Comments on: 29 Video Game Business Models, Heres My Top 5

By: The 7 Dawg

The 7 Dawg — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:11:42 +0000

um… no

By: The 7 Dawg

The 7 Dawg — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:11:42 +0000

um… no

By: 2-Time

2-Time — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:15:59 +0000

Retail will keep this on lock for another 20 yrs. User-created and dlc wont ever be the standard cause not even half the U.S. or half the world for that mater have internet. Fucking idiots!

By: Gary A Swaby

Gary A Swaby — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:06:24 +0000

its true that retail never dies, but look at how downloading music has become the standard now. The same thing will happen with games, but if the companies themselves are behind it then its a win for them.

Yes i will be unhappy too if we can no longer trade in used games…but we’ll just have to be more selective about what we buy thats all.

By: A.B. Frasier

A.B. Frasier — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:34:05 +0000

the doomsday is already here. if u look at the 5 i listed this shit has already begun! its just gonna grow

By: Playing Mantis

Playing Mantis — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:35:50 +0000

Wow, these methods all suck. Guess I won’t be a gamer anymore once this Video Game Doomsday happens.

If you can’t sell used games anymore, then I will be waiting a long, long time for price drops. Which doesn’t happen too often for console DLC & Arcade games.

If you can’t get any money back, then I don’t see many people paying $60 for a game. Plus, Gamestop gets 43% of their profit from used game sales.

If people can’t trade their games in, GS will see less new game purchases as well

By: Fergus Mills

Fergus Mills — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:08:33 +0000

Top five ways to nickle and dime ya boy…. But on the real. Retail is something that is irreplaceable. People are creatures of habit and possession. Take away either one of those and shit hits the fan.

Digital Distribution is next up though. Besides retail holding it back, digital distribution Achilles heel is its dependence on internet access. It wont reach its full potential until a majority of you able to expand demand and consumers are actually able to acquire and use the product. Once the internet becomes affordable to the masses demand for digital distribution will rise as well.