GameStop Plans to Offer DLC In-Store in 2010

[DTWolfwood]

Ok the title does make it sound ridiculous, but as you said greg it does make more sense when you let the message sink in.

It doesnt hurt to be able to pay real money directly at the store for DLC if YOU ARE ALREADY THERE FOR SOME OTHER REASON. To have that available venue sure would make it even more convenient. Brilliant forward thinking!

*note to self: Buy some stock in Gamestop

This doesn't solve anything for people like me. I want the DLC on a disc. I want hard-copy add-ons that I can continue to use and install long after the game creators are bought out by EA, milked, canned, and buried.

Hmmm perhaps they can offer a hard copy, some machine that burns it on a disc for you in the store. Of course the question is will you be willing to pay some kind of nominal fee for this service?

 

[akmarksman]

When I read the title,I thought "They're going to be sticking DLC on discs now..sweet."

After reading the 2nd paragraph..it doesn't make any sense.
Why not just let the consumer decide?

I can just see the cashiers trying to get consumers duped into downloading DLC..

 

[CustomMagnum]

I actually think this is a great move. Currently I can't get connected to Live, which means I have a pile of DLC for Dragon Age just sitting on my desk, waiting for me to get off my butt and purchase a new wireless network adapter. I'd much rather just have it on disc form so I didn't have to do this. In the long run, it'll save me money, I think.

Except that all it does is purchase the DLC and start the download. Meaning that your box STILL needs to be connected to the internets to take advantage of this.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

seems like a pretty good idea, i am lazy that way too and sometimes max out my ways of paying for said DLC and don't always want to buy a card

 

[syndicated44]

Hmm so they send you the files..? My friend has no internet connection that still completely removes him from purchasing dlc unless it comes with the game or they put it on the xbox there. So really I dont see the point you can do the same thing from home.

 

[whaleswiththumbs]

Cool, so long as the prices are the same.

They probably will be the same price, maybe a tad more, because I'd imagine that Gamestop wants atleast some off it.

 

[hansari]

I'm gonna have to wait to see the pricing scheme game retailers give in comparison to what is given on Xbox Marketplace...

 

[Et3rnalLegend64]

This doesn't solve anything for people like me. I want the DLC on a disc. I want hard-copy add-ons that I can continue to use and install long after the game creators are bought out by EA, milked, canned, and buried.

That's never gonna happen. If it did, then all of your extended friends can have the DLC without ever buying it.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

I suppose that's ok. But like it was stated, why can't I just download them at home? I mean if it was cheaper at the store, sure I'd do it.

 

[Rayjay06]

Cool, so long as the prices are the same.

They probably will be the same price, maybe a tad more, because I'd imagine that Gamestop wants atleast some off it.

I'm assuming, since this is a partnership with Sony and Microsoft, that there is a sort of profit sharing that GameStop will benefit from. I really don't see the bad in this. If you don't want to buy it in-store you will still have Live/PSN. However, if you (like me) are tired of buying MS Points in bulk only to use a few of them then this is a great alternative. It will also make DLC news more accessible to gamers who may not check Escapist/Gamespot/IGN on a regular basis which will, in turn, lead to higher DLC sales.

 

[USSR]

hooray! lets mess up one of the things that make dlc so nice

..what are they messing up?

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Wheres the advantage if you still have to d'load it at home?

 

[r_Chance]

Wheres the advantage if you still have to d'load it at home?

Paying cash or trading in old games, as others have mentioned, seems to be the primary advantage. People buying gift games with dlc pre-bought seems like a possibility as well.

 

[bowserboy26578]

Yay, one more way Gamestop canshove it to gamers and rip us all off.

 

[SMOKEMNHALO2001]

GameStop: Power To The Payers.

No no, Gamestops not that nice.
More like GameStop: Power to our investors

 

[squid5580]

I'm assuming this has something to do with the amount of gamers who may not have a good internet connection. If so, then that's great news! It's about time they got to share the fun

I agree. I have had times when a simple download took hours due to my connection. Makes it easier.

Umm wouldn't you still have to download it anyways? And if you don't either have a router or have your console hooked up when you get to the store how would this save you any time?

Wheres the advantage if you still have to d'load it at home?

Paying cash or trading in old games, as others have mentioned, seems to be the primary advantage. People buying gift games with dlc pre-bought seems like a possibility as well.

You can still trade in your games and use the credit to buy cards. The gift thing does make sense although it does have a fatal flaw. The same flaw that is with this whole idea. I don't know about anyone else but on 1 occasion I bought the DLC before actually playing the game. And that was for Dragon Age and the Keep quest. And only because I had the extra points on hand and the 360 was hooked up (since I am routerless it was just more convenient since I was D/Ling a bunch of other stuff for it). We risk inbetween 59 to 69 dollars with each game. And now they want us to put more money on the table for DLC for a game we may not like? Not to mention the whole why this DLC is out on the day the game launches which is a bit of a rip off in itself (I don't care what Bioware says thier intentions were). I am in no way displeased getting scammed by them for that but there is that little niggling voice that says it was a bit of dirty pool going on there.

 

[Simalacrum]

Its quite a good idea actually, the more you think about it. For example, with DLC from home, you can't trade in games to make it cheaper and whatnot, its simply not possible. Still, I think it might be a good move if Game Stop made it cheaper in-store, to enourage people to buy it from there.

 

[GonzoGamer]

What would really bothered me (if I ever shopped there anymore) is the fact that the lines are going to be even longer now that they have another thing to add to the list of crap they try to sell you when you finally reach the counter: magazine subscriptions, strategy guides, preorders for games that aren't coming out for another year...

While it would be pretty cool (for some without the connection) if they were putting dlc on disc for people, they're just being lame brokers for little kids without credit cards.