forevercloud3000 said: Ka-pi96 said: So... 49 hours to become the new minimum time it takes to complete a game? Uhg I dread the idea of speed runners trying to abuse this feature and rob developers of their hard work. Like going to the movies I personally don't think video games should be refundable because they are an IP that cannot be rebottled once it has been "consumed". I will say that it helps that it is only 2 days from LAUNCH, not when they pick it up. It means they have to pick it up ASAP from a Gamestop store on Launch day to even participate. Could do wonders for getting those sales in early.

Not sure about this, but since the tax is not refundable, it's possible that the developers still receive the money for the game and GameStop is essentially just buying it back from you.

But I also think it's very anti-consumer for you to think it's not good to have a system which allows people to get a refund for a game they didn't like.

It's also possible to imagine a scenario where this actually increases sales, as more people could be willing to purchase a game knowing they can return it if they do not like it.

To me this is a good thing.

Read the fine print. :P

You don't get a refund for the tax spent. I think where I live the tax is like 8.25% or something like that, so almost $5. Also, you get your money back as in-store credit. It's also only applicable for new, $60 games, and the article isn't completely clear, but it might be the case that the 48 hour window is from the game's release, and not the time of purchase (although this I don't know about).

I know your post was in jest, but just sayin' :P

This is going to sound random, but I'm a developer, and while testing apps and stuff, I'll oftentimes have to upload an image from my machine. For the last few months, the picture that I've been using is your signature. Somehow I must have accidentally downloaded your sig's image to my computer.

The first time I saw the image on my machine I had no idea what it was or where it came from. I still don't know what it is, but now I know where it came from at least. :P

Heh, I wouldn't consider that a new game, but knowing Game Stop, they would.

Do new games still come with DLC codes?

There is some states that have no sales tax on games (I know from having my Nintendo Eshop account in one of those states so I don't pay extra for games from there) but yeah... it wouldn't matter about buying new games, if you bought a new game and returned it for your full amount as store credit... you could take a different new copy off the shelf and bring that home with you.

This idea of theirs smells of desperation and really is open to abuse.

What makes it unpleasant?

The usual stuff, I guess. I barely remember. Often there's been salespersons trying to push me to buy things I didn't want, selling used games as new, or insanely long lines held up even longer by someone trading in some used stuff.

I used to have an insane number of reward points. I even got a free full priced game once. Then one day I went there and all of my points were gone and nobody could tell me what happened. Another time, my daughter got me a gift card that didn't work. Nobody could tell me why. Lastly, my switch to full digital sealed the deal.

Wow, that doesn't sound pleasant. No surprise you stopped.