{"id":2102678,"date":"2026-08-20T11:50:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2102678"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:50:03","slug":"cex-is-reportedly-opening-two-new-stores-dedicated-to-retro-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2102678","title":{"rendered":"CeX is reportedly opening two new stores dedicated to retro games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sonic-Frontiers.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">CeX is reportedly opening two new stores dedicated to retro games<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The first one could be coming to Birmingham city centre<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Nick Levine<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-20T12:50:03+01:00\">20th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sonic-Frontiers-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Sonic Frontiers\" title=\"Sonic Frontiers\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">&#8216;Sonic Frontiers&#8217;. CREDIT: Sega<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>UK video game retailer CeX is planning to open two new stores dedicated solely to retro physical video games, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>The exciting news \u2013 entirely unofficial and unconfirmed by anyone at the company \u2013 was shared by YouTube channel <em>Retro Ghetto<\/em>, which claims to have been tipped off by \u201can unnamed CeX source\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>According to the YouTuber, the first dedicated CeX retro store will be opened on Bull Street in Birmingham city centre, right next to an existing CeX outlet. In the video, Retro Ghetto claims that the new spin-off store will be named either ReX or Retro XChange.<\/p>\n<p>He also says that the retro-only CeX store will open during this year\u2019s festive period or at the start of 2027.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Retro only CEX Store is Opening! \" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LrGie8ZTZ_k?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>In the video, Retro Ghetto goes on to claim that a second \u201cReX\u201d store is also in the pipeline, though he doesn\u2019t disclose its location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently, this is very hush hush, even amongst CeX staff. There\u2019s people probably watching this now that work for CeX who had no idea this is happening,\u201d the YouTuber says. \u201cIt\u2019s taken quite a long time to get all this information together so that I could share it with you guys today. And as much as I trust my CeX source, I did want further confirmation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Retro Ghetto continues: \u201cSo, I\u2019m now at a point where I\u2019ve actually had two internal CeX sources share this information with me. And listen, ultimately, until something happens, there\u2019s a chance it could not be happening. But I can confirm this is definitely in the works. This is definitely their intention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CeX\u2019s expansion comes as PlayStation moves forward with its plan to cease producing physical video games despite a vehement backlash.<\/p>\n<p>As CEX regulars will know, the chain already stocks retro games as part of its range of pre-owned video games, mobile phones, computers, DVDs, Blu-rays and consumer electronics. But these rumoured spin-off stores would be its first dedicated solely to retro physical games.<\/p>\n<p>CeX opened its first store in 1992 on London\u2019s Tottenham Court Road \u2013 a longtime hub for tech retail \u2013 and now operates nearly 400 outlets in the UK and well over 200 internationally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 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channel <em>Retro Ghetto<\/em>, which claims to have been tipped off by \u201can unnamed CeX source\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>According to the YouTuber, the first dedicated CeX retro store will be opened on Bull Street in Birmingham city centre, right next to an existing CeX outlet. In the video, Retro Ghetto claims that the new spin-off store will be named either ReX or Retro XChange.<\/p>\n<p>He also says that the retro-only CeX store will open during this year\u2019s festive period or at the start of 2027.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Retro only CEX Store is Opening! \" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LrGie8ZTZ_k?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>In the video, Retro Ghetto goes on to claim that a second \u201cReX\u201d store is also in the pipeline, though he doesn\u2019t disclose its location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently, this is very hush hush, even amongst CeX staff. There\u2019s people probably watching this now that work for CeX who had no idea this is happening,\u201d the YouTuber says. \u201cIt\u2019s taken quite a long time to get all this information together so that I could share it with you guys today. And as much as I trust my CeX source, I did want further confirmation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Retro Ghetto continues: \u201cSo, I\u2019m now at a point where I\u2019ve actually had two internal CeX sources share this information with me. And listen, ultimately, until something happens, there\u2019s a chance it could not be happening. But I can confirm this is definitely in the works. This is definitely their intention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CeX\u2019s expansion comes as PlayStation moves forward with its plan to cease producing physical video games despite a vehement backlash.<\/p>\n<p>As CEX regulars will know, the chain already stocks retro games as part of its range of pre-owned video games, mobile phones, computers, DVDs, Blu-rays and consumer electronics. But these rumoured spin-off stores would be its first dedicated solely to retro physical games.<\/p>\n<p>CeX opened its first store in 1992 on London\u2019s Tottenham Court Road \u2013 a longtime hub for tech retail \u2013 and now operates nearly 400 outlets in the UK and well over 200 internationally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/cex-reportedly-opening-two-new-stores-dedicated-to-retro-games-3963805&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sonic-Frontiers.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News CeX is reportedly opening two new stores dedicated to retro games The first one could be coming to Birmingham city centre By Nick Levine 20th August 2026 &#8216;Sonic Frontiers&#8217;. CREDIT: Sega UK video game retailer CeX is planning to open two new stores dedicated solely to retro physical video games, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2102678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2102678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2102678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2102678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2102678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}