Video Game Giant ABRUPTLY Closes Stores in New York State

This video game chain that has a grasp on the market has abruptly closed almost all of its New York State locations with no intent as of right now to open them back up.

Whether you are a PS5er or a XBox fan (or heck there used to be a time where you had to claim whether you were a Nintendo or a Sega fan), Game Stop has always been a standard when it came to having all the video game equipment that you need. For the record, they still do have some of the vintage games including the Wii--we can call the Wii vintage now, right?

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Game Stop is reportedly closing stores all across New York State. There are 471 stores that have been listed as closes as video game fanatics wait for a reasoning from the parent company. Here are some of the Western New York locations that are going to be closed with no explanation if and when they will be reopening any time in the furture.

• Buffalo – University Plaza, 3500 Main St.
• Depew – Transit Losson Wegmans Center, 4960 Transit Road
• Lockport – Transit Road Lockport, 5716 S. Transit Road
• Rochester – Eastridge Plaza, 705 E. Ridge Road
• Victor – Victor Crossing, 400 Commerce Drive
• Webster – Webster Square, 950 Ridge Road

Brick and mortar shops have taken such a bad hit in New York State he past 2 years. From JoAnn's, Big Lots, to some Kohl's and JC Penny stores, the online and cheaper options available and consumers phones is running the roost.