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[RUMOR] Walmart to start removing physical Xbox games from store. Starting with Starfield (marking down to 3 cents potentially)
- Thread starter Mattmo831
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Seems weird since in the first picture, the memo has a picture of the item that just looks like a regular iPhone screenshot...
That being said, I remember hearing some people saying they'd heard that Walmart was considering getting rid of Xbox physical games at their stores last year in response to the story of Best Buy removing physical media
That being said, I remember hearing some people saying they'd heard that Walmart was considering getting rid of Xbox physical games at their stores last year in response to the story of Best Buy removing physical media
This is down to the decline in physical sales on Xbox, not Game Pass or full game sales.
Yep, retailers will be one of the first to get a heads up about it.
Wouldn't it make business sense to advertise the game with a price of 10 bucks or something ?
Also why specifically Starfield, and for 3 cents ?
i don't believe it.
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Also 3 cents and not $0.03 is pretty weird for an official e-mail.
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Might be real.
"3 cents" is not the sell through price tag like mentioned, but the action that gets the product form the shelves.
Also why specifically Starfield, and for 3 cents ?
i don't believe it.
EDIT:
EDIT:
Might be real.
"3 cents" is not the sell through price tag like mentioned, but the action that gets the product form the shelves.
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Microsoft wants nothing to do with physical media and wants to cut it off as soon as they can.
They can then use that shelf space to sell things people are actually buying.
It's most company policies to destroy products (including food, sadly) instead of giving it away. I assume there's a tax break in it.
I'll have to take a look, maybe will be some good deals.
Boooo
Boooo
This...probably is very reflective on how a lot of people feel about this game but through actual action.
I don't think people missed ET The Game.
Microsoft is likely seeing abysmal physical sales, particularly for their own published games, as you can access them via a monthly subscription instead.
Look at the cost of AAA games. Microsoft is trying to maximize profits where they can, and ceasing production of physical games saves money, plus siphons those who want to pay for a copy towards digital where Microsoft doesn't have to pay a retailer's cut, and the player has no option to sell
I have exactly 1 physical Xbox SX, Forza Horizon 5.
I'd love to buy Hi-Fi Rush or Age of Empires 2 in a box but they don't exist, Microsoft themselves are slowly killing their physical publishing.
I've made a good move sticking with PlayStation and Nintendo for the bulk of my collection.
I'd love to buy Hi-Fi Rush or Age of Empires 2 in a box but they don't exist, Microsoft themselves are slowly killing their physical publishing.
I've made a good move sticking with PlayStation and Nintendo for the bulk of my collection.
You guys *do* remember that Walmart is discontinuing physical sales of all games, right? Just seems like they're doing it slowly rather than all at once.
Someday we will live in a world where your only option will be a cloud based subscription service with no way to purchase or own a game and the monthly cost will be very high. I won't be gaming by then.
So you can't like buy them? It's just for disposal purposes? Because I'd make a trip to get some games for 3 cent
Maybe it's a sign
Maybe it's a sign
I work for Walmart and that screenshot is from the Me@Walmart app (an app only for employees of Walmart). You can download Me@Walmart on any Android or iOS device. It's what we use to clock in, price check items, check the location of things, print labels, etc.
This is a notice for all Walmart stores in the "Inbox" tab of Me@Walmart app. However, I'm not clocked in right now so I can't check if this specific notice for Starfield is there. But the screenshot is what a claims notice in our app looks like.
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The UPC not working seems like it shoots this rumor down imo.
edit: nevermind!
edit: nevermind!
Nintendo coming out with Switch 2, Sony coming out with PS5 Pro, MS with Series X all digital. Jesus christ, if true of course.
Usually happens when there is so much excess inventory they can't mark it down and justify shelf space.
Guessing they expected physical Starfield to sell way more.
Yup, giving product away still holds the company liable if something were to go wrong. Probably much more likely with food items (if it goes bad, etc.) than video games, but it's still the path of least resistance.
OP
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I'm just going off what the tweet says. Plus people in wario discord have said they seen this memo different screenshots from sources. So I'm not really sure if legit
One less reason to go to Walmart.
Brick and mortar stores need to try harder. They're just handing over their businesses to walls of digital scratch off codes.
Brick and mortar stores need to try harder. They're just handing over their businesses to walls of digital scratch off codes.
Mod udate to the title that it seems to be Bullshit?