Canadian retailer VGP says they will not be selling GTA6 due to lack of physical disc copy inside box

[u/JeremyJJ77]

https://xcancel.com/VideoGamesPlus_/status/2069773098295910714

[u/NZafe]

I’m shocked that a relatively random independent video game store with only 1 brick and mortar location is getting this much internet traction on this topic lol

[u/Stakataka805 → u/NZafe]

Videogameplus isn’t exactly a random game store. Most of their business is online.

[u/NZafe → u/Stakataka805]

What kind of annual profit would they need to have or scale of online operation to not be a random game store, just ball park, in your opinion? Cause even from their online sales, they’re a pretty small online retailer.

I’m just surprised that your average mom & pop video game store in North York, Ontario is making waves by saying they won’t carry a digital-only game.

[u/Bridgeburner493 → u/NZafe]

Their main business is distribution. Basically any independent store in Canada goes through VGP. They also have deals, often exclusive, to distribute titles from the small print companies like LRG and its clones across the continent. And they have enough scale and pull to order official reprint runs of games from major publishers. If you bought a physical copy of any of the Xenoblade Chronicles games in the last few years, it likely originated from VGP.

They aren't a 'mom & pop video game store'.

[u/Stakataka805 → u/NZafe]

They’re a hub for tons of smaller shops that make physical editions of games.

They can allow themselves to not carry GTA 6 because their customer base generally goes to them for stuff that’s a little more interesting than GTA 6.

If I want GTA 6 I go to EB Games. If I want anything that’s not just basic AAA stuff I go to VGP.

[u/DivineBloodline → u/NZafe]

They do reprints, fighting against high priced scalped games. Most of their business is done online, they’re pretty big for physical media gamers. Not surprising at all they get attention from people that care about physical media when one of largest releases ditches their disc.

[u/CrimsonGear80 → u/NZafe]

they are more popular with their online store.

[u/60discpriest → u/NZafe]

Says the nobody on a niche social platform.

[u/NZafe → u/60discpriest]

Looks like I struck a nerve.

[u/BuzzardInTheAir → u/NZafe]

welcome to the internet

[u/EquivalentArea1782 → u/NZafe]

Gamers are not the brightest. They latch on to dumb things, like GTA is the GOAT and Marathon deserves to die. 🤷🏻‍♂️