Mar 2010 at 23:42

solway said:
i prefer discs so i have a hardcopy
downloading GBs is a pain in the arse sometimes

Say that when 1gb/s is standard in all of the western world. ...Though it may be a while yet. :rolleyes:

And what Tefal said.

Craig321 · 7 Mar 2010 at 23:44

Mammalian said:
can you do this with downloaded games? buy for say £20. play it. then sell it for £13 a few weeks later so it ends up only costing £7.

Not if you bought it through Steam or something similar.

D D Danneh · 7 Mar 2010 at 23:56

jomiyo said:
Say that when 1gb/s is standard in all of the western world. ...Though it may be a while yet.

And what Tefal said.

I relish the day I can get full HD uncompressed streaming video

And crappy phone cameras are stricken from the market.

Would make youtube so much better.

Duran · 8 Mar 2010 at 01:00

i dont think they could compete in prices with other major retailers

chaosquall · 8 Mar 2010 at 01:47

too much costs involved i think

RavenLunatic · 8 Mar 2010 at 02:25

OCUK could become an affiliate with metaboli and take a cut of any new subs they get. All they have to do is stick a link on the site to have their own branded games on demand service. Of course if they did this any talk about steam or direct2drive might become forbidden in these forums i guess

JimboJet · 8 Mar 2010 at 12:20

I'd prefer to have a physical copy, however with a decent connection most games dl within 4 hrs and ofc you always have access to them once you've bought them (steam), even if your HD goes up the swany!

Squark · 8 Mar 2010 at 12:50

chaosquall said:
too much costs involved i think

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britboy4321 · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:11

It's like saying 'why don't they run a minicab service'.

It's simply not their business.