The end of used video games? Large retailer stops buying and selling games

A retail chain from the United Kingdom has announced that it will no longer accept and sell used games.

Which company is giving up the trade of used games? The video game retailer “GAME” has announced that it will phase out the purchase and sale of used video games in the coming months.

GAME is a large retail chain in the United Kingdom where gamers could trade their used games for store credits or gift cards. In June 2019, GAME was acquired by the Fraser Group.

In an interview with BBC, a spokesperson for the Fraser Group revealed that the company will continue to sell the games they have in stock – but only as long as supplies last. No further games will be accepted in exchange for store credits or gift cards.

“The End of an Era”

How is the gaming community reacting? A user on X.com (formerly Twitter) writes that he once ran his own independent store and believes that without the trade of used games, GAME cannot survive.

Another user describes GAME’s decision to stop selling used games on Reddit as “the end of an era”, to which another Reddit user expresses his surprise over this decision: “I’m surprised. When I worked there, the used goods trade was the main source of income for the store.”

Other users are less surprised by the company’s path: “The fact that GAME no longer has its own stores and is reduced to a small corner in a sports store shows that the hour for the brand has struck. A huge shame and mismanagement for a great brand.”

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Why does GAME want to stop selling used games? The company has not specified an exact reason.

Perhaps selling used games is not as profitable today as it was a few years ago. After all, there are more and more subscription services that allow players to sample a wide variety of games for a relatively low price before making a purchase decision.

Additionally, there are numerous websites where gamers can conveniently buy and sell their used games directly from home. There are also regular sales in online stores and the return of demos on Steam.

If Ubisoft has its way, gamers will increasingly rely on gaming subscriptions in the future. But as a senior employee of the company recently stated, players will first have to get used to not owning their games: You should get used to not owning your games, says a Ubisoft official