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Originally Posted by Tom Guycott
I already said the GameStop pre-order price may have a bit to do with that ($100 vs traditional $50), as well.
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It may, but it doesn't look like Gamestop's alone here, though we don't know the proportions exactly.
While I can't preclude it, I seriously doubt Gamestop would end up on the outs here. They were in a position to end up with borderline monopolistic status, and I doubt that kind of security is something they'd shit on. Publishers are still scared of Gamestop, which is why they actively cater to them even as they piss and moan that they're killing the game industry.
I have trouble believing Microsoft has the balls to actively alienate such a major force. And this is considering what they tried to pull on the customers.
But again, I don't know for sure. This is suspicion and theory, and it's especially hard since we don't know where the increase in pre-order price came from.