   game distribution
  Hello,I am researching starting a game store.  I have contacted several people at Sony and no one knows who I need to talk to about distributiong their games and hardware.  So, I am here hoping someone has an idea where to look.Thanks   
  Have you asked a store owner?   ;  Go through distributors.You won't be able to deal directly with most companies unless you are a distributor. However, being a distributor is high volume business. You will need a large bank roll to start as a distributor. One distributor I know of mandates that the first order be in excess of $1000. Be a reseller.I can tell you: You won't make money on a single store. You can't. The profit per game is very low. You might make a couple of bucks per game. However, your operating costs are likely to eat most of that profit. Only when you do it in multiple places does it become profitable.You're going to have to do more than just sell games to keep afloat.Good luck :D   ;  I didn't think of buying from a distributor, I just wanted to go straight to the manufacturer.  As you can tell I don't really know what I am doing.  I am a college student unhappy with my job at a movie theatre and want to try something new.  So, thanks for the info.   ;Quote:Original post by StubornAHI didn't think of buying from a distributor, I just wanted to go straight to the manufacturer.  As you can tell I don't really know what I am doing.  I am a college student unhappy with my job at a movie theatre and want to try something new.  So, thanks for the info. This is a great reason to change jobs but a really bad reason to be setting up your own business. Running a business, any business, is tough and requires a lot of time and dedication. If you don't have any experience you will dramatically increase the likelihood of business failure and if it isn't something you love doing then it will quickly become a burden and you will end up hating it more than your current job. Before you put your financial future on the line you should find out if retailing is an industry you can work in. Get a job in a game store and see just how exciting it really is. Then after a year apply for a management trainee position at a big chain. While you are doing this save up every penny you can to fund your business. Once you have management experience and know if you like the business THEN put your own money on the line.- To answer the original question the big companies won't deal with a single individual store, only with the big chains. You would need to sign up accounts with distributors.   