" @example1013 said:Sorry you didn't read my post correctly. I said nowhere in my post that GameStop was either more or less valid than Games On Demand. I was simply saying that Microsoft is at least as shady as GameStop, if not more so, thus invalidating the idea that buying things from GameStop is somehow less moral than using Games On Demand." @yoshimitz707 said:So you'd rather drive for 30 minutes, give a different corporate entity your money, deal with dumb-ass employees that seem to be the gold standard of GS, and all the while cut the developer out of the money for the game you're playing, that they put the hard work into, and give it to Gamestop instead? Don't act all holier than thou just because you shop at a GS. Both methods are certainly viable. TL:DR: Stop being a dick "" @ch13696So...you'd rather give $2 to microsoft instead? You're really going to paint Gamestop as the big, evil corporation when Microsoft has been convicted of violating anti-trust regulations, numerous times? Gamestop just makes extra money by circumventing developer fees. Last time I checked, that wasn't breaking both federal and international regulations in order to force other companies out of business. Plus, downloading generally takes longer, and uses up bandwidth. And, you just have to sit there and wait while it downloads. At least with Gamestop you're doing something in between playing (i.e. driving fo realz). "@yoshimitz707 said:I think $2 extra is worth not having to leave your house, spending time driving there, wasting fossil fuels, and then having to give money to Gamestop. "" @ch13696Not if you have one of their club cards dealios. Then it's 10% off. Basically no tax.@takua108 said:Wouldn't taxes bring that above 20? "" @ch13696: I did too, yesterday, and found that Burnout: Paradise is only $20 on XBL Games on Demand! :D "Fuck that. Gte it used at any Gamestop for $17.99.
My point is that GameStop is no less viable than Games On Demand. I fail to see how that's being a dick.
I've also had nothing but pleasant experiences with the employees at GameStop. Everyone I've met is quite competent, and I've enjoyed every recommendation I've gotten from them. Maybe it's just where you live.
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