UK Video Game Retailer GAME Will Reportedly Stop Stocking Video Games
Only available as pre-orders.
Boxed copies of video games are out and even more shelves stuffed with Funko Pops are on their way in, apparently, as a new report claims the UK retailer GAME will stop stocking video games. Sources speaking to e-sports outlet Gfinity say stores will only offer games and hardware via pre-orders instead of allowing customers to browse its stock in-store.
Those talking to Gfinity are said to be disappointed by the decision as it destroys the chain's "identity". This would be another step back from the physical video game market by the chain, which has recently stopped accepting pre-owned software and will soon kill its rewards program. Should the move prove to be true and come to fruition, it would mean customers only have reason to enter the shop to pre-order a game they already know they want ahead of time, and then collect it come the release date.
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