You’re likely to find many popular game titles in your local supermarket or gaming store, but the range you can find online just doesn’t compare. You can now buy a game and have it deliver eth next day, and that’s why the number of in-store sales has dramatically fallen behind in term of gaming.
Preowned games used to be a big hit, but the fact is you can find better prices online, and that’s the main issue. There are some benefits with physical shops though; you can get your hands on new releases quicker. When you pre-order a game, it could come 2-3 days later, but popping down the shop on the day will guarantee that you can play it on the release date.
Games in stores are not likely to disappear any time soon, but as we move even further into the digital age, games are not likely to remain physical (as a disc), they’re likely to be downloads, which would defiantly be an issue for physical stores.