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    Garnett, I know you have a little history with Gamestop, (a while ago I know, so I understand if your insight isn't current) but I'd really like your perspective on Gamestop's possible reaction/retaliation to the proposed xbox used games thing.

    Whether the One allows them or not it seems certain they're going to try to cut Gamestop out of the loop. So lets assume that the profit margin will drop to 10% on the actual disk at maximum.

    American based presentation or not, Gamestop is the primary video game retailer in america, if they make it corporate policy to give a spoken warning of "This will not work without a daily internet connection, this will not allow you to sell used games" then I could see that shoving people towards a PS4.

    What would be likely? Shelf space manipulation? Would they actually willingly press the PS4 forwards wtihout Sony sweetening the deal at all? Seeing it as a matter of 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend?'

    Or are the stores too removed from each other for any corporate mandate to have much effect?

    Whatcha think Garnett Lee?
    May 24, 2013 12:13pm PDT
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