Random visit to GameStop - future of Physical games

[@SurrenderedByGraceMinistry]

I went to GameStop to pick up my pre order. I noticed there was no case for display in the switch section. I realized , if it ain’t Nintendo type game, you won’t see much effort to promote it. GameStop was promoting squishmallows lol

[@Golden_State_Native]

The PS3 & Ps4 are still far superior than the PS5 when it comes to game titles & fun factor.

[@rafaelraad555]

100%

[@the3xit762]

Definitely agree.. it’s a good job you can play ps4 titles on the ps5 otherwise it would be quite baron

[@ironbloodedmyth1204]

That's the only reason I want a PS5, my PS4 still works but at times it won't read my discs have to turn it on it's side 😑

[@snake098765]

I have to blow on my PS4 memory card for it to work.

[@sleepytwiggaming]

Love how your collection is games you actually enjoy 🔥 that’s the best way to collect, great video!

[@The_RadicalOne]

Appreciate it!

[@mattakadanja]

If GameStop is the future of physical, we collectors are fucked.

[@teebee-l6s]

Why you said that?? 🤔

[@Forte-f9u]

Bc they literally do NOT care they sell busted up retro discs. ​@@teebee-l6s

[@travis2351]

The last two Gamestops i went into had less games on their shelves than I have in my backlog but they had plenty of toys and clothing

[@franciscorodriguez8915]

1:20 I had an employee at my local GameStop tell me the same thing. He said they won’t even get extra copies of CoD. It’s basically all pre orders now

[@MrQuaazga]

I still have my PS3 and PS4. I need to get cracking on looking for some more games. I saw a couple I want to buy. Thanks Reg!

[@TheIsaiahPLG]

unfinished games on disc is a nightmare! I dont think people realise how much that will effect being able to play these games in the future when service for the system is turned off. It was good seeing you and Jason at TORG, cant wait to see what you picked up.

[@pcharl01]

It sucks but the only way to fix it is to release the physical version of a game months after digital. Not all companies are going to delay a game multiple times if there are issues unfortunately.

[@RandallStevenson]

That's why the 7th gen is where I get off.

[@Paid_Coffee]

It sucks that GameStop left my country almost 5 years ago at this point. I used to enjoy shopping there, especially the buy 3, get 2 deals. Thankfully, in Finland, we still have decent mom-and-pop stores that are always fully stocked, and you can find some gems there. It's kind of funny that here, the equivalent of Target (I think?) is the best way of getting even the smaller releases. Even though they're a large corporation, they just keep on selling these small indie titles for some reason- and for a really good price too.

[@silverian]

Same thing also for me. GameStop used to be place to go to buy for older games, but as you said the last GameStop left 5 years ago.

[@merleage]

Yeah and the free market they will never be a time when there is no physical game releases just like there's still records being released today

[@atreyuavenged1]

Happened to me with Ys Nordics. Popped in to see if they had a copy on the day of release and they had pre-order copies only. Had to wait a week to get a copy.

[@kuruptein]

Reggie on point once again. I don't consider Xbox retro but I guess they are now. Damn I'm old.

[@wrenbiz]

Love the cocoon reference lol

[@tripleoption7015]

Cool find, Reggie. Appreciate your time and input.

[@personatodo]

Just got Slitterhead on the PS5. It's from the creator of Silent Hill, Siren and Gravity Rush and the music is composed by Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka. The game was heavily censored on the R3 Asian version even though it says 18+ on the box. The sex and nudity is gone from the game and some of the blood is black and dark red instead of red. I wonder if the U.S version of the game is censored. Hopefully you can make a deep dive if you ever pick the game up. Avoid the Asian Region 3 and the Japanese version at all cost. From what I saw on the forums on social media, the German physical version is uncensored.

[@audiohazard1203nut]

Big issues 1. Unfinished games 2. Unlockable content in video games behind paywalls/increased grinding to unlock things, to get you to pay. 3. The ability to fix a video games problems post launch is like hiding your mistakes of a finished product. Sometimes, when games put a lot of updates, it creates a confusing experience. When there is 20 updates for a single game you can't even have a conversation with other people that played the game because they played it during different updates. So the experience isn't even the same. 4. No confidence in digital games always being available. If I purchase a game I need to always be able to play it. 5. The lack of a game rental market also provides distorted views of what people actually want. Most people don't have a choice and have to pay full price and Game developers think because people are buying the games when it comes out that must be what they want.

[@buraddorun3043]

Physical collecting isn't complete game collecting these days. I hate it.

[@sharky7954]

Yeah it’s a pity. Games are too expensive these days

[@FoxMcCloudFF7]

Funny how the game that stood out to me most was the one that you got! AND THATS THE BOTTOM LINE!!!

[@The_RadicalOne]

…..Cause STONE COLD SAID SO!

[@Grind24hours]

I live in Norway, and all GameStop stores are closed 😢. I am right now playing the original Dragon Quest 3+5. Great RPGS! Now let's hit 120k's, Reggie!

[@JoseHernandez-nl4ke]

I saw a Soul Calibur 3 PS2 today on gamestop

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

I'm about to call it quits with the PS5. I'm not a fan of Nintendo either. I just don't enjoy newer games anymore. Got the PS3 out of the closet recently and I was really enjoying it. I like angry meathead Krators in the old God of War games. The new dad of war babysitter edition doesn't appeal to me.

[@koolaidbomber]

Same. My PS5 is used to play PS4 games. I bought an old Ps2 and have been enjoying those games more. The stories seem better and more fun. The only game I've enjoyed on the Ps5, outside of "remasters," was Robocop: Rogue City.

[@somereflections567]

My friend, you are burn out. Abstain from gaming for some time - you will appreciate ps5. Ps 5 is a fantastic system❤

[@badboy-gn8fu]

@@somereflections567 i doubt he is burned out. ps5 really do suck. i game on nintendo mostly.

[@the3xit762]

@@somereflections567 As a ps5 owner I’m not sure I’d call it a great system.. worst gaming generation yet imo. But there are some incredible games like Elden ring, resi 5 remake silent hill 2 remake etc. issue is most of the great games on it can be played on ps4 or the indie stuff usually can be played elsewhere also.. hardly if any true system seller exclusives imo…

[@mjdf122]

Another day with Reggie at GameStop

[@The_RadicalOne]

I wasn’t there too long. 😃

[@JLAvey]

Couldn't tell you the last time I entered one of those places. It's not like the ancient days when you had Babbage, Funcoland, EBGames and so on. Even used game stores tend to not have a whole lot of stuff predating PS2. Minus World had a whole bunch of stuff, up to and including 3DO games but that place is an hour north of here.

[@Jerry-ir8nd]

I think I want to start collecting PS2. I was maybe 13 or 14 when it came out. That is still the system I vividly remember getting. It had the first ratchet and clank bundled in. Blew my mind dude! It was the best Christmas present my parents ever got me. Stay cool Reggie 🤘🏻

[@ladynikkie]

I'll probably go to my local GameStop next week there's a few games that I really need to get before they end up out of print

[@peedicrakk696]

My local Gamestop also had tons of ps4 games today! Lots of indy stuff.

[@da60586]

I still cannot get over Gamestop selling opened games as brand new.

[@drevilguapo]

Wilford Brimley and I appreciate your Cocoon reference.

[@sikevillain]

I recently been back to collecting PS3 games from my Game Xchange store/eBay and was able to pickup some great titles for the system.. I picked up Silent Hill Downpour, Mafia 2, Dead to Rights Retribution, God of war 1-3, Ninja gaiden Sigma, Dragon Age Origins & Dantes Inferno 🔥 🎮 its been a great time collecting and playing on the system again...

[@jediknight2350]

i wish i had your collection its awesome.

[@JP47471]

GameStop sells packs of sports cards now, its awesome

[@NouveauRetronicGamer]

You gotta save the latest updated version and burn it to your own Blu-ray for future use when servers are shut down. And keep that with the original disc.

[@zeuce01]

my gamestop has been that way for years now. except for mainline games mario’s ect, if you want it you pre order it, they dont bring much in

[@MyManJFKTV]

5:00 - I’m perfectly fine with games that come out digitally first and receive whatever patches necessary…but I’d rather games just release when they’re ready. No more day one patches, put the FULL version on the disc, and if there’s gonna be DLCs or expansion packs later, make a “complete edition.”

[@dan47483]

Reggie always spittin facts

[@Moonlite_17]

I woulda got that kid Icarus 3ds if I was there! That game is rare

[@farqyclassicgamer8936]

Yah it’s definitely hot and miss at GameStop I’m in Canada and microplay is your best bet for niche market games. They typically get a bit of stock of every title. Also do preorders too

[@MSUHitman]

My GameStop had 1 preorder for Horizon ZDR, & we got 3 copies. Also if you think that’s a lot of PS4 games for a GS, you should see my store in the STL suburbs, LoL. We also have triple the amount of XBox games as the store in the video.

[@Choom89]

I'm not a fan of day 1 patches, of course if the game requires it then it requires it but I agree with you in the sense that when I open a box on a physical product I expect it to be complete, finished, the full experience on disc.

[@WrestleMetal90]

On WWE '13, the Attitude Era campaign is a blast to play through.

[@Videogamelover58]

Great video. Off topic. Congrats on 100k subs

[@robertprice4823]

It's like that everywhere.I tried to go get ys 10 and they didn't have it

[@onkelhiphop]

No water or electricity but the toilet is somehow working I’ll get back to you at some point enjoy your new house😂

[@rbl_now]

I agree with you about the games being sold unfinished. I don’t think they should be doing that for any game

[@CG_9870]

I’m at the point where I don’t have to play anything as soon as it comes out no matter the hype. I’ll wait for the definitive edition or greatest hits version with all the patches and dlc on disc.

[@Blank123-u7m]

Like Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition

[@nintendroociroc7245]

On physical media now in days I always wait and see if it’s complete on disk if it is, I’ll buy. If not, I’ll wait for a $10 sale!🤷🏽‍♂️ Digital foundries Reddit etc.. really good on telling you if it’s complete or not.

[@nintendroociroc7245]

This is one of the main reasons I stopped buying physical media for Xbox with its smart delivery this generation.

[@CRASHZERO411-r9d]

Hey bro🎉🎉

[@CRASHZERO411-r9d]

I’m building my collection

[@Dave-ce8co]

Nowadays digitals are physical vice versa once you turn that internet on it gets updated or patched things will never be like early 2000s gaming

[@warmsignal]

Most GameStops now will not get anything but pre-orders anymore unless it's Call of Duty, Mario, Zelda, etc. Nobody shops there anymore for games, just systems and accessories and gift cards. I think the reason for that is more to do with GameStop teaching their customers that they never have anything, rather than no one wanting to buy the games. They killed their own business model after the pandemic by abandoning physical games.

[@ivereturned]

Publishers don't give a fuck about shipping a complete game because buyers don't give a fuck about buying an incomplete game. Game patches may be available beyond directly downloading them from the console's servers, sure, but who's to say other sites that host patches as a backup will be online forever?

[@darrentg6]

I wish AAA would either wait or re-release a complete edition after a year or two so they are archival copies. The mail-order releases, indie, & a lot of Japanese games seem to be a LOT better about this.

[@MrWrightWay]

Ya that WWE 13 is the collectors edition, I have WWE 14 CE with The Rock

[@The_RadicalOne]

I had a feeling I was going to find something interesting this trip to store. Years ago I got the Tales of Vesperia collections edition for $14.99 because GameStop values collectors editions of standard games as trade in.

[@MrWrightWay]

@ that’s what love about GameStops is the pricing on SOME stuff. They have increased the cap on rare games to $119 but if you can find rare ps1 games then it’s a win. Good pickup

[@veganforever9703]

Day one patches suck because often they release a goty version later with all on disk

[@ForsakenUnderling]

The PS5 is so boring. I’m just using it for PS4 games, TV shows, and anime at this point. It’s basically just my RPG box other than that lol.

[@ivereturned]

Genuinely only exclusive I've used it for is ff7 rebirth and Returnal, and I've certainly gone out of my way to see what else is out there

[@ivereturned]

Robocop was also good

[@ForsakenUnderling]

@@ivereturned Yes exactly. That was my game of the year (FF7R) but I finished that within 2 weeks of it coming out. Persona 3 Reload and the new Ys game are great… I played Robocop on my PC.. there just isn’t enough PS5 games and it shows. I have so many memories being nearly overwhelmed by the amount of good games on PS2-PS4 era.

[@MistahBroccoli]

Thats one reason ive still haven't gotten a ps5 because games are becoming more and more digital, day one updates, patches, alot of the game isnt on the disc anymore.

[@64-Bit-Gamer]

The Nintendo Wii was the last great game console. Games were properly finished before being published, with no patches. Almost no DLC. Loads of great games, most of which are super cheap these days. Wiiware. Emulation. GameCube compatible. I know some people don't like the motion controls, but I like them. (Ok it had a lot of shovelware, but it also had plenty of classics).

[@darinherrick9224]

Let me put it this way: the games I want for Switch are $20 physical and $2 digital. Guess which I’m buying.

[@memorysticky7581]

That's right Reggie, the price of these games, they should be fully beta tested and complete, no DLC and patches. It should all be complete. Also IMHO I think the games should back to carts but the type of roms made to last. But not like the Evercade carts. Evercade carts actually contain SDFLASH memory and it is not a ROM, they are read and written to in order to save the game, which means the memory is being written to and not just read. Also they simply aren't made for longevity, like Snes, atari, nes, geneis type carts are made. I don't buy any of the new consoles, I only put my money into my comptuer, and on it I have practically any game I can ever want. If a game company creates a new console with ROM carts and longevity in mind which games were fully tested etc, then and only then I would be interested in them again, to me that would be worth spending my money on. Another thing, the prices of these games are just too high, they need to make them much lower like the good old days. Be well Reggie, love from Staten Island NEW YORK CITY>

[@somereflections567]

Is there any sense putting all money in a computer unless you use Gog or pirate games? Doesn't if you are a physical collector. Just buy ps5 games , that are complete - check them at does it play

[@memorysticky7581]

​@@somereflections567 The only physical games I think are worth collecting are carts, like SNES, Genesis, NES, Atari, etc. And no, you don't have to pirate games if you own a computer. Physical discs I don't like, they deteriorate, but most importantly the consoles break, they are proprietary and so on. Also even you buy a physical copy today, they use the customers are beta testers then release patches and updates. Those patches and updates are not on the physical copy, if you took your ps5 out of the closet one day, those updates if needed, likely won't be available or supported any more. And digital games is worse, you basically pay way beyond full price and essentially rent the game. They don't want you owning anything anymore either. Some say they want physical to sell but if someone buys it, they won't necessarily get the updates that might be needed especially after consoles life cycle and support.

[@90Demo]

I hope you enjoyed your visit to Columbus Ohio

[@ricsw9303]

The day one patches have always been a mixed bag for me. If the patches are updates to fix smaller issues like minor frame rates or subtitling and such I'm okay with. The major issue I have is when a game comes out extremely glitched and broken like Assassins Creed Unity and they expect gamers to just accept that sort of quality and wait for a patch to fix the issues later on. Unfortunately Ubisoft has not learned their lesson as Assassins Creed Mirage and Star Wars Outlaws both came out with extremely awful performance quality and once again gamers were expected to just wait until Ubisoft released a patch to fix those issues.

[@Aaron-pp5dn]

its alls going to be pre-order soon enough with downloads

[@LatashaMoore-y7r]

I only go to gamestop to order some video games once a month

[@JonathanJones-bc8kx]

You were in my area I'm from Columbus Ohio

[@Suhadisgood]

Physical isn’t yours either try playing condor physical you can’t which just proves physical isn’t yours I see a lot of physical games that needs online if it doesn’t have anyone joining you can’t play those games either so I’m fine with digital

[@otanassi]

In today's world, physical editions should at least be released one or two months after digital. They need to have patch or two. Good examples are Alan Wake 2 (a bit longer period though) and Black Myth Wukong.

[@badboy-gn8fu]

they are but they are called "special, ultimate, or collector's" edition. they are normally released a yr later. i rarely buy games on day 1 with a few exceptions

[@lucabalossino]

The problem I see collecting for the ps4 is that the full game is not on the disk.

[@somereflections567]

Only in 5% cases. Visit does it play before buying.

[@Dustin-ie5cg]

No Reggie you are not wrong in thinking this way about alot of games needing day one patches. It's a disgusting practice. I also pre-ordered Daymare 1994 but for ps5 and it was broken when I put it in. I could have just done an update but I sent it back to the publisher for a refund. Ofcourse they excused it. We must stand up to this behavior!

[@JLSGamingUSA]

gamestop is booty!!!

[@djwreckitRick]

that stone cold ps3 game is going for a pretty penny 2:30

[@RandallStevenson]

Physical media, all physical media, may not really come back until all the people who vehemently defend digital and streaming realized that hey've been hoodwinked. But even then will it be too late?

[@mikelee-s5r]

i already have horizon zero dawn for ps4 i put the disc in and upgrade for $10

[@TStvonline]

Heads up Reggie, if you put your PS4 Horizon copy into your PS5. Sony is offering the upgrade for $10.

[@daaa57150]

Day one patch is NOT OK. It's exhausting to have to check online if the game is fully playable raw from the disc. Because if it's not, I don't want it.

[@farqyclassicgamer8936]

I feel like this gen as much as many are released incomplete some still are. But next gen will end that sadly. I feel digital will dominate next gen.

[@JoeBudd-D]

Hey Reggie. I met you before at the Portland Expo. I agree with u. When you say physical media will come back do you think that consoles will have a way to add a disc drive? Or do you mean retro games?

[@DBX79]

I feel like GameStop has gotten worse with the under the table thing. They’ve been opening products, and selling them as new and also scheming for subscriptions, and other things. I’m doing my best to never return.

[@iempire100]

I don't buy digital. When a game goes gold, it's supposed to mean it's complete and ready for public sale but that meaning got throw out when digital came along. Games should be complete on the disk and be playable offline. Devs/publishers of today couldn't survive if they had to put out a finished games like back in PS2/PS1/N64/SNES, etc.

[@Stephen_Eee]

Jedi Survivor physical is a 100+gb download...the entire game must download 😅, if it ever goes offline you cant play it from that disc its just not on there...OH YET you have to have the disc(with nothing on it) in the system to play 🤣🤣 i should have just bought digital, then wouldn't have to put it in...They made it stupid to own the physical version of that for sure in multiple ways

[@RiVer-Parish]

It's all one big hustle with these gaming companies to make more money😢.

[@badboy-gn8fu]

a day 1 patch is reality of modern physical releases. for me, if the patch is larger than 1 GB i will start complaining. anything less than 1GB i can live with. if the patch is bigger than 1 GB i don't consider it a physical release.

[@GunMetalJackal]

God forbid GAMEstop stock GAMES. Also, if they dont sell NEW games where do they expect used games to come from so they can resell them? Big box stores are selling less and less so certainly not from there.

[@robertjames9547]

When do you think first party switch games will sell at 3ds prices ?

[@Blank123-u7m]

When the next console is released

[@leeartlee915]

Physical died over 10 years ago. All we are seeing is the death rattle of the formate.

[@The_RadicalOne]

@@leeartlee915 it’s still here alive and well. So far…

[@leeartlee915]

@ What I mean is, the old concept of “physical” no longer means the same thing in 2024. Have you tried playing a game without being connected to the internet? Sometimes over the half the game is just not there.

[@darinherrick9224]

Honestly you are missing something. Games used to be released with tons of bugs AND NEVER GOT PATCHED. BioWare games especially are loaded with serious game-breaking bugs that were never fixed. Bethesda games too. I for one am glad that bug fixes exist. I remember before the Internet THERE WERE NO BUG FIXES.

[@The_RadicalOne]

I'm happy that patches exist as well, but now it feels like they are being used as a crutch and we are the beta testers. Games have been released in broken states in the past with no patches to fix them I agree, but with how far we come today, you think they would test the games out especially before it gets to a physical format.

[@Antonthegogo]

2🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@countgrammar04]

Modern games are simply not going to be preserved sadly.

[@rilaroothesailor]

Don't you get a ps5 update for zero dawn ps4 for 10 dollars

[@level1online]

Siii

[@ricsw9303]

The major fear if game consoles and even movie studios go all digital next gen and later on in a few years as that it takes away a major portion of control from gamers and game owners and movie/music customers as they'll have no real physical ownership of their games/movies/music anymore. Seriously look what Sony did in Europe and none of the customers could really do anything except maybe cancel their subscription but the money they paid for their digital purchases was apparently nonrefundable so they got doubly !@#!. If the next game consoles are digital only then that's it for this gamer though thankfully it looks like Nintendo plans for the Switch 2 to still be a physical game console so if the worst happens then looks like Nintendo may be getting a huge number of new customers later on.

[@somereflections567]

It might happen to ps 6, so it makes sense to buy several back up ps5, update them regularly. I consider doing it if the money permits. At the same time building huge collection ps4/5 games that are complete.

[@TheRealChanclaVanDamme]

Ps5 sucks cause all I play on it is ps4 games lol. Same with xbox x I am playing 360 games.

[@snake098765]

My ps3 took a shit on my face again. I'm going to try and fix it. But don't know how. Already replaced power supply, cmos battery and thermal paste. I need a signal generator or a oscilloscope to know what's going on. 😭👉👌💦💦 💩

[@MySplatterhouse]

As far as recent game releases, i played Stellar Blade from start to finish in its original uncensored state by switching off the network function and it played just fine.👍🏿👍🏿

[@WillisWheeler]

Why U look up to no good in this picture lol , like a little bad kid doing something he not supposed to do lol

[@The_RadicalOne]

@@WillisWheeler 😂 it’s an old pic I took awhile back.

[@WillisWheeler]

@The_RadicalOne I did go to gamestop this weekend I found onimusha 4 for 29 , been looking for it , for the past 20 years.

[@MrStrangermoon]

ı want to say for pc games they released physccaly on pc until 2021 ony on east europe germany hungary turkey like that maybe bcouse of net connection not good. on usa and england they mostly not relased physcally. ı saw youtubers saying pc section was long gone since 10 years this was not true wolrd wide . all ea games physcally pc even 7 dvd reasled until new next gen ones like dead space reamke whih was empty box on code. latest pc games relased dvd robocop alone in dark remake and outcast 2 new beggging but most of aaa games since 2022 even on germany not relased pc physcally. games like cyberpunk elnden ring before that rdr2 not relased physcally pc on anywhere. pc physcal games mostly gone now and there is no demand on anyting. even you ask physcal version of game you bullyied by steam users saying that steam sales so cheap why you care physcal version. some of games "souls games" never go under 50 percent of steam even for first dark souls game since 10 years. ı buyed dark souls 1 and 3 physcal version cheap. but ı guess steam make all pc gamers blind they never realize this. ı never forget ı buyed prey 2017 pc dvd version day one way cheaper than digital version price. tdemand maybe come after when steam servers shutdown but pc cases not even have blu ray disc drive. to demand come back systems should keep the disc drive. unless games come like usb or difftrent media. ı kinda hope when sony releasing exlusives games on pc maybe they come back and blu ray pc versio so others can follow but unfortune sony afraid ot console players so much. they even not ok with digital version out of pc so they gonna so piss when physcal version out. very unfortune. one thing for sure when steam servers gone on pc sony games will be gone bcouse non of them out physcally. other physcal games can be run with little tweaks but games like rdr2 elden ring cyberpunk no physcal relased on pc so they and sony games only be pritate version left if cracked of course not all games cracked like use to be. call of duty games for example not cracked since 2019 modern warfare. they not have physcal pc so whe servers gone their campaing on pc forever gone. imagine you cant play most popular frachise cod singeplayers on future pc. and in 100 years when all console systems gone they gone forever bcouse not pirate version on pc even. bye bye cod.

[@darksoleride7466]

I just don't really buy new games anymore. The PS5/Series generation has been awful all around for both gaming and physical game ownership. FPS games are all pushing some sort of agenda either woke, LGBT+ garbage or something similar. Sony own IP's and to some extend Microsoft ones are so watered down in gameplay and difficulty to try and include as many people as possible to play them that they just are not fun. The difference for example The Last of Us on PS3 or even the PS4 remaster Vs TLOU Part I oh gosh it's bad. FPS as a genre is dead more or less as it's now all live service when it comes to this genre. Gaming back on the PS3 was just better and most of the times the game is fully on the disc you buy which is nice. There were even releases of complete editions of games even if they did not win GOTY which was super cool! Especially if you were a collector. I will never stop collecting and playing my PS3 and PS4 because with how PS5 has set the tone for the future of modern gaming I am not here for it.