Freezasaurus
Member
I just read that on IGN a little while ago. My god, I hope someone shits in that guy's mouth.
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Is Gamestop warring with Microsoft?
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I just read that on IGN a little while ago. My god, I hope someone shits in that guy's mouth.
Outtrigger888
Member
more people shifting over to the ps4, more money for them, id assume.
he is half right..... in xbonx u don't need u cd any more.... it's all in the CLOUD .....
after 4 month no one care about the sales... the first 4 or 5 month are the most imported one.... and not every one can buy game at full price
razgriz417
Member
Scan the pamphlet please!
Same here. Even if they do drop it, i already know where their stance is. it's sad i feel like i'm letting something go but it's for the best.
Anyone notice in every single poll they're getting out numbered? I hope it reflects in real life as well.
la flama blanca
Banned
That's fucked up, not fair that the GS employees do that.
I am going to pick Last of us tomorrow see if i can find any at mine. Would be funny.
I didnt see any when i went to preorder the PS4 on tues. The only flyer i saw just had the games and prices.
Puppet Shadow
Member
Well, no in this case he's 100% wrong for retail game. Not sure why the clerk feels the need to lie, just inform the customer of the DRM and let him or her decide if they're comfortable with that. It's a smart thing for a business to do anyways, as it cuts down on returns.
Oyashrio-Sama
Member
The manager at my local GS told me that there DM has already given the word to push PS4 over Xbone.
When asking people to preorder only ask if they want to do so for PS4.
When someone comes in wanting to preorder XBone, Tell them how PS4 is better and so on.
Bending_Unit_22
Member
Shame I don't have photoshopping skills, could use a little updating here and there for the occasion.
GoofsterStud
Member
We also didn't get offered a pamphlet.
I'm interested in seeing one.
I'm interested in seeing one.
Same here. Even if they do drop it, i already know where their stance is. it's sad i feel like i'm letting something go but it's for the best.
Anyone notice in every single poll they're getting out numbered? I hope it reflects in real life as well.
They didn't even put Master Chief in that pic damn
I sympathise with your story about GameStop, because I was In a similar situation with a staff member going on about privacy issues and kinect. However the above is not true. The drm is universal and prescribed by Microsoft. The only choice pubs have is whether to enable trades through Microsoft's system or not. They cannot opt out of drm controls, their only choice is what those controls mean for their games and the secondary market - a total block, or MS restricted trading.
Teletraan1
Banned
But when you change all the rules and are starting with a clean slate sans Gamertag and achievements then that comfort is gonzo. The only comfort will be to the uninformed...at first.
I'm not(I do it plenty). I just dont think the Xbox One is going to crash and burn like everyone thinks and that plenty of these 'Call of Duty 360 gamers' will stay onboard because 'its Xbox'.
Thats a good point.
Source on this or is that just how you feel?
Portugeezer
Member
We also didn't get offered a pamphlet.
I'm interested in seeing one.
Go there and act like you're interested in the Xbone, ask if they have a used copy of Halo 4, and blam! Begin the discussion and get a flyer.
Took my kids to Gamestop to spend their allowance.
My kid loves asking questions. He saw the video of how to share games on PS4. I loved his response. "Well dah, of course that's how we share games. That was stupid."
I was kind of embarrassed but the nice rep said you can't do that on Xbox One. That's why it's a big deal. He then looked at me and said dad, I want an PS4 for Christmas.
I just laughed as we have already on pre-order.
lol this would make a great commercial
GoofsterStud
Member
I'll do that Tuesday when I pick up The Last of Us. Hopefully someone scans one before then.
Someone mentioned in another thread that one of the perks working at gamestop is taking home used games. Yes sometimes they take home new according to the person. But since you can't do that on the Xbone it might really piss them off and get them to push the PS4 even more.
Yeah everyone is at war with MS right now it seems. Would not be surprised if big retailers start hand outs to help cover their asses come launch day. Might even make people read a waver and have to sign it to avoid pissed off returns.
Yeah everyone is at war with MS right now it seems. Would not be surprised if big retailers start hand outs to help cover their asses come launch day. Might even make people read a waver and have to sign it to avoid pissed off returns.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Wait, so they're actively dissuading people from buying it? Oh jeez, MS can't be happy about this.
Is it even possible for them to mend the relationship before launch?
makingmusic476
Member
As I've mentioned in several threads already, it should also be remembered that it's company policy to allow employees to borrow games from the store. It's limited to used games, but that doesn't stop them from borrowing new games as well. With Xbox One, that becomes completely impossible.
This will effect employ attitudes towards the system in addition to any sort of company wide policy regarding Xbox One.
This will effect employ attitudes towards the system in addition to any sort of company wide policy regarding Xbox One.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I thought that employee freedom to borrow games ended a decade ago?
Meus Renaissance
Member
It may not have much to do with the DRM issue in itself but rather a desire to inform consumers so as to not return a used console complaining that they cant do X, Y and Z with it.
Puppet Shadow
Member
Shit, I never considered that. If I worked at Gamestop, I can see myself getting a PS4 just based on knowing I'd get to play the games for free. Any retail rep will tell you the best way to sell things is to have the store's sales staff own the product.
I thought that was just for opening new games. Used ones are still allowed.
makingmusic476
Member
It was still alive and well when I worked there in 2010.
makingmusic476
Member
Yeah, renting new games was a no-no, but taking home the gut copy (from the empty "new" case on the shelf) still happened regularly anyway. And employees also liked to sneak there new games out from the store pre-release, which will probably be useless with Xbox One, assuming they make games unplayable pre-release.
Edit:
Whoops. Sorry for the double post.
CaptainCally24
Neo Member
If thats true I can't imagine that DM keeping his job very long, most of the GameStops in my area, while telling people about the always online features & 3rd party DRM policies... they want the sale no matter the system.. GameStop as a company doesn't want to recieve less Xbox One's than say Walmart or Best Buy
Tallshortman
Member
From personal experience GS has a far higher number of employees who preferred 360 and pushed it more this gen. We'll see how many of them remain with MS this round. Would be interesting if some corporate memos were leaked.
there is more than 1 that rely on trade ins?
Chiming in from TX, it was a mixed bag. On the day they opened up Xbone preorders, the two employees there were genuinely perplexed why I was planning on going PS4. When I brought up to them the issues with the DRM and Used Games, they simply shrugged it off for the most part, but somewhat understood why I didn't want to touch the Xbone with a ten-foot flagpole.
Now the day after the Sony conference I went in so my roommate could secure his PS4 preorder, and the Store Manager there had a much different tune towards the Xbone, basically not really trusting it compared to the PS4.
Now the day after the Sony conference I went in so my roommate could secure his PS4 preorder, and the Store Manager there had a much different tune towards the Xbone, basically not really trusting it compared to the PS4.
semiconscious
Member
agree. there will be problems, & it's best to attempt to head them off early...
that said, i still can't believe just how half-assed ms has been through this. how did they not anticipate & have shit in place for this (ie, their own fliers)?... oh, yeah, i forgot:
it's just part of their strategy
...I was just at Gamestop. Decided to take the majority of my 360 collection and sold it off (the system will follow in a few days- I have an older model and will do a system transfer first), using the credit to pick up a few PS3 versions of games I had on 360 and put the rest on the PS4 and a few games. They gave me way more credit than I expected with all the trade-in deals going on and told me that I'd get more than enough from the 360 trade in to pay off the rest of the PS4, so I'm not complaining at all. But that's going off-topic.
Anyway, while I was there the clerks were asking everyone coming in about pre-ordering new systems. It was all Playstation and one clerk was going off on the DRM stuff, saying no used games and trade-ins.
Anyway, while I was there the clerks were asking everyone coming in about pre-ordering new systems. It was all Playstation and one clerk was going off on the DRM stuff, saying no used games and trade-ins.
baxter2231
Member
Picking up TLOU as well at gamestop, will try to look out for the video, ask about how many of each is being pre-order and how many they have each, look out for the flyer and just get their general attitude.
I thought the plan was to allow used Xbone game sales of some kind at specific retailers, including Gamestop?
Kotaku had an article today where they said it wasnt clear enough, and they got response from sony, making it crystal clear and still it wasnt clear according to them
.So this is why I see a lot of people on Kotaku and Engadget claiming it is all the same.
Ah, that's an interesting angle. Devalue the physical disks, and the customers go to the XBox online store where Microsoft gets the retail cut all to themselves. It's not about used game sales at all, really.
APetePerson
Neo Member
Interesting. EB games here in Australia is owned by gamestop- I'll check out a store this afternoon and see if this is a global thing, or just in the US. Could be really interesting if this is happening all over the world.
Ol No Bones
Banned
They are just trying to go digital. It's not that big of a deal.
The problem is they're exposing Gamestop as a business entity to market forces they previously didn't have to contend with -- now Gamestop has to negotiate with entities like EA, Activision and Ubisoft about their trade in policies and you can BET that their previous margin will be chewed on.
The bottomline of Microsoft's intent is for this to generate more unique copies sold for game titles on their portfolio, which will net out towards their bottomline.
The end user is going to get squeezed on sales of used games on xbone. I imagine they will be worth so little that it will be almost a waste of time to resell them.
