Bring Back The Kiosk

With Sony clobbering the physical game market and Grand Theft Auto 6 eschewing discs entirely, it makes one long for kiosks that could make disks on demand—a model that actually once existed in the UK.Hey all, Ernie here with a quick piece from Matt Lee, who, like most of the rest of the internet, has been looking at Sony’s recent moves around physical media with dismay. He has an idea …If you were to walk into a GameStop today, you might find the platform choices deeply lacking. Certainly you could find games for the latest consoles from Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony, but what about Windows? Mac? Linux? The previous generation of systems from the console companies too? How about the Nintendo 3DS, the Wii or even the Sega Genesis?Over on GameStop’s website, you can buy games for nearly every console released in the US since the mid-’80s. But good luck picking up a copy of Wii U Fit or Link’s Awakening in an actual store.Keeping physical products in stock is hard, and harder still when…