Why is there an EBGames.com still? Why not just have everyone go to GameStop.com
The sites are basically the same, with the sites having different colored themes. Also GameStop.com has more features I think, it at least has a Follow us on Twitter button, but I don't think EBGames.com has one. I don't click that button anyways or follow GameStop on Twitter but that is just something I noticed. So ya, why is there an EBGames.com still? The sites contain pretty much the same stuff.
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Posté 17 octobre 2009 - 11:47
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O ya, GameStop.com also has other features that EBGames.com doesn't. Like a freaking Home button, Game Downloads button, Casual Downloads button, Games under $20 button, Weekly Ad button, Trade-In Offers button, and other things probably.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 12:24
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I have no idea, but I visit EB Games out of habit. I used to shop at one of their stores back when they were known as Electronics Boutique. When their website opened I naturally bookmarked it. Since then I've continued to do so whenever switching browsers or OS. It's habitual really, and I guess I like EB's color scheme a bit more. 
I want to say they keep the old site around for people resistant to change like myself, but that doesn't make much sense considering they could redirect hits from EB to Gamestop. It is strange, really.
I want to say they keep the old site around for people resistant to change like myself, but that doesn't make much sense considering they could redirect hits from EB to Gamestop. It is strange, really.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 12:42
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I used to hang out at the Electronic Boutique in the Washington Square Mall. Some good times there. I have nothing positive to say about GameStop as the only experience I have with them is disliking their name and art direction.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 01:35
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Napoleon1853 wrote...
Why is there an EBGames.com still? Why not just have everyone go to GameStop.com
The sites are basically the same, with the sites having different colored themes. Also GameStop.com has more features I think, it at least has a Follow us on Twitter button, but I don't think EBGames.com has one. I don't click that button anyways or follow GameStop on Twitter but that is just something I noticed. So ya, why is there an EBGames.com still? The sites contain pretty much the same stuff.
Believe it or not, they'll actually get more customers that way.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 02:12
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Hmmm...let's see
Ford...Lincoln...Mercury....
Whoa!
They sell a (insert explicative here) load of carz!
It seems to be a very sucessful business practice. Redundant or not it works.
Ford...Lincoln...Mercury....
Whoa!
They sell a (insert explicative here) load of carz!It seems to be a very sucessful business practice. Redundant or not it works.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 02:14
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Don't know about anybody else, but I go to EBGames.com without thinking since there aren't Gamestops here in Canada (at least not in Alberta) and the EBGames.ca page is just pathetic.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 02:20
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The local EB Games store in the mall that I frequent has really gone down the crapper lately when it comes to PC releases... and it's not like they were doing a booming PC business before, either. They've got two racks for them in the middle of the store, but those racks are largely empty, and the last two games I've gone looking for (and purchased elsewhere, one in Future Shop and one in Wal-Mart) still haven't appeared there.
If the online stores are anything like their physical counterparts, I can't see a point in using them any longer. Like a poster above has already said, at this point I only head by that store these days out of habit (oh, and they're still selling JE for $49.99, too. I don't know what the deal is with that; should've dropped in price ages ago, that one).
If the online stores are anything like their physical counterparts, I can't see a point in using them any longer. Like a poster above has already said, at this point I only head by that store these days out of habit (oh, and they're still selling JE for $49.99, too. I don't know what the deal is with that; should've dropped in price ages ago, that one).
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 04:00
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We only have EB games in australia, no gamestops. This is how they make their money.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 08:34
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Yep. That is how it works. Gamestop replaced all my EB games stores nearby leaving 3 Gamestops within a 1 mile radius of each other... kind of odd.
And as Lucy pointed out, it is still EB games in other places.
And as Lucy pointed out, it is still EB games in other places.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 08:47
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I just got a job at gamestop and I go there all the time I never like EBgames because the ppl dont know jack ****. I always know more than them, but that might be a Pa thing I dont know.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 08:56
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I just wonder why GameStop didn't say take over all the EBGames in other areas when they bought them and change their names to GameStop.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 09:24
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Simple answer... Money... GameStop doesn't exist in Canada, so if they changed the name it would become an unknown company. I've been going to EBGames for, gotta be over 10 years now, and I never heard of GameStop till about 2 years ago or so.
They have also started the process up here. The EBGames that recently opened up near me, about a year or so ago (which puts me at like 3 within a 2km radius), has both EBGames and GameStop in the name, with EB being the big part and GS being somewhat small, but still there.
Oh, and the reason PC games are never on store shelves, is that they use pre-orders to determine demand of different types of game and will ship numbers based on those. So some store will get few copies while others may get quite a lot. It depends on the demand in that specific area. Also PC games are quickly becoming the domain of digital downloads. It won't be long till we start seeing mainstream games coming out exclusively as downloads.
They have also started the process up here. The EBGames that recently opened up near me, about a year or so ago (which puts me at like 3 within a 2km radius), has both EBGames and GameStop in the name, with EB being the big part and GS being somewhat small, but still there.
Oh, and the reason PC games are never on store shelves, is that they use pre-orders to determine demand of different types of game and will ship numbers based on those. So some store will get few copies while others may get quite a lot. It depends on the demand in that specific area. Also PC games are quickly becoming the domain of digital downloads. It won't be long till we start seeing mainstream games coming out exclusively as downloads.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 09:52
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Speaking of Gamestop, i called their customer service to check to see if the bonuses offered by preordering their xbox game was the same for pc, they hadn't a clue. I was then redirected to EA and talked their wonderful customer service and they could only vouch for their website and not Gamestop's, which i could careless about. I wanted that amulet, it was exclusive to Gamestop. With Gamestop's poor customer service (they don't even know about their products or their website), I have decided that i'm just going to get the game and be happy with what i'll get. Anyone else have a similar experience or know something i don't know about gamestop's website regarding the "PC" preorder located there?
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 10:21
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*nods* Didn't know about the pre-orders determining the number of physical copies they get into any given store but it makes sense I suppose, from a business perspective.Icid wrote...
Oh, and the reason PC games are never on store shelves, is that they use pre-orders to determine demand of different types of game and will ship numbers based on those. . .
. . . It won't be long till we start seeing mainstream games coming out exclusively as downloads.
Unfortunately for me, it also makes sense that such a thing is simply going to hasten the demise of PC gaming, at least for those games that I'd like, because I don't pre-order. I just head by the store, take a look at what's on the shelf, and either find or don't find what I'm looking for. If I don't find it I'll go elsewhere, and if I'm really desperate for a specific title, I'll order a copy online and have it shipped directly to me (has happened exactly once, and that was an indie title that never appeared in any store). Either the store will have it when I go looking for it, or I end up not using the store at all. If no store has it... I'm just likely to skip it entirely, these days. With a twinge of regret to be certain, but alas, the disappointment always fades quickly.
S'pose it's inevitable that DD is "the future", but I still like to have a physical disk in my hands, some kind of manual to flip through, and I already know that if I've got to download everything it'll cut into the number of games I'm going to be playing, for that reason alone.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 11:38
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I used to think like that. Wanted a physical copy. But with retailers like Steam that let you download the games as many times as needed, I now prefer downloading. Most game producers will make their manuals available as .pdf's these days so that doesn't bother me. And it sucks when your physical copy gets damaged and your only choice is to buy the game again or technically obtain it less then legally. And even if you do download it, there is nothing stopping you from burning your own disk as back-up if you don't want to have to re-download should something go wrong. Where as backing up a physical copy can be troublesome, and in some places, illegal...Magnum Opus wrote...
S'pose it's inevitable that DD is "the future", but I still like to have a physical disk in my hands, some kind of manual to flip through, and I already know that if I've got to download everything it'll cut into the number of games I'm going to be playing, for that reason alone.
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Posté 18 octobre 2009 - 12:27
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Yup. Good points, and ones I've considered before. Haven't yet had a damaged disk, though -- I've still got my original floppies from The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate, and they still work just fine -- and backup copies for personal use haven't been outlawed yet where I live (to the best of my knowledge), so... *shrugs*
It just boils down to the a balance between perception of value and the effort of acquisition. Given the number of games I play (not many) and how I go looking for those few games, DD simply doesn't offer enough benefit to tip the scale yet.
Not saying that won't change, or that my own attitudes won't change, but... right now, I can see myself giving up gaming entirely before making the switch to a purely online method of distribution. Not out of any sort of protest, mind, but without the games already in place I wouldn't even be online looking for games. The only reason I'm here now is because I saw Baldur's Gate sitting on the shelf in Radio Shack 10 years ago. The only reason I know to go looking for Game X in the store is because I'm already here, seeing it being discussed online. But without those games to play/discuss, I tend to think that I'd just sort of drift out of gaming as a hobby altogether. By going online-only, games are going to lose all of the public awareness that comes with simply seeing a game in the store. It'd be great if gaming could thrive on online-only publicity/distribution, but I honestly think it'd miss me completely if it tried. I'm just not online that much.
Qué será, será
It just boils down to the a balance between perception of value and the effort of acquisition. Given the number of games I play (not many) and how I go looking for those few games, DD simply doesn't offer enough benefit to tip the scale yet.
Not saying that won't change, or that my own attitudes won't change, but... right now, I can see myself giving up gaming entirely before making the switch to a purely online method of distribution. Not out of any sort of protest, mind, but without the games already in place I wouldn't even be online looking for games. The only reason I'm here now is because I saw Baldur's Gate sitting on the shelf in Radio Shack 10 years ago. The only reason I know to go looking for Game X in the store is because I'm already here, seeing it being discussed online. But without those games to play/discuss, I tend to think that I'd just sort of drift out of gaming as a hobby altogether. By going online-only, games are going to lose all of the public awareness that comes with simply seeing a game in the store. It'd be great if gaming could thrive on online-only publicity/distribution, but I honestly think it'd miss me completely if it tried. I'm just not online that much.
Qué será, será
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Posté 17 mars 2010 - 09:48
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not trhu i canada we have bot eb game & gamestop - i should know i work in both but there is a catch when people doesnt get a game in otawa meaning game stop, they go in quebec in ebagame 10 min away & they get the game meaning in eb games & games stop does not have the same power of buying games , gamestop can get 10 too 15 game each mont on same console & eb game would get half of them mening 7 or so & mostly if you have a by law like quebec in french that reduce the game range alot
meaning the game must have a french equivalent or at least some french booklet too be able to be sld in quebec, in ontario gamestop doesnt have this law the game could be in english only & they would sell it so they make lot more money out in gamestop then ebgames & yes we keep ebgame in quebec cause we dont have too change the listing each month , for gametop it the same as united state so no problem
meaning the game must have a french equivalent or at least some french booklet too be able to be sld in quebec, in ontario gamestop doesnt have this law the game could be in english only & they would sell it so they make lot more money out in gamestop then ebgames & yes we keep ebgame in quebec cause we dont have too change the listing each month , for gametop it the same as united state so no problem
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Posté 17 mars 2010 - 10:00
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Lucy_Glitter wrote...
We only have EB games in australia, no gamestops. This is how they make their money.
Exactly this. Except you forgot a capital A.
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Posté 17 mars 2010 - 01:41
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AntiChri5 wrote...
Lucy_Glitter wrote...
We only have EB games in australia, no gamestops. This is how they make their money.
Exactly this. Except you forgot a capital A.
While we're being grammar (angry, mean, German people) the 'g' and the first 's' in GameStop should be capitalized.
Anyways, when I lived in Washington and Virginia there were no GameStops, only EBs. Then I came to Arizona, and GameStop is all they have.
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Posté 19 mars 2010 - 12:07
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lawlz, someone bumped a 5 month old topic.
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wait, so did i, technically. oh well, i shall just say that i know of at least one GameStop in Toronto, maybe two, thereby dispelling the "GameStop doesn't exist in Canada" thing.
ummm, that is all.
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wait, so did i, technically. oh well, i shall just say that i know of at least one GameStop in Toronto, maybe two, thereby dispelling the "GameStop doesn't exist in Canada" thing.
ummm, that is all.
