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Posted February 21, 2014
The DRM-Free Revolution Continues with Big Pre-Orders and Launch Day Releases!

Good news! GOG.com is going to bring you more fantastic launch day releases, preorders, and other exciting new content from some of our favorite developers. We've lined up 3 big titles that we will be bringing to GOG.com in the next couple of months for sale or preorder that we think will be hits with all of our gamers; and we have more equally exciting games coming up soon.

If you've been a member of the site for a long time, you may recall that when we launched sales of The Witcher 2 on GOG.com, we had to add in regional pricing. The game cost different amounts in in the US, the UK, the European Union, and Australia. We're doing something like that once again in order to bring you new titles from fantastic bigger studios. Since we don't accept currencies other than USD on GOG.com right now, we'll be charging the equivalent of the local price in USD for these titles. We wish that we could offer these games at flat prices everywhere in the world, but the decision on pricing is always in our partners' hands, and regional pricing is becoming the standard around the globe. We're doing this because we believe that there's no better way to accomplish our overall goals for DRM-Free gaming and GOG.com. We need more games, devs, and publishers on board to make DRM-Free gaming something that's standard for all of the gaming world!

That brings with it more good news, though! As mentioned, we have three games we're launching soon with regional pricing--two RPGs and a strategy game--and while we can't tell you what they are yet because breaking an NDA has more severe penalties than just getting a noogie, we're confident that you'll be as excited about these games as we are. For a limited time, we will be offering anyone who pre-orders or buys one of them a free game from a selection as a gift from GOG.com, just like we did for The Witcher 2.

If you have any questions, hit us up in the comments below and we'll be happy to answer (to the best of our ability).

EDIT: Since we've answered a lot of the common questions already here (and lest you think that we've ignored you), it may be handy for you to check out the forum thread about this and search for staff answers by clicking this link here. (hat tip to user Eli who reminded us that the feature even exists. :)
Posted February 22, 2014
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Recently I have been purchasing lesser and lesser from GOG. After today it goes down to 0.

If I am going to get ******, I prefer to be ****** by steam .

Goodbye gog.
Posted February 22, 2014
Doesn't matter how some company tries to charge someone is going to complain.

Someone will get the short stick. If Dollar = Pound = Euro is used like Steam does; the Pound , Euro , Australian dollar users complain their money is worth more than the dollar and they are playing more than those using Dollars. The Australians always complain despite the fact they make twice as much as the average US citizen.


When you go with everyone pays in dollars, then you have the people whose currency is worth more than the dollar getting a price break while those whose currency is worth much less and live in a society with a lower standard of living pay a lot more percentage wise .


That's the problem with living in a world with multiple currencies and different standards of living.
Posted February 22, 2014
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70 pages of bragging on how fair and unfair regional pricing is and if it is.
And aimed on GOG. Like GOG decided that, not the game publisher.

Guys, can you please switch the subject on something else at least on this thread page?
Posted February 22, 2014
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pcpotato459: Doesn't matter how some company tries to charge someone is going to complain.

Someone will get the short stick. If Dollar = Pound = Euro is used like Steam does; the Pound , Euro , Australian dollar users complain their money is worth more than the dollar and they are playing more than those using Dollars. The Australians always complain despite the fact they make twice as much as the average US citizen.

When you go with everyone pays in dollars, then you have the people whose currency is worth more than the dollar getting a price break while those whose currency is worth much less and live in a society with a lower standard of living pay a lot more percentage wise .

That's the problem with living in a world with multiple currencies and different standards of living.
You do realize that people whose currency is worh more than dollar is paying MORE and not lesser, don't you?

Because if you don't, then email me so I can sell you 40 dollars for 40 euros.....
Posted February 22, 2014
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Kabuto: I can't believe how worked up people get over something that everyone else is doing. I genuinely believe you guys would be happier if these games never came to gog at all which is pretty odd.

Bottom line: A handful of AAA titles will have regional pricing. The colossal catalog, new classic releases and pretty much all indie titles continue to be one price for all here. The sky is not falling. Exceptions are occurring like they do everywhere.
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silentbob1138: "Everyone else is doing something bad, too" is not a very good argument.

I think it is extremely naive to think it will be just these three titles. By allowing regional pricing now, Gog is in no position to deny it to other publishers later.
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xxxIndyxxx: Now you know how the rest of the world feels about americans, bunch of hypocrites
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silentbob1138: That's not fair. There are a lot of US Americans in this thread who are against regional pricing too.
And people from the Eurozone that aren´t mad about this thing, just waits to see what happen in the future.

(And ffs, even with regional price, games are still cheaper retail european shops =_=)
Posted February 22, 2014
Just dropping this here.... /watch?v=nRdfYwvGTos&list=PL1F3FBEB10D92C9E8
Posted February 22, 2014
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JoxerTM: 70 pages of bragging on how fair and unfair regional pricing is and if it is.
And aimed on GOG. Like GOG decided that, not the game publisher.

Guys, can you please switch the subject on something else at least on this thread page?
Because gog accepted. GOG used to stand for good old games, not new AAA titles. I do not mind new AAA titles, but I do not want them if it means higher price, regional pricing, DLCs and DRM... I do not want another Steam/Origin...

Fair price was one of the pillars of gog.com, not the main one, the main one is DRM-free games, but it was an important pillar and it was removed because of 3 titles (not even sure which ones). I know that publishers are here to blame, but so is gog if it says yes to their BS pricing, especially after they were against it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRdfYwvGTos
Posted February 22, 2014
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pcpotato459: Doesn't matter how some company tries to charge someone is going to complain.

Someone will get the short stick. If Dollar = Pound = Euro is used like Steam does; the Pound , Euro , Australian dollar users complain their money is worth more than the dollar and they are playing more than those using Dollars. The Australians always complain despite the fact they make twice as much as the average US citizen.

When you go with everyone pays in dollars, then you have the people whose currency is worth more than the dollar getting a price break while those whose currency is worth much less and live in a society with a lower standard of living pay a lot more percentage wise .

That's the problem with living in a world with multiple currencies and different standards of living.
Then publishers should stop pretending they have a solution. They should go and negotiate with every retailer how much money they want for each instance of sold product and then it is up to retailers how they will sell the product. They should stop interfering with the market. If someone want to sell their products at the loss just to attract more costumers he should be allowed.

Why would we even need more than one retailer if prices are dictated by publishers? If games will cost the same on gog and steam, why would anyone choose gog over steam that is more convenient?
Posted February 22, 2014
i don't like it.

first new gog way focused also on new games and indies and now unfair pricing.

i belived [year or two ago] that gog will evolve into greater good OLD games portal with more pc games but also will find way to get another platforms [amiga, atari etc].

instead all we got are less OLD games (same effort but divided between old games, new games and indies). and now .. the pricing?

i still will be custoer of gog but...
i just miiss the times when we god OLD classics every week. twice.
Post edited February 22, 2014 by GingeR13
Posted February 22, 2014
I remember GOG used to highlight fair world-wide pricing, as one of their biggest 'features'.

Well, I guess they can no longer do that.

Lets just hope it's not going to become a general rule, applying only to some select titles.


TBH there still is a way in which GOG could make it right - simply offer a 5.99 / 9.99 game of their choice (so not just a few select titles, but whichever fits the price point selected by GOG) to those who have to pay the higher price.
Post edited February 22, 2014 by DrYaboll
Posted February 22, 2014
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JoseWisemang: this... is hilarious. It's like people are going to die if they have to pay $5 more than me for a videogame. "YOU ABANDONED YOUR PRINCIPLES!".... The great rustling of our time.
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xxxIndyxxx: Now you know how the rest of the world feels about americans, bunch of hypocrites
Hi fellow-Dutchman,
Let's not generalize here, please...Both StickOfPlywood and Hedwards, to name only a pair are as opposed to this latest announcement as you are. And Surprise....They *are* Americans.
Thank you guys. gals for supporting us Non-Americans here even though this does not raIse prices for you. It show that you have principles and you are not afraid to defend them!
Post edited February 22, 2014 by jorlin
Posted February 22, 2014
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GingeR13: i don't like it.
first new gog way focused also on new games and indies and now unfair pricing.
Tell me honestly - if the price of a new game on GOG for people from Poland (like you and me) will be 99 PLN because that's the price in every other Polish store, instead of "worldwide fair price" of $50 (that's 150 PLN+ if anyone's wondering), are you still going to call this "unfair pricing"?

:]
Post edited February 22, 2014 by d2t
Posted February 22, 2014
About the principal pillars of Gog, the "fair price" was mentioned time ago,but it never was one of the principal pillar.

Even before the fake-closing, Gog principal pillars were: games that could be played in modern systems (and in a better-non better grade,they have accomplished it) and drm free (still drmfree)

I know, they have been marketing last months the "region fair" pillar, but could we just wait to see what would happen in the future? I don´t really see every game getting back region price, hell, we HAVEN´T seen how will be the "three titles" region price!
Posted February 22, 2014
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Drerhu: About the principal pillars of Gog, the "fair price" was mentioned time ago,but it never was one of the principal pillar.

Even before the fake-closing, Gog principal pillars were: games that could be played in modern systems (and in a better-non better grade,they have accomplished it) and drm free (still drmfree)

I know, they have been marketing last months the "region fair" pillar, but could we just wait to see what would happen in the future? I don´t really see every game getting back region price, hell, we HAVEN´T seen how will be the "three titles" region price!
Quoting that principle right after DRM in a numbered list at the top of the page makes "One World, One price" feel pretty significant for me, or as you would word it, a pillar.
Post edited February 22, 2014 by jorlin
Posted February 22, 2014
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Drerhu: I know, they have been marketing last months the "region fair" pillar, but could we just wait to see what would happen in the future? I don´t really see every game getting back region price, hell, we HAVEN´T seen how will be the "three titles" region price!
We have not, but regional pricing is BS and someone will end with the short end of a stick. I suspect it will be me, but even if fellow Americans will have to pay more, there is no justification for that.
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