cogadh: Wec's right, you can't argue with that logic. If they were taking the higher price point just because they can, then
nothing would be $5.99, it would all be $9.99. It is obvious that GOG does exercise some control over the pricing. They know what we are and aren't willing to pay for these games and what we consider a good value, so we can be reasonably sure that when they do add the higher price point (it is no longer a case of "if"), that they will not only make sure the publishers don't abuse it, they will also make sure it is worth it to us.
It's not a question on nothing it's a question of less.
A price point higher than $9.99 will mean less games at $9.99 will be coming to catalogue.
A price point between $5.99 and $9.99 will mean less games at $5.99 will be coming to catalogue.
Don't get me wrong, the vast majority of games i got from gog, i would've got them anyway if they were a couple of bucks more expensive. A couple of bucks don't mean anything to me when it comes to buying a game, specially on gog but not only on gog.
But i do think it's always a bit of a trade off. Probably some games that still haven't got here will stand a better chance of doing so with more pricing options. On the other hand we're bound to get some games with a higher price tag than we would of if the current 2 price points were maintained.
It's not a question of all publishers will point to a higher price point, it's a question of some publishers, with some games, will inevitabily do so.
Does that bother me ? Not a bit. Is the trade off worth it from where i stand ? Asbolutely, if it means more games on catalogue.
But judging by the ammount of 'complaining' we already get in every other release thread regarding prices over a couple of bucks, i have to wonder how much it will put off others when it's time to reach for the CC.
And looking at Ubi's prices, for instance, i'd argue that the control gog exercises in regards to choosing a price point for a particular game it's far from absolute.