Does Best Buy still sell Movies and Games in 2024?
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- čas přidán 2. 01. 2024
- Best Buy is removing physical media?? what??
I went to 5 Best Buys to look at the state of their physical media sections.
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This looks very much like the final years of Fry's Electronics.
It looks like Best Buy is quickly approaching its best-by date.
BRUH! LMAO
Circuit City: Glad of you to finally join us, Best Buy.
True. They're looking more like circuit City and Fry's electronicsz before those two went out of business.
I give them 3 years max till they close their doors.
@@MikeJAk49 Not sure about the story of Circuit City but Fry's was poorly run. I think remember hearing that Best Buy is still profitable.
Its so sad that games are going to digital downloads. We want physical media we can’t let it die. Nobody wants to download a fkkn game 99.99% of us want to buy the disc. If it wont fit on a couple blurays start selling them on sd cards or something else. Almost every single one of us want to buy physical games ask anybody
I remember when best buy had a music section and sold synthesizers and guitars and stuff, crazy
yeaaah those sections are looooong gone!
At this point what are you there for at a best buy anymore? Appliances and not much else.
i went to best buy earlier today after a few yrs and my mind was blink felt like Minecraft in there@@Plxlinixy
@@Plxlinixy i'd say that and more general electronics, like my local Best Buy was the most convenient spot for me to get Ethernet cables/modem/wifi router/etc. Aside from that i got nothin tho
I don't know why I watch these besides wanting to support you in the only way I honestly can. I don't even live in the US lmao.
same here lol
I once watched a 7 hour video about the pros and cons of various resident evil ports and I don't even play survival horror.
Its relevant because this is happening in other parts of the world also.. Here in Norway, most dvds/discs are also gone now, a few electronic stores got games still but the selection often looks like in this video here ...
This is your future if you have Best Buys
@@FallicIdol I don't
Something to keep in mind too, is that Best Buy is usually pretty empty of stuff into February, after the busy holidays. Even with that, my Best Buy was also seeing the same emptiness before the holidays. They just have less and less media. Last time at Target, there was just one end cap of movies. If you want media, Amazon is the way to go anymore.
Eventually you won't even be able to own video games or physical media anymore. The discs will have rotted and the stores won't sell them. Everything is a subscription service. The nightmare has been coming, and it scares me.
Yah lol take care of your Disc and that will almost never happen!!! Even my CDs from the 80s work perfectly fine, every DVD I have from launch of the DVDs still works perfectly fine. Most of the time with disc rot it’s because one of two things it was manufactured poorly for the user damaged it. Just out of curiosity are you being paid by I need a large corporations that want to get rid of physical media or are you just a dumb five-year-old!!
paying monthly for anything is such a fail. id way rather pay a fee up front, then i dont have to keep paying. everyones goal in life should be to have the least amount of monthly payments. its just smart financing
@@RideRedRacer exactly!!! I think the plan is eventually to remove the ability to even purchase things digitally, so that you have to rent them every time you wanna watch it. Imagine paying three dollars to watch your favorite movie every time for the rest of your life. People today are soooooooooo dumb.
@@superstaff Plot twist they love it until they discover that they'll need multiple subscription services for the so called everything, and then the licenses get lost all over the place. And then they discover they don't have a job to maintain their subscriptions for their everything and with no physical media, they're left with next to nothing.
Piracy is the way to preserve
Best Buy still existing is the real shock of 2024.
Best Buy is actually pretty cool, if you need a computer part or accessory on short notice, or if you want to actually see the piece of technology you're thinking about buying beforehand.
I love walking into a Best Buy, last place I can look for Graphics Cards in my area.
Don't get me wrong, I like their stores, but it seems like they're the last remnant of a dead business model.@@JasonGravesPoser
I know this is 2024 now and a lot of people nowadays would prefer digital and streaming media over physical copies of movies and video games since it's easier and more convenient, but I actually personally still love to collect physical media and that doesn't seem fair for Best Buy to discontinue physical media like that either, especially for people like me who still love collecting them since I'm just saying. I'm actually kind of an old-fashioned person myself since I still do things like it's 2003 almost or something being that I still do certain things a lot of people would have done 20 years or so in the past. I don't even text on phones or scan QR codes either since I'm just not in that sort of thing myself. It would be nice though if Best Buy would still continue to sell physical movies and media although at least they'll still carry physical video games from what I've heard for the time being.
i dont trust gamers that are willing to spend money and not get an item in their hands. they're paying for nothing. physical collectors at least have the artwork to remind them of the game
90% of people in NA bought digitally in 2022
@@RideRedRacernot even physical is preservation either for piracy is
@@therealjaystone2344 I still buy most of my games physically though, even in 2024.
@@RideRedRacer I actually got a physical game this past Christmas for Nintendo Switch and it didn't even have a game card inside of the case since it just included a digital code for downloading the full game instead.
Is the outlet store just a bunch of the appliances that are either damaged/clearance, or bulk that they need to clear out? I went to a Dilliards outlet store once and it looked like a Dilliards, but everything was very cheap compared to the other stores
It is, just think of sears outlet with "defective" items and returns that can't be sold at a regular bestbuy.
This is the kind of hard-hitting investigative journalism that we can except from a Karl Jobst or Mutahar. Congrats!
At least I know where to go if I want a physical copy of Super Mario RPG
It's the only perfect game for me anyway.
Still waiting for a sale
The Best Buy here just has plastic cases with a piece of paper with a QR code on it instead of actual games. You scan it, buy the game online, wait for them to say its ready for pickup, then walk up to the front to the online pickup desk. They've been doing this long before they announced they were gonna stop selling games. It's the dumbest thing I've ever seen. I just walked up to the front counter and told them what game I wanted and bought it instead of going through all that BS. I don't understand why Best Buy even exists anymore other than to sell cell phones and appliances
As French I am sad .
Because I buy bluray steelbook from Best Buy on eBay .
I love steelbook
I think they will be out of buisiness soon. I never liked going to this store I feel like I’m being followed by salesman and watched, I get that sleezy car dealerships vibe
It's interesting how Best Buy could position itself as a host of quality products that work, unlike Amazon. It's definitely not a good thing when you apply 8 amps of power across a 2 amp circuit breaker for about 10 minutes.
One thing these store don't realize is people will go in to brouse and items like cds and dvds attract attention because most people like movies and music and these items generate impulse buying if they are available and fairly priced.Few people buy stoves or refrigerators everyday,or expensive video game consules.It's these smaller frequently sold items that keep sales up.
Pokemon Colosseum Music. I will have to check my local Best Buy when I get a chance.
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Thanks for the shout out bro
They keep their games at the front checkout or in the wearhouse due to theft. I help remodel their stores and this is where their games are so do not look at the aisles as if they are empty. Those cards are for the same reason. If I remember correctly they were using those cards for switch because switch games get stolen more often than not. they have movies at the remodeled stores but they keep them in the wearhouse as well. The last store you went to was a outlet store. It is not meant to be treated like a regular best buy . The reason it looks the way it does.
The last game I bought from Best Buy was Trials of Mana on the Switch back when the pandemic first hit. They had to hand it to me in the parking lot. I wonder if I'll be able to buy Visions of Mana there by the time it comes out.
It's a Seiken Densetsu game❤. I gotta have a physical copy!
I think I also bought Trials of Mana at best buy
I wanted to buy the first 3 seasons of Family Guy when Disney bought Fox, and thought it would be really easy since I always saw them at Best Buy, but they already had downsized everything when I went to pick them up.
It's basically just a warehouse for generic electronics at this point. It's a shame. I used to love going to Best Buy as a kid.
It's weird too. I went for a replacement power supply for one of my devices but couldn't find it even though the website showed that it was there. So I did a pickup order while in the store. Spotted the person getting stuff and tailed her. She went behind the geek squad counter in a locked up display case and got what I ordered. Why couldn't I just do it myself?. Strange way to segregate your store.
The Best Buy outlet looked like fry’s when it was closing
So different compared to just 5 years ago
Full of life, variety, fully stocked, fun and now a barren waste like Sears.
used to work at a best buy in 2020 and always remember a pretty decently varied selection of switch games, including physical indie games. sad to see them a lot more barren now.
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@negiwhite you're fighting the good fight. We all support Jason in any way we can. He's honest and speaks from his heart.
My best buy outlet has a ton of stuff, tvs, speakers, etc. Worth checking out twice a year.
That second location is in Winter Garden! I usually shop there. They just went through a total refurbishment last year, hence why the new logo.
The fanciest best buy I've been in for sure
They're starting to look like Fry's electronics and circuit City before those companies went out of business bunch of random stuff and bare shelves.
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the Pokemon Colosseum music is such a throwback.
Reminds me a bit of Circuit City back in the day, honestly.
The margins on games brand new is pretty slim based off my experience at our small retail store. Buy them for about $50-55 from a 3rd party supplier and sell for retail $60-70 or less to be more competitive and that's if they sell. Otherwise they'll get marked down to the point we lose money on them. For the most part, people will purchase the popular titles and the ones that aren't popular just rot on the shelves. Our used games have always sold better with our profit margins being between 30-50% compared to new games giving about 10-15% profit margin and those sell better than the new ones.
Xbox is the worst seller out ps and switch; especially after game pass came out. I don't remember the numbers put in our store even GTA5 which has been one of the top selling games since it came out has sold about 8x-10x as much on ps vs xbox. Game pass is such a sweet deal right now that it only titles like COD really sell on xbox.
Take into effect also mobile gaming which many games are free to play where parents can just buy the ipad or whatever and they're kids can play fortnite or candy crush or whatever for free without having to spend money (unless the kid has access and starts buying they're skins or packs or whatever) to compete with physical media being $50-$70 unless you go used; most parents would rather stick with the free games.
Blu rays and dvds are in the same boat with subscription services like Netflix and Prime vs going out and buying a copy. Matt Damon I believe on Hot Ones had an interesting tidbit talking about that; how your movie could flop in theaters but you make your money back in dvd sales almost like a 2nd screen opening but now the landscape has changed and it's hurting sales and movies as an artform; having less freedom because of dvds not recooperating your financial losses. Probably why a fair amount of films like Marvel became cookie cutter because they have a formula that worked and didn't want to stray too far because of production costs and advertising.
It sucks cause I miss the days where games came with booklets that gave extra story and cool artwork and going to Blockbuster or Wal Mart to find some random film to watch was a big thing. Now everything is at your fingertips digitally and it kinda loses the charm of the journey and adventure of it all. Just wandering the aisles, trying to find the one that catches your eye and makes you go that's the one.
Tl;dr I don't blame Best Buy for stopping physical media. I wouldn't be surprised if they ditched they're big warehouses for smaller ones too and cut their inventory to include just tv's, pc's, game accessories, consoles, and other stuff like that. Trim a whole lot of fat just so they can keep what they know sells.
Not sure if a lot of people feel that films haven’t been great lately or we just get flooded with a lot of mindless entertainment. I haven’t found a movie good enough that I would want to pay the full retail price to watch or own. The Netflix age has created a lot of content that I just play in the background when I do chores.
@tamwilfred I think we have more options that drive away the sale of movies. Before we had either tv or movies. Then we had internet which we could find films or play around or go to like newgrounds and later youtube for entertainment which both grew over different periods of time. Now we have easy access to movies for a basic subscription fee. So should I spend $10-$20 on a movie or go home and browse something for which I already paid for?
There's a few that I would pay for but not much either. D&D Among Thieves I'd pay for to watch and for background noise. I'd also by Juice if I found it. It's old and has its flaws but it got pretty good around the turning point of the film.
somebody got their cool new video recording glasses!!!! Pretty sweet
They're not in yet lol, can't wait though!
The Pokémon Colosseum/XD soundtrack is GOATED
Looks like the Best Buy near me, though a little nicer. It felt like it was going out of business soon, but wasn't announcing it. Strangely absent in employees, too.
I have no reason ever to go in a Best Buy again
Even if they didn’t want to carry 4k’s and blue rays in stores, having them in one place and just having them online to order would make so much more sense l
Instead…… f#ck ‘em
Best buy was my favorite store,i used to buy all my movies and games from there.
This feels like browsing today's internet...
Keep purchasing digital media online instead of physical media and you will own nothing. Convenience is the silent killer of many things.
You said it perfectly 👌
Best Buy's stores are telling the complete story lately... the clock is ticking.
Of course there wouldn't be a movies, media section in a Best Buy OUTLET store. Did you just land on our Planet?! 😂 Welcome! 🤗
If Best Buy has stopped selling movies, then that eliminates 98% of the reasons I would patronize their stores. I guess it's time to cancel my account with them.
Hey bro love you content and you know i do, but todays video not good for people with motion sickness.
There barely any foot traffic at the stores and with them stopping the selling of movies it gonna make it even worst for them... they gonna still keep selling games
at least the first best buy that you went to has a stock of Blu-ray left
This is all right after Christmas.
My Best Buy store has become pathetic. They stock hardly no games. Any game you look for on their website isn’t in store, you have to wait at least 3 days to have it mailed to you. If that’s the way they are going to operate, we might as well as buy it somewhere else.
After watching two of Jason's videos and a couple more by other creators: Does anyone else get the feeling that everything is dying?
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When I buy my games/movies/music, I buy a PHYSICAL copy that I own and can't be taken away, not NETFLIX.
What is the point of going to best buy then? If you want tech, your getting more options and likely better deals online. Though I guess you can say the same about games and movies.
Yes, especially in my area. I can still buy games at best buy
Edit: for now
Worst buy has always sucked I hope they go out of bussiness and all the nasty people lose there jobs.
If you fart in a space shuttle, does the smell linger longer? Can farts on the moon lift you off of your feet? You already know that I don't eat bologna.
I really hope Best Buy goes out of Business in a few years they’re making a huge mistake for getting rid of the Physical Media.
They won’t though because they still will sell TVs computers and phones
@@corycg9624 The only thing I’ll buy from Best Buy from now on is there TV’s and Appliances.
@@corycg9624Coming from someone who does not hope any company to go out of business, I wouldn’t be shocked. The last time I went there, it was a ghost town. When I looked at the stock last year, it was 80 per share. Now, they’re close to 70.
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Whats the big deal Ebay Amazon and most thrift stores have tons of them.
Not as much variety. Also it’s higher priced online.
Meh. Ill buy that sonic game for $10 in a few years.
Best Buy sucks now. they get rid of physical media and now they sell gardening tools instead. that store is a joke now
depends on if your local best buy still has physical media because some do
Circut City was always better.
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Is going to be gone
Wow the Best Buys in your town look awful. They are all lazily stocked and sad looking
Boring & barren 👎
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ITT: People who don’t shop at Best Buy and don’t buy movies are mad Best Buy are taking away movies
I think Best Buy‘s going out of business but it’s their own fault. Do you see who they employ there? I mean if I became CEO, I would fire everyone in the store and rehire everyone. You have a bunch of people who look like they hate themselves and they hate their lives, and they hate their jobs. I think it’s only a matter of time before they are out of business and it’s not just Best Buy. A lot of stores near me are being ran to the ground. All the managers look like this some lowlife young kids who could care less about anything, back in the day the managers at any store were 40 or 50 years old or even older today you going to the store and the oldest person looks like they’re 21 and they do that because they don’t have to pay them as much and the stores are all suffering every single store, I go in that suffering it’s all because of the same thing, the oldest person working in the store should not be 22 years old but they’re doing it to themselves. It’s like they are self-destructing purposely. and let’s face it when Covid came and shut half the store down people started ordering from Amazon more and more and a lot of people never went back to the stores. I don’t go back to the stores cause most of the stores don’t have anything in them anymore you go to Best Buy or GameStop and it’s a Ghost Town, so I either order from Amazon or I do same-day delivery from target if they have it but it’s a disaster out there. And I don’t know who thinks getting rid of physical media is a good idea because then you never own anything you’re just borrowing it you can’t resell it. my switch in my PlayStation five almost everything‘s physical my Xbox I have basically just for Game Pass so that’s the only digital one but I hate digital I wanna own something just like when I buy a movie from Verizon it’s 20 or $30. The problem is if I ever leave Verizon I lose those movies and that’s crazy and that happened in the past I had quite a bit of movies and then I moved got new service and lost all my movies so they’re charging you full price but you’re really only borrowing them. You should be able to download them on an SD card because you did buy them, but they don’t give you that option, they are thief and that’s why you gotta do what you have to do and lose no sleep over