COVID-19 - Irish Gaming

sweetie · 31-03-2020 6:42pm

Penn wrote: »

Gamestop with another update. They will be shipping out online orders

https://twitter.com/GameStopIE/status/1245006314180358144?s=20

Wonder what the further instructions are...

JimBurnley · 31-03-2020 6:51pm

sweetie wrote: »

Wonder what the further instructions are...

Just got the email. Gives you option to buy online with the promise of refund for what you've paid in-store, once stores reopen

themallrat · 01-04-2020 2:18pm

Gamestop are taking online orders again if anybody still wants to try and snag a physical copy of Resident Evil 3 Remake. I preordered for home delivery yesterday and it is being shipped today.

JimBurnley · 01-04-2020 4:59pm

themallrat wrote: »

Gamestop are taking online orders again if anybody still wants to try and snag a physical copy of Resident Evil 3 Remake. I preordered for home delivery yesterday and it is being shipped today.

Yep, I cracked too and made the order. Was dispatched this afternoon :-)

themallrat · 01-04-2020 5:37pm

JimBurnley wrote: »

Yep, I cracked too and made the order. Was dispatched this afternoon :-)

Glad to hear! I had resigned myself to not getting a physical copy after Smyths cancelled my preorder last Friday. This was a nice surprise at the 11th hour. Hope more people see this and get to place an order. Enjoy the game 😊

SMC92Ian · 01-04-2020 5:49pm

My copy of Resi 3 is on the way, cost more that I'd like but Smyths and Argos will be closed for weeks and after 2 I'm excited for 3.

JimBurnley · 02-04-2020 12:10pm

RE3 delivered! Just need to get pesky work finished before I can boot it up. Looking forward to a scary evening...

themallrat · 03-04-2020 12:46pm

My copy was just delivered as well. Can't wait to start. Hope everyone enjoys.

Zero-Cool · 03-04-2020 12:50pm

Gamestop shipping out copies of Final Fantasy 7 today.

sniper_samurai · 04-04-2020 9:31am

Smyths are accepting orders for home delivery again.

JimBurnley · 21-05-2020 12:28pm

Select CEX stores reopened:

Bray

Clonmel

Cork Blackpool

Cork Grand Parade

Drogheda

Dublin Liffey Street

Dublin Stillorgan

Ennis

Finglas

Limerick

Sligo

Tralee

Waterford

Wexford

Zero-Cool · 21-05-2020 1:01pm

Nice, I have 83 cash worth of games to sell them. Would like to get it done before they drop too much. Would like to hear how they're operating though, 1 hour queue, people bunched together, etc.

TheValeyard · 21-05-2020 1:48pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Nice, I have 83 cash worth of games to sell them. Would like to get it done before they drop too much. Would like to hear how they're operating though, 1 hour queue, people bunched together, etc.

Probably have a Covid tax on them

You'll end up owing them money!

Thecageyone · 21-05-2020 2:31pm

Obvious one, but Argos are open again, just got a third party xbox one controller for my PC yesterday in the one in Navan. I don't know how they are for games as I only buy digital these days, but there was no queue when I went down. In and out within a couple minutes.

RobbingBandit · 22-05-2020 7:39pm

Argos is click and collect no in-store browsing.

Smyths similarly buy on the site and collect from store.

Not sure on GameStop I'd guess the fact that they're not opening stores yet could be a bad sign or they're just happy to do only only for the time being.

JimBurnley · 23-05-2020 3:31pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Nice, I have 83 cash worth of games to sell them. Would like to get it done before they drop too much. Would like to hear how they're operating though, 1 hour queue, people bunched together, etc.

Went down earlier to the one on Liffey St in Dublin. No customers allowed inside, bloke at desk on the door to take orders or games for selling, then 2 more staff in store to get stuff / cash for trade ins. Thought it worked well in the circumstances to be fair, although I was only selling finished games.

Queue wasn't too bad, people kept decent distance and only took about 10-15 mins max

Zero-Cool · 23-05-2020 4:27pm

Thanks for the feedback man, my local one opened for a day before closing, got some backlash as it's part of a shopping center. Will have to wait a bit longer.

RobbingBandit · 26-05-2020 10:08pm

GameStop announced store closures tonight Longford Charlestown and Letterkenny gone out in emails to customers up on Facebook too.

Very sad for all the staff in these stores

Mr Crispy · 26-05-2020 10:12pm

Sad to hear - condolences to the staff. I'd say the closure of three stores is only the thin end of the wedge as well.

RobbingBandit · 26-05-2020 10:28pm

I hope not as the loss of GameStop from the high street and shopping centres leaves Smyths and Argos as the sole providers with the likes of Currys Harvey Norman and a select few Tesco's stocking limited games it'll be very difficult to get boxed video games in Ireland bar the internet soon.

CastorTroy · 26-05-2020 11:26pm

From the mail we got about it:
It says "Don't worry if you have placed a pre-order with us. A store manager will be in contact with you after June 8th"

sniper_samurai · 27-05-2020 1:32am

RobbingBandit wrote: »

GameStop announced store closures tonight Longford Charlestown and Letterkenny gone out in emails to customers up on Facebook too.

Very sad for all the staff in these stores

Apparently Blanchardstown and Mullingar are closing too.

deafroadrunner · 27-05-2020 1:47am

Hearing Sligo aswell

RobbingBandit · 27-05-2020 7:22am

A lot of the stores listed are inside shopping centre buildings which won't be fully open until mid August. If Henry Street Santry or Liffey Street pop up on the list of closure the end is nigh

robojet · 27-05-2020 7:43am

Gamestop Liffey Street will likely be the last one to close, as they have a 50 year lease on the building and didn’t put a termination clause in the agreement.

GameStop Ireland could still survive if they bring their prices more in line with other stores. But for that to happen, the upper management needs to be restructured.

CastorTroy · 27-05-2020 9:15am

deafroadrunner wrote: »

Hearing Sligo aswell

That was given to me as my next nearest for after my local closes

RobbingBandit · 27-05-2020 9:16am

Charlestown is stripped bare shelving and everything

OptimusTractor · 27-05-2020 9:00pm

robojet wrote: »

Gamestop Liffey Street will likely be the last one to close, as they have a 50 year lease on the building and didn’t put a termination clause in the agreement.

GameStop Ireland could still survive if they bring their prices more in line with other stores. But for that to happen, the upper management needs to be restructured.

50 year lease!!! Who did they kidnap? Chelsea Clinton.

sniper_samurai · 27-05-2020 9:03pm

OptimusTractor wrote: »

50 year lease!!! Who did they kidnap? Chelsea Clinton.

I think it is a hold over from Gamesworld before they were bought out by GameStop.

croker99 · 29-05-2020 2:58am

Will gamestop be going a midnight launch for the last of us 2 I wonder...? Or any other store

RobbingBandit · 29-05-2020 7:48am

No way will anyone be doing midnight launch for games again not for a long time

croker99 · 29-05-2020 9:59am

RobbingBandit wrote: »

No way will anyone be doing midnight launch for games again not for a long time

Why's that?

Just need people to queue 2m apart, like people do for Tesco etc at the moment..?

RobbingBandit · 29-05-2020 10:04am

GameStop probably won't be reopened anytime soon Smyths are click and collect only I really don't see them opening stores at midnight for a game in a few weeks time.

sniper_samurai · 29-05-2020 10:12am

RobbingBandit wrote: »

GameStop probably won't be reopened anytime soon Smyths are click and collect only I really don't see them opening stores at midnight for a game in a few weeks time.

GameStop should be able to open from June 8th like all other non-essential retail stores.

RobbingBandit · 29-05-2020 10:22am

Ok I'm out not going into this discussion any further

croker99 · 29-05-2020 9:33pm

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Ok I'm out not going into this discussion any further

Eh?

I was just asking a question about getting a game

RGARDINR · 30-05-2020 12:43am

Probably shouldn't of put 200 deposit on PS5 in GameStop at Stephens green. Just wondering what happens there say if there still about which I think they will come Xmas people in other GameStops that closed that put their deposit down on say the PS5 or new Xbox will they still get it like transferred to other GameStop store? I say GameStop are lucky that PS5 and Xbox have new consoles out near end of the year as they should make a lot then as without this further in the year they definitely might struggle even further.

ussjtrunks · 31-05-2020 2:17am

Is smyths or GameStop good to order from online, amazon take ages to ship now so I was thinking of preordering last of us off one of um, Ideally to get it luanch day

Atlas_IRL · 02-06-2020 9:18am

Bought days gone from Gamestop and it came 2 days later.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 02-06-2020 10:07am

RGARDINR wrote: »

Probably shouldn't of put 200 deposit on PS5 in GameStop at Stephens green. Just wondering what happens there say if there still about which I think they will come Xmas people in other GameStops that closed that put their deposit down on say the PS5 or new Xbox will they still get it like transferred to other GameStop store? I say GameStop are lucky that PS5 and Xbox have new consoles out near end of the year as they should make a lot then as without this further in the year they definitely might struggle even further.

To each their own, but personally I cannot see the value in giving gamestop any money up front for one of these consoles. Its like giving them an unsecured, interest free loan, and if they fold, your money is gone. These consoles are going to be manufactured by the million, you wont have problems getting one.

RGARDINR · 02-06-2020 10:59pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

To each their own, but personally I cannot see the value in giving gamestop any money up front for one of these consoles. Its like giving them an unsecured, interest free loan, and if they fold, your money is gone. These consoles are going to be manufactured by the million, you wont have problems getting one.

True but saying that I say the ps5 will be like gold dust come Xmas and would of before covid came along. It will be the big seller this Xmas along with the new Xbox and I know my kids will want it so wasn't going to be come Xmas looking for one and more then likely not get one hence the deposit. I'm just not sure on a deposit can you if you believe that the business is in trouble and possibly could go out of business when it re opens to get it back or to get something instead in store out of the deposit?

quokula · 03-06-2020 2:52pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

To each their own, but personally I cannot see the value in giving gamestop any money up front for one of these consoles. Its like giving them an unsecured, interest free loan, and if they fold, your money is gone. These consoles are going to be manufactured by the million, you wont have problems getting one.

My experience of previous console launches is that they're rarely easy to get on day 1 if you haven't preordered. Supply usually takes a few months to meet demand, which likely means missing Christmas if that matters to you.

With that said, I'd be reluctant to hand a deposit over any kind of high street game shop as they've all been on shaky ground in recent years. If I was preordering I'd do it with somewhere more reliable like Amazon or Tesco if possible.

JimBurnley · 05-06-2020 4:34pm

Most shops to reopen Monday, shopping centres to reopen Mon 15th June. Just in time for TLOU2!

chalkitdown1 · 06-06-2020 1:25am

JimBurnley wrote: »

Most shops to reopen Monday, shopping centres to reopen Mon 15th June. Just in time for TLOU2!

Yay! I can finally get my €60 that I stupidly paid in full for a Resident Evil 3 pre-order, then had to buy elsewhere when Gamestop closed.

Won't be doing that again.

Zero-Cool · 06-06-2020 12:18pm

List of 1st wave of Gamestop stores opening on 8th and 15th of June.

https://www.gamestop.ie/store-information

Jordan 199 · 06-06-2020 12:51pm

Excellent. My nearest one will be be open four days before The Last of Us 2 is released.

RobbingBandit · 06-06-2020 6:35pm

They probably could have retained the stores closed recently but then again things were much worse off two weeks ago that today with shopping centre based stores being able to open nearly 7 weeks earlier than first estimated.

CastorTroy · 09-06-2020 10:04am

For anyone who lives in or travels to Northern Ireland, I got a mail saying Game will be reopening from 15th June.
Though it seems they're just mainly for click and collect. At least it's encouraged as you cannot browse the store but can ask staff to help or get something for you

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