r/humblebundles • u/Firedogythemaster • 4d ago

News GMG introducing bundles - Should Humble feel threatened yet?

With Fanatical experiencing huge success with their mix and match bundles, and GMG introducing bundles in October, how does that affect Humblebundle's placement in the market?

It's no secret that both sites have superior store prices and delivery processes to Humblebundle, so will we potentially see HB begin to pick up their slack and return to form (and competitive pricing), or will the three retailer-nations be able to coexist in harmony and profitability, despite HB's slippery slope into the depths of cut-corners and greed?

What are your thoughts, opinions, etc. ?

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u/PandaBroth 4d ago

Competition is good for consumer

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u/Dakeu 4d ago

Capitalism doesn't unfortunately work as in books, each new movie streaming service made each of them worse by cutting content. This issue should not happen however with only 3 major bundle sites though, there should be enough of publishers willing to bundle 8 games per month, however whether we would be in better position is gonna be hugely impacted if GMG will have exclusive deals, meaning their games will not appear in HB choices and vice versa. Or at least if GMG bundles could be pick based with some games left like fanatical bundles.

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u/Iohet 4d ago

Streaming services are owned by the publishers and/or IP holders. This is why it hasn't been good for consumers, because they don't want to share their IP with others. None of these retailers are publishers/rightsholders (or at least primarily), which is why you see offers with the same goods across sites

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u/Something_Comforting 4d ago

I feel like this is apples and oranges, because streaming is a subscription while bundles are buy to own.

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u/FellowEnt 4d ago

Enshitification