Can't wait to see their ludicrous trade in options
"Bring in your MacBook for $300 credit twds you're next purchase"
"Bring in your MacBook for $300 credit twds you're next purchase"
GameStop will probably end up closing this within 3 years if it turns out to be anything like the music store within a store concept that Best Buy was trying out for a while.
This will be such bad business if GameStop uses the same business of model they have for used games and hardware where they give the customer around 10% of what something is worth. How will they get away with it with Apple products?
Wouldn't Apple sue for using Mac in the store name or will they license it to Gamestop?
WOAH!
Of far more intest is what this signals GameStop thinks of where the video game market is heading!
They think we're finally making the move that has been expected for years when gamers drop all of their dedicated gaming devices and switch to devices which can do games as well as other things, IE, computers, smart phones, and tablets, and possibly future smart TVs and the like.
Sounds like somebody's firming up their backup plan for the eventual day that console quality gaming is all via downloadable content. At least somebody was paying attention to what was happening to video stores.
But what about mac n cheese?!? I don't think that they could sue for using the word mac in the store name.
You misinterpreted what I said. I said they wanted to give me 7 bucks for all 9 games, not 7 bucks for each game.7 bucks for a 20-30 dollar game? That's actually a decent trade by their standards. Usually you only get over $5 for games that are still selling at $50+.
GameStop is still worse. <_<IDK, have you seen Pawn Stars?![]()
You misinterpreted what I said. I said they wanted to give me 7 bucks for all 9 games, not 7 bucks for each game.
As for Simply Mac, I would simply rather send my Mac to Apple for repairs.
I doubt they will deal with macs at all.
Sadly I was thinking the same thing. Getting sick of these business entities using the name "Mac" just to grab people in since it's iconic and synonymous with Apple, only to find out that Macs are barely a thought in their mind to sell but rather just iProducts. Case in point. Macworld. Since they became Macworld/iWorld 80% of their products shown at the show were for iOS. Bummer.
This. Exactly this. :/
I remember bringing in 9 games to trade and they wanted to give me about $7 bucks. Said no thanks and made $100 on eBay. These same games were listed as 20-30 bucks a piece on their used game shelf. I understand they're a business and need to make money, but they're worse than a pawn shop.
This explains why they'll do anything to pry your iPhone or iPad away from you. Traded in an iPhone 4s and PS3 for a PS4, and I was only out of pocket $12. Not too bad I guess.
WOAH!
Of far more intest is what this signals GameStop thinks of where the video game market is heading!
They think we're finally making the move that has been expected for years when gamers drop all of their dedicated gaming devices and switch to devices which can do games as well as other things, IE, computers, smart phones, and tablets, and possibly future smart TVs and the like.
I think it will be a generation or two after the Xbox One/PS4 before we see CD drives being removed from consoles. The PC gaming industry has gone digital download, but the console realm not so much except for small indie titles.
GameStop had a niche before games started to go online. SimplyMac is just "me too" and I don't see how it will compete with the Apple Store or major Apple resellers.