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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 21, 2014
One step back about great policies to general people. Not everybody loves pay the same bits al higher price because you live in a different country with no USA dollars as local currency. :-(

Beware of the cliff behind - DRM Free is not negotiable.
Posted February 21, 2014
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Gandos: Does this mean that GOG will feature regional lockout as well? As in, there will be games that won't be available in certain regions or will only be available in certain regions in censored form?
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RS1978: Exactly this is the meaning of the "Good news" GOG was announcing today.
No.

The announcement today is only for regional pricing.
Posted February 21, 2014
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XYCat: Humble store went $=€/£
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turbosnake: No, they do not do $=€ on all games.
yeah, some are for example 15$ turned into 14€
Posted February 21, 2014
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TheBitterness: I can sympathise with the frustrations of those who will ultimately have to pay a higher price due to regional pricing and GOG only accepting US currency. However, it is important to remember that GOG is not introducing regional pricing across their entire catalogue but rather only in these cases where it is between getting a game DRM-free or not getting the game at all. It's unfortunate that this has to happen for these titles to be available on GOG, but it seems to me that many of us would be willing to pay a bit more for having the ability to buy our games through our favourite shop.
So you honestly believe publishers who can ask for more money from European (and others) customers will refrain to do so and just let some publishers do that? Why would they do that? Why would (random examples) EA says no to extra free money from us when Ubi says yes? On the same store.
They would have to be stupid.


Taking away things one at a time is what goes on. Or do you (anyone) think that when GOG changed their name and planned to bring new titles and indy titles they didn't know that after a while there would be regional prices?

Just wait for another year when Steam, which has already more aggressively started to bring old titles (most recent was Descent 2 IIRC) has a few 100s more old titles. Then GOG which will eventually drop the DRM free because the publishers will tell GOG, "take it or leave it" If you don't put DRM with our old titles, we will just put them on Steam alone" and GOG will come out with another PR BS of how it is great news to announce some form of DRM because it's deep down for the good of the customers or it will save whales from Japanese or some other PR talk.

I voted yes to bring new titles here but I just didn't think about the consequences. Some people did back then back they were dismissed as crazy by the community.
Posted February 21, 2014
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JudasIscariot: I was born in Poland but lived in the US most of my life :)
Ah, any length of time spent in the US automatically qualifies you for dual citizenship in Hell. Carry on, then. :)
Posted February 21, 2014
There are still developers and publishers, old and new, that choose to release their games without regional pricing or DRM.

I'll buy those. I'm not buying into the slippery slope, though.
Posted February 21, 2014
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RS1978: Exactly this is the meaning of the "Good news" GOG was announcing today.
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HGiles: No.

The announcement today is only for regional pricing.
You have to look at the subtext. And The Enigmatic T stated already that this scenario isn't unlikely. :(
Posted February 21, 2014
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RS1978: Exactly this is the meaning of the "Good news" GOG was announcing today.
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HGiles: No.

The announcement today is only for regional pricing.
That being the key word.
Posted February 21, 2014
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vulchor: You don't compromise on your core ideals and principles. That is called integrity.
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groze: True. But, then again, did they clearly state they are going full regional pricing? Like I said, I think it's more likely the current plan will stay in place for most games -- and by most I mean the really vast majority of them.

You're entitled to feel "betrayed" if worldwide pricing was that big of a deal to you, I guess. It's kind of important to me, don't get me wrong, but it's definitely not the main reason I buy my games here, that would have to be the fact they are DRM-free. 100% DRM-free. And, yes, if they compromise on this pricing core value, what guarantees do we have that they won't turn back on the DRM-free stance? None. I get this, I understand the sentiment, but so far they're not doing it, now, are they? Shouldn't we just wait and see, before we draw conclusions?

I'm all for integrity, trust me, I've had some bad periods in my life due to being truthful to my values and principles, and I sure as hell value that. Heck, I never bought a single game on Steam, I will never do so, I never bought a Bethesda game, because I hate the way they treat customers and lead them to believe their products are indispensable. But people change, they evolve, they... well, they grow up. I'm glad I lost some of my "core values" along the way (granted, they were pretty bad, but why should I ditch them, right? I "should have kept my integrity", according to you). We need to have some maneuverability in terms of ideals, just as long as it doesn't clash with what we ultimately are. And, the way I see it, GOG is just accommodating potential new customers and catering to the needs of existing ones that want to see some games released in here but can't, because publishers won't do worldwide pricing -- sometimes out of regional legal issues beyond their control. As long as they keep being 100% DRM-free, providing stellar customer support and dedication, being *mostly* worldwide pricing-friendly and getting all the great games and game related goodies as they can, I don't think their integrity is in check.

Obviously, that's just me. All of you in disagreement are more than entitled to feel bad for this, and it's your prerogative to stop using GOG altogether, I know I would if they stopped being fully DRM-free -- which, as of now, they still are.
What they said before was that they would NEVER AGAIN do any regional pricing after being forced to for the Witcher 2. Before that, they said they would NEVER do regional pricing period. So I really don't care what T says now about not planning on doing on anything else, because you know that since publishers can now choose to have regional pricing, they will force that into every new contract.
Posted February 21, 2014
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Oh Great, Just GREAT!

This place going like Gamefly where EVERY game is REGION RESTRICTED?!? Is that what is going to happen next because of Australia's arse rape laws and the GST your $5.99 cost me about $6.70. already!

22 Nov 2013 DEBIT CARD PURCHASE GOG.COM DIGITAL DOWNLO NICOSIA CYP USD 5.99 incl. Westpac Foreign Transaction Fee AUD $0.19 = $6.68

I find that Okay

not USD29.99 $AU1=USD$0.90 Conv = AU$33.37 + Foreign Transaction fee = +1.50 = 34.87 just shy of 35 bucks!

and Now Regional Pricing!

www.itnews.com.au/News/351525,australia-tax-confirmed-it-pricing-report-released.aspx

Aussies slugged 50 percent more for tech products.

Australians are being forced to pay up to 50 percent more for technology hardware and software compared to the US, the parliamentary committee investigating IT price disparities has found.
Posted February 21, 2014
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Complete bullshit.
Posted February 21, 2014
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TheEnigmaticT: For the first one, I dunno. We don't currently have any agreements in place where this is going to happen. If it ever comes up in the future where someone can't find the rights for, I dunno, Mauritania or Turkey, yeah. I can see us doing that.
Care to comment on Japan and Japanese publishers in particular? They seem particularly keen on regional restrictions.

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bansama: How long until you bow down to publishers even further and force regional restrictions on us? I use and recommend GOG because you DON'T do regional pricing and because you stick to your stance of one price worldwide. You've let me down GOG.
One world price is gone. Does this mean worldwide release has also given up the ghost?
Post edited February 21, 2014 by Gydion
Posted February 21, 2014
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HGiles: No.

The announcement today is only for regional pricing.
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Titanium: That being the key word.
Sadly true. Yesterday there was "one world, one fair price", today we get "regional pricing" and tomorrow there will be "regional restrictions".
Posted February 21, 2014
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fr33kSh0w2012: Oh Great, Just GREAT!

This place going like Gamefly where EVERY game is REGION RESTRICTED?!? Is that what is going to happen next because of Australia's arse rape laws and the GST your $5.99 cost me about $6.70. already!

22 Nov 2013 DEBIT CARD PURCHASE GOG.COM DIGITAL DOWNLO NICOSIA CYP USD 5.99 incl. Westpac Foreign Transaction Fee AUD $0.19 = $6.68

I find that Okay

not USD29.99 $AU1=USD$0.90 Conv = AU$33.37 + Foreign Transaction fee = +1.50 = 34.87 just shy of 35 bucks!

and Now Regional Pricing!

www.itnews.com.au/News/351525,australia-tax-confirmed-it-pricing-report-released.aspx

Aussies slugged 50 percent more for tech products.

Australians are being forced to pay up to 50 percent more for technology hardware and software compared to the US, the parliamentary committee investigating IT price disparities has found.
honestly, for me the pricing difference is not that big a deal, its the censorship that will make me reconsider purchases.
Posted February 21, 2014
I don't grasp why this is beneficial for GOG.

You probably all know the rumors about the people from poor countries who make a living out of regional prices, "selling them" (via gift options) on Steam to rich European kids, because they can make some money and feed their family.

Who is stopping them on gog? Will the gifting option be restricted for us Germans? Will gog introduce Regional Locked games? That would be DRM, am I right?

Shit will hit the fan pretty quickly if that happens...

Well team gog, you are the experts, you can figure it all out yourself. It's your call!
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