Why procure physical copies of games when it’s such a hassle? Digital is easier and faster and better, right? Why get a physical copy if you’re going to have to wait weeks until a private stock market of scalpers decide that normies should get their hands on an EMMI Amiibo. We’re already discouraged from buying physical games due to convenience. They take what’s already an expensive passion and make it only accessible to richer fans willing to rip themselves off to get the newest and greatest.Įven beyond the completely-legal-but-still-shitty behavior, scalpers make it harder to preserve game history or even want to preserve game history. But because it’s easy for bots and bad actors to make it their literal job to buy things before we do and re-sell them. Not because it’s hard to get a popular item. A countdown clock telling us when we can pre-order doesn’t matter if the system is rigged. We leave feeling not just disappointed, but lied to. Even if all the sales are or were organic, this shit is dispiriting. But when the clock says 11:59 and the website says “Coming Soon,” then 12:00 hits and the website says, “Sold Out,” we’re doing this wrong, people. Pre-orders should go to first come, first serve. Especially if they could get the Nintendo 64 but the only game left was Pilotwings.īut that’s nothing compared to the massive amount of skill and luck it takes to buy just one console or special edition or tangentially-related apparel now. When people waited in line for hours for a Nintendo 64, there was a chance a lot of them wouldn’t leave smiling. Any accessories related to a big release are snatched up and put online for a price somewhere between, “I must really love games” and “Games are more important than buying food.” The fact that sites such as Walmart and Amazon list the overblown resell price as if they were the MSRP is only more confusing and fucked.Īgain, game console launches have always been fraught with availability issues. It’s also the Metroid Dead special edition. Effie, we all got pains.īut scalping has gone beyond Amazon listing over forty resellers pushing the OLED Switch for twice the price. I’m also aware that, with microchip shortages, it’s also harder for the supply to meet the demand.
We’re mad at them, even as we consider resorting to them so we can play outstanding next generation titles like - I dunno - Returnal. They’re selling out to scalpers who then turn around and fence those systems for twice the price.Īnd, look, I know that we’re all aware of scalpers.
But what’s becoming more and more - what’s the word? - motherfucking frustrating is seeing that these systems aren’t selling out to dummies like me who want a new big shiny object.
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