Salnax said:
They can, yes, but:
- It's another obstacle, especially for people who don't want to spend hundreds of dollars for something to be delivered by mail. Lots of people like doing expensive purchases in person.
- The presence of items on store shelves increases demand for the item, since it effectively works as a combined advertisement and endorsement of said item.
- Casuals are less likely to even know a new console and/or games are out, let alone that they should buy it.
- Game and tech demos at stores, a traditional way of selling new stuff, stops being viable when people can't buy said product there.
- Stores have historically teamed up with hardware manufacturers and publishers to promote hardware and software.
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1. They can invest on their own physical stores
2. Also adressed on 1, but they can also promote open events to advertise their products, which adress point 3, 4 and 5 + digital marketing and TV announcements. There are countless channels to promote. Chain market stores have become too obsolet
Last edited by 160rmf - on 01 July 2026
