alienjesus wrote:The big problem i see here, and possibly this is something sony haven't considered, is that game stores will be losing LOTS of revenue from the lack of A)retail hard copies of games, and B)2nd hand games. especially the 2nd hand games, which is generally a bigger market for game stores than brand new ones. I wonder whether retailers will even bother to promote a console that seems specifically designed to lose them money. Even if they did choose to stock it, i can imagine them promoting nintendo or microsoft more if they have hard copies of games, because they'll be making the shops significantly more revenue.
The thing though, is this is exactly what digital distribution is there to kill: The second hand market. I think most casual people buy game systems at Walmart/Target/Best Buy anyway, and they dont stand to lose the huge used game market. Also, remember, there will always be people who wont use credit cards so retail stores will sell things like Wii points cards, and stuff like that. The only thing I look forward to with the digital distribution revolution is the death of gamestop. If the modern second hand market dies out for them, maybe they will go funcolandish and start selling retro stuff. That would be awesome.
