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General discussion (archive)gog.com's turn around with the regional pricings announcements made today(35 posts)(35 posts)
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Posted March 11, 2014
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El_Caz: I was ok with the regional pricing thing because i felt it opened the doors for GOG to have a larger catalog. Now that they'll start to give away codes and such, it kind of makes me wonder if it's a viable strategy money wise. On the one hand you keep your customers support but on the other you lose the chance to add more games.

I'm seriously considering buying one of the newer games strictly out of support for GOG but they're so damn expensive (at least, compared to what i'm used to paying for older games). I've been looking at videos of Age of Wonders 3 and it seems like a nice game but I'm so hesitant to buying first day sales games. If you don't like a game that cost you two or three bucks, you didn't lose much, but a $40 dollar one, it kinda stings.

I'm downloading AoW: Shadowmagic right now to see if it helps me make up my mind. I played a demo long time ago and it seemed fun. If it manages to hook me in before March 31st I might preorder, deluxe edition even, since I listened to 8 minutes of the music and liked it.

I was considering buying Witcher 3 on the first day as well, like I did with Witcher 2 but... i haven't even played Witcher 2 yet. S'okay though, I have a whole year, since they pushed the date to 2015.

I want to support GOG and their "we listen to our customers" policies. Speaking with my wallet and buying a release day game out of a sale is my way of doing it... but it huuuurts! :)
I have a hard time imagining how so many people can afford to cough up 60$ on a game on a regular basis. But then cheap games sell pretty well, so I can't be some minority when I say I can't afford to be one of those guys. Which is a pickle when I say I wan't new stuff but the reality is I won't be buying it - it's just too expensive a luxury at that point.

I am super interested in some sort of middle ground. I personally don't need day 1 DRM-free AAA games. There are bucket fulls of once AA, AAA, A or whatever titles that are a couple of years past their prime. Games that have already been sold for next to nothing, and pirated out the wazoo. Maybe we don't see Bioshock Infinite for a year or two, but why not 1, or 2? Why not Arkham Asylum/City? Why not Assassins Creed 2? It would be nice if we could catch up just a little bit, and that stuff would be less traumatic on the wallet.
Posted March 11, 2014
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gooberking: I have a hard time imagining how so many people can afford to cough up 60$ on a game on a regular basis. But then cheap games sell pretty well, so I can't be some minority when I say I can't afford to be one of those guys. Which is a pickle when I say I wan't new stuff but the reality is I won't be buying it - it's just too expensive a luxury at that point.
I'm not one of those guys either but I can afford it once in a while. Having 90+ games bought on sales on the account doesn't really help my case though. I've got enough entertainment to last me quite a while, I don't need a really expensive one.

Still, i want to help GOG and make them feel their approach works. No company does this sort of thing for their customers. If I end up hooked with Shadowmagic it'll go better on my conscience and a lot easier for me to whip out the credit card.
Posted March 12, 2014
I'm not sure how i feel about it. I'd much rather see GOG focus on DRM-free than regional pricing, and i think that dropping regional pricing makes it harder to get more DRM-free releases. But that's just me.
Posted March 12, 2014
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Neobr10: I'm not sure how i feel about it. I'd much rather see GOG focus on DRM-free than regional pricing, and i think that dropping regional pricing makes it harder to get more DRM-free releases. But that's just me.
They haven't dropped regional pricing.
Posted March 12, 2014
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Johnathanamz: Does anyone here hope that gog.com does not go bankrupt in the future with the turn arounds they made with the regional pricings today?

I really hope gog.com will stay in business 10 years from now.

I will be very upset if gog.com goes out of business and Steam remains the #1 digital distribution retail service selling PC versions of video games on PC :/.
That's some grade A manipulation you have there son, playing on how peoples minds tend to want to jump stright to the end conclusion, shame on you.

a) you don't have anything supporting your claim they are not financial
b) they are taken seriously in business and the only real problem this creates is it legitimizes that steam is not a monopoly (because markets are fickle) when it totally is.
c) You have not established that a change in policy specifically the regional pricing has anything to do with how financial the company is one way or anouther.

In summary sir you are talking out your arse, screaming out your afraid of the dark; metaphorically speaking.
I for one am not afraid of the big bad wolf of finances, GOG has gotten bigger and more pronounced in the digital distribution industry and has in fact not slowed down. The only concern I do have is with the precedent Steam set having it's platform backed by their own IP Half Life and the seemingly little back and forth GOG has with CDProjectRed for it's simile` The Witcher.
That in itself means nothing particularly, but i view it as base leveredge in the marketplace like having an exclusive title.
The fact they don't seem to be able to tell CDProjectRED to act sensibly with who they get in bed with indicates their 'ace' may only be a 'jack' & we're not playing Eucha.
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