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GameStop Stock Plummets After A 27.5% Decrease In Holiday Sales
bunnybear:
--- Quote from: seether on January 18, 2020, 01:39:22 am ---
--- Quote from: bunnybear on January 18, 2020, 01:00:31 am ---
--- Quote from: seether on January 17, 2020, 02:47:03 am ---Lol @ thinking GameStop will still be around for another 9 years.
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Why do you start a topic only to then mock people’s opinions without providing any sort of counter argument of your own? Seems rather trollish..
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The counter argument is right there in the title.
If sales are dropping by more than 25% a year, mathematically they go bust in 4 years. And that’s if things remain at the same pace and don’t, as trends obviously suggest, lean even more in favour of digital sales every year.
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Except you’re ignoring the laws of diminishing returns, or applied in this case, diminishing decline. The rate of change won’t remain that large going forward. Furthermore, as has been explained by multiple people already in this thread, games going digital isn’t the sole reason for Gamestop’s demise, so to conflate the two can be misleading.
oldgamerz:
--- Quote from: bunnybear on January 18, 2020, 01:00:31 am ---
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on January 17, 2020, 04:11:19 pm ---If everything went all digital all the CEO's of these console companies would probably retire and lay off all their workers and claim everything and every game as their own personal property and say FU to all or most of the retro video game designers
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Wait, what?
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That is what I predict may happen in the future unless someone gives some, not all of these big time CEO's. a big kick in the ass
bunnybear:
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on January 18, 2020, 04:24:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: bunnybear on January 18, 2020, 01:00:31 am ---
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on January 17, 2020, 04:11:19 pm ---If everything went all digital all the CEO's of these console companies would probably retire and lay off all their workers and claim everything and every game as their own personal property and say FU to all or most of the retro video game designers
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Wait, what?
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That is what I predict may happen in the future unless someone gives some, not all of these big time CEO's. a big kick in the ass
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So you legitimately think company CEOs will retire.... AND lay off their entire work force.... have I got that right?
In other words, if gaming is fully digital, this multi-BILLION dollar industry would just close up shop for good? Have I got THAT right?
oldgamerz:
--- Quote from: bunnybear on January 18, 2020, 07:47:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on January 18, 2020, 04:24:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: bunnybear on January 18, 2020, 01:00:31 am ---
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on January 17, 2020, 04:11:19 pm ---If everything went all digital all the CEO's of these console companies would probably retire and lay off all their workers and claim everything and every game as their own personal property and say FU to all or most of the retro video game designers
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Wait, what?
--- End quote ---
That is what I predict may happen in the future unless someone gives some, not all of these big time CEO's. a big kick in the ass
--- End quote ---
So you legitimately think company CEOs will retire.... AND lay off their entire work force.... have I got that right?
In other words, if gaming is fully digital, this multi-BILLION dollar industry would just close up shop for good? Have I got THAT right?
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I currently think all or most of the money will go to the elite, if everything was digital why would the elite need people working for them? when then they could work from home and have everything done on their home computer
:( I care that is why I mentioned I don't want this to happen, but their is a few good honest business people left that care about their smaller employees
wolff242:
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on January 18, 2020, 07:52:41 pm ---
--- Quote from: bunnybear on January 18, 2020, 07:47:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on January 18, 2020, 04:24:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: bunnybear on January 18, 2020, 01:00:31 am ---
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on January 17, 2020, 04:11:19 pm ---If everything went all digital all the CEO's of these console companies would probably retire and lay off all their workers and claim everything and every game as their own personal property and say FU to all or most of the retro video game designers
--- End quote ---
Wait, what?
--- End quote ---
That is what I predict may happen in the future unless someone gives some, not all of these big time CEO's. a big kick in the ass
--- End quote ---
So you legitimately think company CEOs will retire.... AND lay off their entire work force.... have I got that right?
In other words, if gaming is fully digital, this multi-BILLION dollar industry would just close up shop for good? Have I got THAT right?
--- End quote ---
I currently think all or most of the money will go to the elite, if everything was digital why would the elite need people working for them? when then they could work from home and have everything done on their home computer
:( I care that is why I mentioned I don't want this to happen, but their is a few good honest business people left that care about their smaller employees
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That literally makes no sense. CEO's don't program the games, write the stories, do graphic boards, sounds, music etc. They literally do none of that. have you ever seen the credits for a AAA game- hundreds of people involved....you think 1 person is going to take over, fore everyone, and create AAA games on their home computer??
Back on topic. I think Gamestop has gotten a lot better. They no longer shove preorders down your throat when you walk in (I used to avoid going there just because of that) and at least in my city, everyone is friendly and helpful. Heck, I only go to my local gamestop maybe once a month, and they still greet me by name when I come in. I think it will be sad when they are gone, because there aren't that many places that sell games anymore. Walmart I won't go to, Target has a slim selection...Best Buy is probably the best for price and selection, but nothing compared to what Gamestop has (selection wise). Heck, we only have 2 places in town that sell used games...One is great, but tiny so not a lot of selection, and one which has a better selection....but no quality control (They will sell you a game scratched to crap, and then want to charge you to buff it). Gamestop is really the end of an era, like blockbuster for Movies. When they are gone, it won't be so east to walk into a store and walk out with a good physical used game.
I'm also think we will see quite a few closures over the next few years, but they should hang on for awhile. They always have a decent amount of customers in the stores when I go. People do still like Physical.
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