making it profitable for themselves is fair enough as long as they put in measures to help the consumer. Cutting out the middleman is standard practice and I would like to see the developers get more of the pie...... the problem is it is the publisher that is most likely to see more of the pie
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making it profitable for themselves is fair enough as long as they put in measures to help the consumer. Cutting out the middleman is standard practice and I would like to see the developers get more of the pie...... the problem is it is the publisher that is most likely to see more of the pie
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Not too bothered about game - their prices were awful. Absolutely no value at all, I ended up buying my games / hardware from Curries Digital - it was always £10 less on a £45 game, ridiculous really considering the online market..
This is a good thing and a bad thing...
The good, aren't GAME the reason steam can't offer certain games on pre-order/release day releases? Something to do with a contract they have with publishers preventing certain titles being available on steam on release day?
The bad, lots of people are going to loose their jobs - have to feel bad for them.
The last time I went into a GAME store, the 'PC Games' section was pushed away in an isolated corner mostly consisting of sims games with very little sign of anything released inside the last 2 years. To top that their prices were quite disgusting, in most cases charging full RRP while competing shops and supermarkets were always at least £2-3 cheaper in most cases more.
Online retailers (shopTO.net) and large supermarkets are going to be the future of hard copy media sales by the look of it, I'm not complaining.
The good, aren't GAME the reason steam can't offer certain games on pre-order/release day releases? Something to do with a contract they have with publishers preventing certain titles being available on steam on release day?
The bad, lots of people are going to loose their jobs - have to feel bad for them.
The last time I went into a GAME store, the 'PC Games' section was pushed away in an isolated corner mostly consisting of sims games with very little sign of anything released inside the last 2 years. To top that their prices were quite disgusting, in most cases charging full RRP while competing shops and supermarkets were always at least £2-3 cheaper in most cases more.
Online retailers (shopTO.net) and large supermarkets are going to be the future of hard copy media sales by the look of it, I'm not complaining.
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glad that 1000's of people will be jobless soon?
What a pointless comment.
Everyone realises that, but they GOT THEMSELVES INTO THIS MESS, it is THEIR problem.
OK?
Lol.
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To be honest, I thought they would have folded a long time ago, as they can't really compete with the prices of the online shops as everything in the PC games selection is greatly over priced.
There has been a couple of odd occasions where they have showed a bit of promise and dropped there prices, but it doesn't last long enough.
There has been a couple of odd occasions where they have showed a bit of promise and dropped there prices, but it doesn't last long enough.
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Your comment is more pointless and hope one day you get shafted from your job. poor attitude from you. you have no clue whatsoever.
Its not the guys behind the counter that is to blame. they dont make no business decisions. They dont decide how much to sell games etc etc. blame the people higher up like the board of director, teh CEO etc etc.
You are clueless
good they are a poor store..once caught the manager having a go at one of there sales staff for not stitching up unknowledgeable people coming in there store buying for relatives, when i called him out on it he just laughed.
when games are cheaper at tesco (which they are) with no secondhand market crippling publishers we will all be better off, the only worry is only being able to buy top ten games as decided by 15yr olds.
Online stores are cheaper and you get it delivered...places like steam offer a better service and with the NEXT consoles supposedly going download only it isnt a loss...the only problem s that it will add a lot of "IT" people to the incredibly overcrowded job market.
when games are cheaper at tesco (which they are) with no secondhand market crippling publishers we will all be better off, the only worry is only being able to buy top ten games as decided by 15yr olds.
Online stores are cheaper and you get it delivered...places like steam offer a better service and with the NEXT consoles supposedly going download only it isnt a loss...the only problem s that it will add a lot of "IT" people to the incredibly overcrowded job market.
Are you implying somehow that the executives and managers are a completely different company?
They all work under one house and if the store workers themselves don't try and sort it out by harassing the higher ups or some other form of non-compliance., that's their own fault and only shows their lack of care in the company.
The faster this company dies, the faster people realise that there is no hope in this economy and the faster i can say "i told you so".
Granted I've not read the entire thread, but I can't believe the immature attitude of some people. How is this 'good' in any way whatsoever? Thousands of people potentially losing their jobs isn't good.
To those saying tesco etc are cheaper, yes they are, but they may not have to be so cheap if there is no other competition on the high street. Both compete online at a different price point already so they could put their in-store prices up without losing custom. That isn't good for anyone.
For those saying Game are overpriced etc I agree, they do tend to be quite overpriced. As are steam. I rarely shop in Game, but occasionally have a look and a couple of weeks ago I picked up Rage and Homefront (both PC) for £9.99 each brand new. Steam price? £29.99 each.
Regardless, I'd be surprised if Game group and HMV are still around in their current guises come the end of the year; they'll probably downsize considerably, be bought out by somebody else or worse yet enter administration and have any assets sold off.
To those saying tesco etc are cheaper, yes they are, but they may not have to be so cheap if there is no other competition on the high street. Both compete online at a different price point already so they could put their in-store prices up without losing custom. That isn't good for anyone.
For those saying Game are overpriced etc I agree, they do tend to be quite overpriced. As are steam. I rarely shop in Game, but occasionally have a look and a couple of weeks ago I picked up Rage and Homefront (both PC) for £9.99 each brand new. Steam price? £29.99 each.
Regardless, I'd be surprised if Game group and HMV are still around in their current guises come the end of the year; they'll probably downsize considerably, be bought out by somebody else or worse yet enter administration and have any assets sold off.
Clearly you've little experience of workplace hierarchies. Bad and unpopular decisions are made by 'higher ups' daily in all sorts of companies, that doesn't mean the correct way to go about giving your opinion is to 'harass' them and especially not demonstrate 'non-compliance' which would be grounds for dismissal.
You told them so, that makes it all better then
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the real issue is probably trying to compete with online retail or digital distribution, theres little advantage of the customer being able to handle the product (which is just a box instore). so online shops which are cheaper and more convenient win.
Id rather buy clothes or shoes retail, as I can try them on, see lots of types of clothes, check the quality etc
Id rather buy clothes or shoes retail, as I can try them on, see lots of types of clothes, check the quality etc
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PC games sold at retail seem to have died off years ago. Too many titles and not enough profit compared to the consoles.
Their online store seems to get a lot of UK exclusives. Probably not a good thing for competition and pricing but it does mean they offer things the others don't.
As for bricks and mortar stores im sure all retail feels the pressure from online which continues to grow every year.
Their online store seems to get a lot of UK exclusives. Probably not a good thing for competition and pricing but it does mean they offer things the others don't.
As for bricks and mortar stores im sure all retail feels the pressure from online which continues to grow every year.
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Granted I've not read the entire thread, but I can't believe the immature attitude of some people. How is this 'good' in any way whatsoever? Thousands of people potentially losing their jobs isn't good.
To those saying tesco etc are cheaper, yes they are, but they may not have to be so cheap if there is no other competition on the high street. Both compete online at a different price point already so they could put their in-store prices up without losing custom. That isn't good for anyone.
For those saying Game are overpriced etc I agree, they do tend to be quite overpriced. As are steam. I rarely shop in Game, but occasionally have a look and a couple of weeks ago I picked up Rage and Homefront (both PC) for £9.99 each brand new. Steam price? £29.99 each.
Regardless, I'd be surprised if Game group and HMV are still around in their current guises come the end of the year; they'll probably downsize considerably, be bought out by somebody else or worse yet enter administration and have any assets sold off.
Clearly you've little experience of workplace hierarchies. Bad and unpopular decisions are made by 'higher ups' daily in all sorts of companies, that doesn't mean the correct way to go about giving your opinion is to 'harass' them and especially not demonstrate 'non-compliance' which would be grounds for dismissal.
You told them so, that makes it all better then
Thank you for putting that guy and many others on thee plae. redicolous for people to say this news is a good thing
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There is a name for a store worker who repeatedly refuses to comply with company policy - "unemployed". If you really believe that anyone wants to be fired for cause, particularly in this economy, then Jonney M is absolutely right and you are completely clueless.