Used game prices pushing digital?

This is going to be a quick blog, but one I want to mention. I feel that certian chain stores are are going to make more people go to digital then they are to buy actual copies of games. I'll explain.


Since where I used to live didn't allow for games to be mailed all of the time, I had to go to a local chain store to buy used games. What I found was that a copy of the game I was looking for was 16.99 compared to the 9.99 I could pay for digital. So digital it was, my thought was why spend more money when I can download the game for less. Even if you factor in certian costs it might have been about the same, but at the time I was thinking price.


Another example is how many games are sold for higher prices then peole are willing to pay for used games and all of a suden they come out on a network at a reduced price. I think that this will happen more, but die hard fans will still buy carts.


Take for example Castlevania Chronicles for the ps1. On Amazon a used copy sells for 24.00 used lowest price or 79.99 starting for brand new. Digital wise 5.99 on the psn. Now I'm sure to collectors this is worth it, but to people who want a good price because they may not be able to pay the cost of a copy, it may be worth it.


Now I did look at Ebay to be fair and the cost was higher. If you look at the cahin store there are no brand new copies but you can buy a digital copy from them . If you look at a used copy of the Dracula X both used and digital are the same. Now here is the kicker the game I mentioned earlier was Justice Legue Heroes for psp. Guess what, they don't have a digital copy to buy as of yet. So basicaly why not try to get more money?

So I sent an email to this chain store after reviewing some other games that didn't have digital downloads on the website or some did but the used/new copies were less. Over 48 hours goes buy and guess what, no answer from them.

Now here is the thing that gets me about their pricing. They told me that they operate at the level of a pawn shop so they adjust their pricing to meet these standards. If that's the case then the only panw shop I've been to was not marking games as high as they should have. I have not heard anyone else say they operate at this level.