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| Author: | Tanuki [ 11 Aug 2010, 23:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Where do you buy boxed PC games offline? (US) |
It is getting harder and harder to find retail stores. Especially for older titles. As someone who doesn't necessarily know what I am looking for this sucks. I use Best Buy, Wal Mart, and Gamestop. Best Buy seems to have the most games but not many older titles. Wal Mart is like Best Buy with a smaller selection. Gamestop is a crap shoot depending on the store but the chance of anything older is slim. I hit this place in Manassas, Virginia. http://mckayusedbooks.biz/ They had six or seven PC games. Sims, something tycoon, popcap, etc. and one jewel case of Grim Fandago which I didn't want but that could be someone's holy grail I guess. What are my other options? Are there any? I was thinking about pawn shops. |
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| Author: | DaFox [ 12 Aug 2010, 02:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you buy boxed PC games offline? (US) |
Uh I bought Starcraft 2 at Future Shop which is basically Canada's Best Buy. I cannot remember buying a Boxed PC game prior to that, maybe World of Warcraft back in 05. |
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| Author: | suiken_2mieu [ 12 Aug 2010, 13:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you buy boxed PC games offline? (US) |
I go to best buy or gamestop usually. But if I want cheap games that came out maybe a year or 2 ago, i go to 5 and below, they have $5 PC games. |
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| Author: | GeneralAdmission [ 12 Aug 2010, 18:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you buy boxed PC games offline? (US) |
Whenever I'm at Target I always check their clearance shelf (usually tucked away in a non-obvious location). There's no way to predict what will be there, but I have picked up a number of games at huge discounts. IIRC I got Supreme Commander and Jade Empire for <$10 when both games were retailing above $30 everywhere else, even online. Wolverine for ~$6 and GRAW2 for $5. The only other place I buy games is Fry's, but only on the occasions that the price is right. Vast majority of my current purchasing is Amazon, Steam, and GOG. In recent years I've noticed that prices in-store lag faaaaaar behind current online prices (online being much cheaper, natch). If retailers don't bother trying to compete they are just going to lose more business as more people shop online. |
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| Author: | Abram [ 12 Aug 2010, 21:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you buy boxed PC games offline? (US) |
Anywhere i can, as the ones i buy are always the same price, arcoss the board. Though if it's a boxed game, i usually pre-order from Fuckershop. Used to use EB Games, but they no longer sell PC games. Turds. |
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| Author: | Malakaius [ 13 Aug 2010, 00:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you buy boxed PC games offline? (US) |
I tend to get alot of older PC games at Big Lots, though much like Target's clearance rack you never know what you will find. |
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| Author: | Dyre Straits [ 16 Aug 2010, 02:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you buy boxed PC games offline? (US) |
Other than the ones already mentioned, I also have a Micro Center nearby, and, when all else fails, I take a trip about 15 miles away to a Fry's Electronics. Fry's does have the largest selection of boxed games of any place around. Whether or not they have older titles, I can't tell. But, you can always check online for anything in stock. Micro Center does, however, have a LOT of "jewel case" titles for anywhere from $2 and up. Other than these, online options would be Good Old Games for the older titles. http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/ |
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| Author: | Vector [ 16 Aug 2010, 12:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you buy boxed PC games offline? (US) |
Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Compusa |
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| Author: | Tanuki [ 18 Aug 2010, 23:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you buy boxed PC games offline? (US) |
I got Puzzle Quest from a Five Below. |
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| Author: | Hydralisk_X [ 23 Aug 2010, 03:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you buy boxed PC games offline? (US) |
I got Starcraft 2 at gamestop at the midnight launch... Before that my last boxed purchase would be age of conan which I think I actually got at Target over 2 years ago. Before that... was... *scratches head* |
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