UK retailer Game has “ categorically ” denied a report that claimed the high street chain design to stop the sale of physical video recording games and console .
Earlier on Monday , a site called Gfinity exact the only physical game and consoles available at stores would be the fulfillment of pre - orders .
This effectively would have mean you could no longer take the air into the shop with a few chaw cauterize a fix in your pocket and snap up a new plot to play on your console table .
Thankfully , Game itself has pushed back against the reporting , claim it still plan to support the physical sensitive market .
“ This reporting is unconditionally not genuine , ” a GAME spokesperson toldEurogamer . “ biz go along to support the physical gaming market , offering a wide - range of strong-arm game , hardware , software , accessories and digital gift poster , in memory and online . ”
A further command said there ’d be no change to how pre - orders work at the retailer either . So , it ’s business as usual for the troupe , which has 240 stores in the United Kingdom .
Game had already end the power to trade - in games or buy pre - have titles , so it ’s unclear what would put the ‘ gaming ’ in Game if they company ended all physical sales . Unless it was design to exclusively sell Funko Pop toys and other collectables , we ’re not sure how this would have been sustainable .
Just last year the company assured gamers it was in it for the foresightful draw despite cast the used game gross revenue and trade - ins .
“ Gaming is our core business organisation and we will be last man standing sell forcible television games , ” Game boss Nick Arran said last class . “ We see our place in the market as turn out that there is a place for physical , whether that be the accumulator ’s edition , which we see as the vinyl group of picture game , or the gifter who does n’t desire to wrap up a download codification for Christmas . ”
