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But I Want Physical Media


Everyone knows Blockbuster, right? Big Blue ticket for a sign, you can keep movie releases for a week overdue without paying any extra, stuff like that. There's one reasonably close to everywhere. It's better than Rogers because, come on, Rogers has the worst selection ever. I go there once a week to take a peek at what they have in stock and now I hear that they're having financial trouble. I knew that, because their selection was a bit lacking. But they had a decent stock of good games, and I bought games and movies from there. But now this article basically points out that Blockbuster is dead.

This actually hurts. This is one less place to find physical media in an increasingly digital world. On top of that, Gamestop and its subsidiaries are having financial trouble as well, and game companies are discouraging the purchase of used games, which is basically a game store's only source of income. This worries me, it really does. Having a large selection of stores to buy games and movies from means more deals, more selection, a better chance of getting games that have fallen under. But with Blockbuster on its death bed and Gamestop having come down with whatever Blockbuster has, things aren't looking so good. Sure, there are places that aren't going down anytime soon, like Wal-Mart, but it's only a matter of time at this rate for other companies to decide, "Hey, this physical disc stuff isn't working out too well. Let's ditch it,". I don't know about you, but I take pride in my collection of games and movies.

If you can, help us all. Go out to a Blockbuster or Gamestop and buy your favourite old used show, buy a game that makes you nostalgic and buy it used. We all have our right to new games because the game companies need money too, but if you see a used game that you really, really want, buy it. Blockbuster, Gamestop, any other company dealing with this problem would love you. Help them help us help them.