Game Stop Is Your Destination For Everything Virtual Reality..Eric Bright From Game Stop Joins Us

Summary: Today we chat with Eric Bright.Eric has confessed he is game crazy. He has to be game crazy as he speculates he has purchased more games than anyone over his 20-year career. He has developed his expertise as a buyer by working with such notable brands as GameStop, Walmart, the entertainment giant Viacom, Hollywood Video, Blockbuster, and even in the fashion apparel business with The Limited and May Company. Because of his work with Walmart and its $2.5B video game business, Eric was named in 2012 as “The 8th Most Powerful Person” in the video game industry by Kotaku magazine. It goes without saying that video games are Eric’s specialty. He is currently GameStop’s Senior Director of Merchandising and is responsible for creating the company’s merchandising strategy to include multiple and diverse gaming platforms for a diverse gaming customer base. He directs all lines of video game hardware, software, consumer electronics and mobile businesses. It’s safe to say that he’s seen the latest trends and is on the cutting edge of product development. And most recently, that includes the latest virtual reality trends and products. Virtual Reality is Now Reality at GameStop. GameStop aims to be THE destination for Virtual Reality. Key Quotes: GameStop CEO Paul Raines believes that virtual reality will be big business in the years ahead. As a part of his comments at the recent April 2016 Investors' Day conference, he said, "Analysts believe there could be 10 million VR users by the end of 2016, with hardware forecasts of $30 billion by 2020. GameStop is going to be the destination for VR." Virtual reality (VR) technology has become more and more accessible and recently mainstream. VR has been integrated into applications for travel, healthcare and education to socialmedia, film and video games. VR promises to change our relationship with what’s real, giving us otherwise impossible experiences and sensory escapades into the unknown. It will open up a new frontier in the industry for both developers and consumers. GameStop works with the device's creators to sell the headsets, as well as their games and accessories, in GameStop's network of stores around the world. We are uniquely positioned to help sell their devices and bring them to the masses. We believe we have a great way to bring VR to the world and that is our 40 million member strong PowerUp Rewards loyalty program – who we know wants VR. GameStop can do for virtual reality what we did with the launches of the consoles: make it possible for people of all ages to enjoy the magic of gaming. GameStop promises to be THE place where customers can learn about and demo this new technology. Once you try VR, the experience sells itself. Virtual reality technology continues to advance at a blistering pace, thanks in large part to the variety of hardware options that have hit the market—from the $100 Samsung Gear to the $400 PlayStationVR (coming in October) tothe $600Oculus Rift. GameStop Sells Virtual Reality systems Including: Samsung Gear - Mobile VR: Available now, $99.99 Merge VR -- Mobile VR: Available now, $99.99 Oculus Rift VR -- PC VR: Shipping now, $599.99 HTC Vive VR -- PC VR: Demos available now in 10 markets. Begins shipping April 5, with pre-orders arriving for June delivery, $799.99 PlayStation VR - PS4 VR: Coming in October. $399.99 and $499.99 for limited bundle. Demos will be available in-store some time in June. Production of the Positive Phil Show, a showcase podcast for Positive Individuals and Companies. Positive Phil Show is a daily podcast hosted by Entertainment Consultant Positive Phil. The program primarily consists of interviews with positive people and thought leaders, as well as others in the social, business and entertainment community. The show is produced by Positive Phil and a team located in San Diego, CA. Our popular growing podcast which currently airs on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Spreaker, Soundcloud, on our official website, RSS...