Buy a game "new"

>buy a game "new"
>disc has fingerprints and scratches on it and cheeto dust on the front label
FUCKING GAMESTOP

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>shit that never happened for 100.

>Buying physical games

Wat do

>he pays to have rights of a game, not the actual game
Digital is more practical but come on. Physical > digital

If you can't sell it, you don't own it.

literally did, bought a game yesterday as "new" not "pre-owned" and shit has all those things on it.

You must be a newfag if you don't know that gamestop employees are allowed to resell games that they owned as new

Solve her riddle then buy your game.

Don't ever buy "new" games from Gamestop because they WILL be used. For one thing they're taken out of their shrink wrap and the game disc/cartridge is removed. And Gamestop let's their employees use new games.

>buy new from amazon with prime discount
>only use gamestop for used games that you can get a deal on over other online competitiors
profit

prove it bigger post a picture of it at the time you bought it. oh wait you can't, sorry then.

Yes it does, they try to pull this shit all the time.

> take new game to the counter and say gimme
> they open the empty display case and reach under the counter
> pull out a disc in a paper sleeve from somewhere
> take the disc out of the sleeve and put it in the case with some marketing garbage
> closes it and hands it to you
> enjoy your "new" game, that'll be 59.99

I've literally bitched at them and refused to buy shit because of this on multiple occasions, they also got in trouble for taking dlc and bonus codes out of the game case to try and sell separately before.

Gamestop is the fucking worst.

This

Do you eat shit?

>walk into gamestop
>buy okami hd new
>he pulls it from behind the counter still shrink wrapped
>pay 20 bucks
>say thanks
>walk out of the store

it's not hard, guys

Shopped

>walk into gamestop
>ask for brand new copy of game
>he pulls an envelope from behind the counter
>"Can you grab the case from the shelf? It's the only one we have"
>"Nah I'm good"
>walk out of the store

it's not hard, guys

Why did you shoop her into a bedroom? The lighting is all wrong

...

>shit that never happened for 100.

>>walk into gamestop
>>ask for brand new copy of game
>>he pulls an envelope from behind the counter
>>"Can you grab the case from the shelf?"
>>"can you get me an unopened one?"
>>"no, we open all of them"
>>"why?"
>>"because we think people might steal them"
>>"you think someone might steal....hyperdimension neptunia?"
>>"yes"
>>"why don't you do that with the used copies, They are In their case on the shelf"
>>"uh..."
>>"whatever dude, keep it"
>> leave and never go back to a store run by retards
It's not hard, guys

>Buying weebshit, let alone Neptunia of all things, at GameStop
>Not ordering the limited editions on time
It's not hard, guys.

If you really think that owning a physical copy gives you more rights than a digital purchase, you're absolutely delusional

The point is, most people are afraid to even buy that game I public, let alone get caught stealing it.

Gamestop is just full of shit.

Fun fact - they have their own definitions of new.
For Gamestop it was the opposite of "pre-owned" so it was never "owned" and thus is "new".

Source: worked there for about six months.
Was the most retarded job ever - mainly because your co-workers were literal "oh dude man that girl is hot"

gamestop isn't all bad if you catch good deals or coupons
>bought mario odyssey ffiv ds and bravely second
>combined coupons and got grand total of 55 dollars
I was pretty happy with the price and didn't get anything pushed on me during the sale

You have the physical game, which can be played as long as you own it. It can never be taken away, like a digital game can. Are you stupid?

New = shrink wrapped from factory

If it doesn't fit that criteria then they can shove it up their ass.

Of course, because physical discs don't degrade, right?

Look if you wanna throw entropy into the argument then we may as well all lay down and wait to die

It's when they changed it from "used" to pre-owned.

Nigga just go grab your old PS and PS2 discs and tell me all of them work flawlessly. I'll wait

If you're talking to fucking gamestop you really need to specify that you want a "sealed" copy otherwise you run the risk of them trying to sell you the display one. They try and say they're still new but it's bullshit. Employees take that shit home and play it.

This nigga knows what the fuck’s up

new game discount sucks ass on amazon. only last for the 1st week the games out. I have best buy and I can get the same on any game I want. new or old.

shitposting aside they always open one new game to keep the case out on display so customers know it's there, why the fuck they wouldn't just print out the cover or use like a little card or something with an empty case is beyond me.

T. former employee

>Buy a game "new"
>Pulls out a disk and sticks in the game case
>Ask for a factory sealed copy explain it's a christmas gift
>Tells me they have none
I told him I'm going to buy that, it's christmas present not a fucking hand me down.

I've never been sold a non-shrinkwrappped game at gamestop before, used games excepted (obviously).

I just walk up to the counter on release day or thr next, and for even the most low-profile games there's always a stack fresh out of the shipping box behind the counter of whatever came out that week. All factory sealed.

they actually do, for me at least, you do realize that you are likely to die before your games degrade into dust, right? Unless you don't keep your shit in good condition, but judging by the way you talk, you sound like you are trying to justify being a digital only fag or a pirate

imagine the smell

>buy rune factory 4 on release day
>he gives me an open case
>ask for it sealed
>he reaches behind the counter and pulls out a clear bag and puts the game in

That's not sealed nigga.

see, I agree that gcu is better, but I already had prime for other reasons, so the game discount is just an added benefit. gcu is the best for pure games though ur right

That's pretty funny.

>needing to go into Gamestop ever

I haven't went into a Gamestop after they pulled some scummy shit on me when I went to get Kid Icarus Uprising when it first came out.

They'll get no service from me ever again.

That "one new game" isn't new anymore.

Sell it used.

This shit only happens if you get one of the last handful of copies. They take the disks out to put the case on display on the shelf. They don't take disks out of all copies, they don't take the disks home and play them, they don't remove codes from the packaging and resell them.

Employees can take disks home to play, but ONLY disks that are already out of the packaging (either preowned copies or one of the display box copies), and those are marked pre-owned the second someone checks it out. The only way the things people spout in these threads would happen is if someone was breaking the rules in order to game the system, like by not signing a copy of the game out when they take it home. That surely happens, but not at the scale people try to claim.

Gamestop sucks dicks, but not for this specific made-up boogeyman reason.

Story time faggot

do an 360 and walk out the store

dude are you stupid? you would just turn back the way you were just facing

is it true that gamestop employees in some locations get commission by pushing sales for one platform over the other? I remember hearing that some employees were getting paid more to push ps4 over xbox

Not commisions, no, but sometimes sales of one version might be encouraged. If you have 20 copies for PS4 and 15 for Xbox, they'd rather you sell the PS4 version. That's just because they want to have stock for both.

Any burger bro can confirm this?
Like they really give used copies at full price or it's just a Sup Forums meme?
I'm a beaner and I'm sure as fuck if any of the two major retailers started doing shit like that they will face infinity backlash and would get raped by the authorities (PROFECO).

He does it for free

more like fucking ebay

>this motherfucker can't moonwalk

Not him but amazon has been failing me on release day shipping. Not to mention the damage when they send things in bubble mailers. And their 2 day shipping seems more like a suggestion rather than policy. Amazon has been letting me down lately.

kotaku.com.au/2011/08/gamestop-policy-open-your-games-steal-your-codes-sell-them-like-new/

Fucking retard, this is old as fuck news.
I was gonna refute all your points, but your either an idiot or a shill so it won't do any good.

Fine.

I went to my local gamestop when Uprising first released because the 3DS hype at that time was fucking insane and the game looked pretty fun.

Walk up to the counter and ask for a new copy of Uprising

>Ohh...I'm not sure if we have a copy left..this game is really popular...

Feel pretty bummed, yet before I go to turn around the employee is like.

>Oh wait, I have on right here! It's the last copy too. You should really pre-order or you wouldn't be able to get it for another week while we restock.

Oh fuck that was close, and he has a point. Buy the game and decide to pre-order another game so I'm guaranteed to get it.

As I'm leaving, some younger kid walks in and up to the counter and asks for Uprising. I pause before leaving because I wanna check my 3DS for streetpass.

>Oh....I think we're all out of Uprising

I smile thinking I got fucking lucky.

>Nevermind, here's our very last one..you should really pre-order to ensure you get one...

Go up to the counter and get a refund on my pre-order and never go back.

FUCKING GAMESTOP!

you got STOP'd son

It literally does happen. Even Walmart is better for buying new games.

Yeah, the quintessential STOP.

All my ps1 games work. Why wouldn't they? Do they really go bad due to age? It's just plastic with microscopic holes burned into it, I don't see how that can fuck up.

Either way they're 20 years old. In 20 years I am sure I can emulate ps4 games.

I prefer Walmart and Amazon to Gamestop any day.

>go to gamestop to trade in old 3DS shit and buy a switch and games
>Get $110 bucks for old 3DS games I bought with summer job money
>I'm hoping he doesn't just hand me the cards
>he actually brings out shrinkwrapped games (bayo 2 and mario)
>asks if I want grey or red/blue switch
>ask for grey
>he brings out red/blue
>"oh, you wanted grey, right?"
>yeah
>he goes back and gets the grey one
>leave with games and switch and controller that were $110 cheaper than i thought
Not too bad desu.

That comic would be 10x funnier without the first panel

>getting the worse version of the switch.

nigga the grey one is plain as fuck you should of gotten red/blue.

The Whole Foods a 4 minute walk from my apartment got an amazon locker in it. I make enough money to buy prime and get next day delivery for everything including vidya but I don't want to give Bezos my money.

Alternatively, my dad has prime and I can use his account (and pay for my own shit of course by adding my card) but I don't want my dad to be buying his vitamins and floss and shit and seeing me buy fucking kirby like a kid then having him tell my mom to tell me to stop spending my money on games.

Yeah mine too, I've literally never seen disc rot except in pictures.

Yeah, no soy in sight, must smell horrible

/vr/ memes about discrot but its not as widespread as they seem to think it is, I'm sure it happens but storage area has to have some impact on it. Like if you keep your shit in a damp location don't get mad if there's rot.

That's what's figured, as long as their in the case in an air conditioned and dry environment I don't really see how it could happen. It's just an excuse for digitalfags to justify their lack of ownership and control I guess.

Ballbag stank detected

Maybe he’s a plain as fuck person

Man maybe it's different in the US, but I work at an eb games, and this shit wouldn't happen in a million years. You guys are faggots.