I shopped at Gamestop again (against my better judgement)

[A Black Falcon]

Local places near me? That's a bit redundant. Oh wait, you mean like a local startup game store? Those don't exist, except spoken in whispers on the wind!

Well, there's one locally-owned gaming store in town here, and several outlets of a locally-owned music store chain that also carries videogames... those carry Atlus and O3 stuff. Best Buy... not so sure about that one, I think not. Fye? There is one, but I don't go there often. I don't think they carry any of the Atlus stuff though.

Anyway, let me make my position clear here. Yes GR, the game being opened is no big deal if I'm just caring about getting my game. Indeed I had that opinion for a long time. It really isn't a big deal, in and of itself. The point is that the company shouldn't be doing this. It's one of those "little wrongs" that some companies do. With everything else building to a head though, as I described in the REST of that rant (did you read the whole thing? This issue does not exist in a void), basically it becomes a matter of principle.

Did you read my explanation saying why they do it? I think it's a LOT better than the alternative!