I hadn't given this much thought, but I went to my local GameStop and Best Buy to see what the local opinion was with the employees in regards to both consoles. I was a bit shocked to see GameStop throwing their complete weight behind Sony, whereas Best Buy was a bit pro PS4, but nothing like the employees at GS. I don't know if it was a personal opinion, or something their managers are telling them to do.
Anyways, it got me thinking. The majority of GS' revenue comes from Used Game sales. Yes they will most likely have some weird device that will enable them to do trade ins for X1 games. I do think it's wrong GS makes 100% of the money from used games, but given they may now be forced to share some of that pie, I don't seem so surprised by the GS reaction. I decided to look a bit more into it, and lo and behold, there is a topic on NeoGaf talking about the exact same thing.
When you think about it, it does make sense for retail stores to throw their weight behind Sony, because of the Used Game Policy. These guys are just holding onto their money/business practices, and as corporations go, they don't want to share their money. Stores like Walmart, GS, or Best Buy haven't exactly adopted some "online download" system where they can rake in money as well.
Anyways, this is only what I've seen and the only sample outside of me, is the people on NeoGaf. Let me know if you guys hear or see anything different.
Anyways, it got me thinking. The majority of GS' revenue comes from Used Game sales. Yes they will most likely have some weird device that will enable them to do trade ins for X1 games. I do think it's wrong GS makes 100% of the money from used games, but given they may now be forced to share some of that pie, I don't seem so surprised by the GS reaction. I decided to look a bit more into it, and lo and behold, there is a topic on NeoGaf talking about the exact same thing.
When you think about it, it does make sense for retail stores to throw their weight behind Sony, because of the Used Game Policy. These guys are just holding onto their money/business practices, and as corporations go, they don't want to share their money. Stores like Walmart, GS, or Best Buy haven't exactly adopted some "online download" system where they can rake in money as well.
Anyways, this is only what I've seen and the only sample outside of me, is the people on NeoGaf. Let me know if you guys hear or see anything different.