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"PC Games" section in shops getting smaller?

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  • 30-01-2005 6:29pm
    #1
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭


    I can't believe how things have changed in the past year in some game shops... the PC section in GAME on grafton st. has withered down to two shelves and the PC hardware is nowhere to be seen... walk up that road to HMV and the once proud PC section is looking pretty shabby and compact.
    The last time I saw a decent selection of PC games was in PC World (blanchardstown)
    Has anyone else noticed this section shrinking in shops?
    Sad to see it really.

    The blame game: Why is it shrinking? 24 votes

    PC sales are as high as they were before... but console popularity has overtaken it by far.
    0% 0 votes
    The rising popularity of broadband correlates with falling PC software sales.
    25% 6 votes
    PC gamers are more likely per-head to have access to online retailers than console gamers.
    8% 2 votes
    I blame the lack of any decent PC titles.
    45% 11 votes
    Atari Jaguar / I blame solar flares / lol who cares?
    20% 5 votes


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    #2
    Khalim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 345 ✭✭Khalim


    its probably due to the fact that most pc users tend to buy games on the internet nowadays.

    anyways, the PC section in GAME on Dawson Street still looks okay-ish.


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    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Yeah, i buy nearly all my games from play.com.


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    #4
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,080 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    Smiths had a massive PC section last time I was there.


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    #5
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users Posts: 9,189 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    The introduction of DVD cases for PC games, replacing the traditional big cardboard boxes makes it look smaller.


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,301 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Games on play.com are sometimes upto €20 cheaper online than in shops, even after shipping.


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