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COVID-19 - Irish Gaming

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    #62
    JimBurnley
    Registered Users Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭JimBurnley


    Select CEX stores reopened:


     Bray


    Clonmel


     Cork Blackpool


    Cork Grand Parade


    Drogheda


    Dublin Liffey Street


    Dublin Stillorgan


    Ennis


    Finglas


    Limerick


    Sligo


    Tralee


    Waterford


    Wexford


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    #63
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,480 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    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.


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    #64
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,206 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    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 :D

    You'll end up owing them money!

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



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    #65
    Thecageyone
    Registered Users Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Thecageyone


    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.


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    #66
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,075 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    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.


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    #67
    JimBurnley
    Registered Users Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭JimBurnley


    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


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    #68
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,480 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    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.


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    #69
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,075 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    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


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    #70
    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,651 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    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.


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    #71
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,075 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    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.


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    #72
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,793 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    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"


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    #73
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,513 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    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.


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    #74
    deafroadrunner
    Registered Users Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭deafroadrunner


    Hearing Sligo aswell


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    #75
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,075 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    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


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    #76
    robojet
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭robojet


    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.


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    #77
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,793 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    deafroadrunner wrote: »
    Hearing Sligo aswell

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


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    #78
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,075 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Charlestown is stripped bare shelving and everything


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    #79
    OptimusTractor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,955 ✭✭✭OptimusTractor


    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.


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    #80
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,513 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    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.


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    #81
    croker99
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭croker99


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


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    #82
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,075 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


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


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    #83
    croker99
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭croker99


    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..?


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    #84
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,075 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    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.


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    #85
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,513 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    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.


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    #86
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,075 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


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


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    #87
    croker99
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭croker99


    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    Ok I'm out not going into this discussion any further

    Eh?

    I was just asking a question about getting a game


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    #88
    RGARDINR
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭RGARDINR


    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.


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    #89
    ussjtrunks
    Registered Users Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭ussjtrunks


    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


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    #90
    Atlas_IRL
    Registered Users Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Atlas_IRL


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


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    #91
    Stone Deaf 4evr
    Registered Users Posts: 7,991 ✭✭✭Stone Deaf 4evr


    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.


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