entremet
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I was recently at my local Best Buy to pick up non gaming related items for my apartment and I stopped by the video game section as usual to see if there were any store specific deals.
Both the PS3/350 sections are tiny now. For my local Best Buy, they've basically integrated them with their successor's sections and the selection of games is extremely poor.
The Wii U/3DS section is actually decent. I was surprised at the Wii U section actually, giving that the system is underperforming mighty. Yet their sections were never as big their predecessors, which had more shelf space in their heyday.
The Vita section is basically the size of a full sized poster sadly.
It's interesting seeing the generational shifts. Last generation, I remember huge sections for all 5 major platforms at this Best Buy. Now, more and more games are getting digital only releases. The handheld market has been decimated--ask Sony. The Wii's successor is far from the success of the Wii. The PS4 seems to be biggest so far, but it's game release schedule--retail--has been pretty slow, showing that publishers are focusing on bigger hits and less middle tier games.
Given that, how long do you expect the HD twins to stay on the market?
Personally, I don't see much of the appeal of either for new gamers, at least if I was going to buy one from a Big Box store, especially since heavy hitters like GTAV are getting remastered.
They are cheap, though.
Both the PS3/350 sections are tiny now. For my local Best Buy, they've basically integrated them with their successor's sections and the selection of games is extremely poor.
The Wii U/3DS section is actually decent. I was surprised at the Wii U section actually, giving that the system is underperforming mighty. Yet their sections were never as big their predecessors, which had more shelf space in their heyday.
The Vita section is basically the size of a full sized poster sadly.
It's interesting seeing the generational shifts. Last generation, I remember huge sections for all 5 major platforms at this Best Buy. Now, more and more games are getting digital only releases. The handheld market has been decimated--ask Sony. The Wii's successor is far from the success of the Wii. The PS4 seems to be biggest so far, but it's game release schedule--retail--has been pretty slow, showing that publishers are focusing on bigger hits and less middle tier games.
Given that, how long do you expect the HD twins to stay on the market?
Personally, I don't see much of the appeal of either for new gamers, at least if I was going to buy one from a Big Box store, especially since heavy hitters like GTAV are getting remastered.
They are cheap, though.
