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Originally Posted by keratosis
People still buy physical games, plus they sell the hardware.
But my guess is they won't last much into the next decade.
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Yeah I think there's a lot more demand for physical media for games, as you can't re-sell/trade digital copies. They've got amiibos or skylanders or whatever as well so it seems like more of an impulse shop too for younger kids/parents in the malls which HMV never really had. Exclusive content for pre-orders probably helps a bit too.
I think the death-knell for EB will moreso be the changing landscape of games. I'm assuming they either go to a flat-out subscription method like a lot of software is doing because it makes more money and hey, there's no good alternatives.
Or alternately, console games start selling for $10 an then force you to buy a bazillion dollars in micro-purchases to play it or make it functional.