PSP GO is a NO GO at Gamestop!!!

Just went to reserve it today and was told by the local Gamestop manager that they will not be carrying it! I guess they feel that there won't be any attach rate. So will All the games be handled over the playstation network or will there be vouchers like patapon 2 is right now? If anyone knows any other info about this please post it, thanks!

while i imagine Gamestop is less than pleased to not get software sales from Go owners i doubt they won't carry it

i did hear rumors that retailers in North American threatened to drop PSP coz of poor yearly hardware and software sales but not dropping the PSP Go altogether

i heard that the reason for Go's inflated price is to actually give retailers a bigger cut since they will see no money from software for it

Coz if GameStop promotes PSP Go, that does away with their biggest part of their business, used games. So i think they will carry it but won't scream it from the roof tops after launch

wait is there any truth to this? is gamestop really not going to carry it?

it wouldn't shock me, most retailers don't carry Apple computers due to low sales, high price and not enough accesory sales on them for retailers but this couldn't happen to Sony.

it isn't really happening is it??

I'm not surprised. Gamestop is run by 13-year old boys who can't get their mommies to get an internet service provider. So of course they wouldn't support anything related to digital distribution!

wait is there any truth to this? is gamestop really not going to carry it?

it wouldn't shock me, most retailers don't carry Apple computers due to low sales, high price and not enough accesory sales on them for retailers but this couldn't happen to Sony.

it isn't really happening is it??

darth-pyschosis

I'm not surprised. Gamestop is run by 13-year old boys who can't get their mommies to get an internet service provider. So of course they wouldn't support anything related to digital distribution!

Ryusuke_Akihiro

why would ANY "brick and mortar" store support digital distribution? The purpose of selling any hardware is to make profit (great profit) selling the software. If gamestop cant sell the software, why sell the hardware?

(13yr olds cant work at retail stores FYI, i think the minimum age for even part-time is 16. and if they have internet or not is not relevant at all.)

Gamestop WASNT planning on selling it at first...but now its up for Pre-Order at ANY Location as of the last few weeks.

Well I know for sure that I pre-ordered it last week and have the receipt in my wallet. :P

Gamestop is greedy. Nuff' said.ASK_Story

Yes they are and there employees seem to be also

I'm not surprised. Gamestop is run by 13-year old boys who can't get their mommies to get an internet service provider. So of course they wouldn't support anything related to digital distribution!

Ryusuke_Akihiro

[QUOTE="ASK_Story"]Gamestop is greedy. Nuff' said.gregbmil

Yes they are and there employees seem to be also

Testify... and STUPID AS THE DAY IS LONG.

Gamestop is greedy. Nuff' said.ASK_Story

why do people call GS greedy? anyhoo, as far as I know, i've seen pre-orders for the GO at many GS stores.

why do people call GS greedy? .........

feryl06

i believe its because of the DLCs that are exclusive only to pre-ordered titles from GameStop.

why do people call GS greedy? anyhoo, as far as I know, i've seen pre-orders for the GO at many GS stores.

feryl06

Charging $35 for a GameCube copy of "RE2" or "Nemesis", I don't give a snot HOW "rare" they may be... charging $40 for a PS2 copy of "REZ" based on hype... and the KING OF THE HILL TO ME - "$35 for a bloody Xbox copy of "Baldur's gate Dark Alliance II"!!!:evil:

The price has yet to fall on a game that really isn't that special. Trade-ins are a highway robbery and a proctological exam followed up with a slap to the face. It goes on and on and on... I saw three GS employees calmly accept a trade-in of "Marvel vs. CAPCOM 2", wait until the kid was out of the store, and then fight over who was taking to copy home after they had (and I quote) "HaHaHa- taken that little **** for a GOOD ride".

I was sickened by the display. They were SO proud that the kid didn't realize what he had in his hands, and that they now had it for a pitance.

Well their PSN card sales are going to be better.

Anyway it's not like PSP games are selling well, everyone i know owns a cracked PSP, we just download the games we want, all that for 20$ How can you beat that ?

Are you serious?!!! Wow!!! I am shocked right now!!

Thats funny........BECAUSE I have the white PSP Go pre-ordered and reserved at my local GameStop.