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GameStop Boss Says Disc Drives Should Be Required On Game Consoles (www.gamespot.com)

submitted 10 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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"It would be great if people had to buy more of the thing," says guy who makes money selling the thing.

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[–] Ilikepornaddict@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have nothing against physical discs, or those who would prefer to own them. I just don't care about it myself, so I'm not going to fight to keep them.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You should at least want the option because it keeps them honest. If it's digital only, there's all kinds of shenanigans they can get up to. "Sorry your console is EOL now so we're disabling it, but don't worry, just buy our newest XBone720 and you can re-buy all your favorite classic games and play them on a shitty emulator!"

At least with physical option they know people would go back to buying physical media (which they make less money from) if they tried such a thing.

[–] Ilikepornaddict@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 10 months ago

If they started disabling consoles, people would stop buying them altogether. They're not going to do that.

[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Given that MS have the best back cat of all the consoles at the moment, is that really a likely outcome?

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Enshittification is inevitable. All it takes is for one dumbass CEO to see a potential increase in revenue and they'll do it no matter how stupid it is.