You never know what you’re gonna get?
Buying retro games today usually involves hitting eBay, trawling Facebook Marketplace or visiting one of the tiny handful of dedicated vintage gaming stores around the world – but, if you’re in one of the regions where the company operates, CeX (also known as ‘Complete Entertainment eXchange’, or, to give it its original name, ‘Computer eXchange’) has become one of the most visible retro gaming retailers on the high street.
CeX is perhaps an older company than many people realise; it was founded close to London’s Tottenham Court Road in 1992, and initially focused on PC components and import gaming. Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker produced its early, anarchic print advertisements, and, for a short period of time, CeX was the perfect place to buy Japanese PlayStation, Saturn, N64 and Dreamcast software. The chain would later abandon import gaming and focus solely on domestic gaming, tech and DVDs sales, and in 2005, it began issuing licences for store franchising. There are now 388 CeX stores, with more than 230 of those being outside of the United Kingdom.
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You never know what you’re gonna get?
Buying retro games today usually involves hitting eBay, trawling Facebook Marketplace or visiting one of the tiny handful of dedicated vintage gaming stores around the world – but, if you’re in one of the regions where the company operates, CeX (also known as ‘Complete Entertainment eXchange’, or, to give it its original name, ‘Computer eXchange’) has become one of the most visible retro gaming retailers on the high street.
CeX is perhaps an older company than many people realise; it was founded close to London’s Tottenham Court Road in 1992, and initially focused on PC components and import gaming. Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker produced its early, anarchic print advertisements, and, for a short period of time, CeX was the perfect place to buy Japanese PlayStation, Saturn, N64 and Dreamcast software. The chain would later abandon import gaming and focus solely on domestic gaming, tech and DVDs sales, and in 2005, it began issuing licences for store franchising. There are now 388 CeX stores, with more than 230 of those being outside of the United Kingdom.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
