| Munkeh111 said: If Gamestop can't make an agreement, then they lose most of their profitability as they won't be able to sell used games. The only way that they can make a stand is just to not stock Xbox One stuff, I don't see what else they can do to make a stand. People aren't interested in the Wii U, they might get more interested in the Wii U, but I think more people will just keep with their PS3/360 or just play on stupid tablets |
Again, it's not about Gamestop "making an agreement" or not, but about them "yielding". Here are their options as I see it, assuming that Sony goes the same route as MS:
1. Give in, sign up to the used game system, go all-in on it, and die a slow lingering death as used game sales profit all gets funnelled to MS/Sony and third parties, with Gamestop getting a tiny cut.
2. Get some sort of extra concession out of Sony and MS to make sure that they get a bigger cut of the revenue, in which case we're sure to see higher game prices, which will probably again result in Gamestop dying a slow lingering death as they end up being undercut by retailers who don't depend on gaming to make a profit.
3. Refuse to sign up, and simply push ahead, resulting in Gamestop dying a slow lingering death.
4. Create a deal with Nintendo that sees Nintendo systems given priority and special deals done, resulting in bigger cuts for Gamestop on new games as well as getting most of the original cut of used game sales. This is the only situation in which I see Gamestop surviving.
So tell me - if you were Gamestop, which choice would you make? Or do you see a different option for them?
