 Before Phantasmagoria was released , CompUSA , the nation 's largest discount computer retailer , notified Sierra it would not stock the game . The company did not comment on specific reasons for their decision except for a written statement from chief operating officer Hal Compton : " Software comes out all the time . Some we buy , some we don 't . This one we chose not to . " Analysts believed CompUSA objected to the realistic violence in the game . Lee S. <unk> of Jefferies & Co. said CompUSA 's decision probably would not harm overall sales of the game , and that it could in fact help it generate publicity . Likewise , Vincent Turzo of Jefferies & Co. said , " When you say you 're not going to carry something , of course the consumers rush to the stores to see what it 's all about . " Roberta Williams said of CompUSA 's announcement : " I 'm disappointed that they decided to make a stand with my product . " Some smaller retailers also decided not to stock Phantasmagoria , but others like Walmart continued to carry it . 
