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Posted May 25, 2016
Alright, the quota has been filled for the week. The rest of aggravated Canadians please wait till next Monday when new openings will be offered for you to post your "Steam-being-cheaper" complaints...
Posted May 25, 2016
Some how I knew that the OP was going to be Canadian before opening this post...

Let me see if I can find one of ZFR's excellent explanations as to why the prices are different...

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Yep, here you go:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/canadian_pricing_not_at_all_competative_with_steam/post10

And a whole thread's worth of discussion on the topic too.
Post edited May 25, 2016 by adaliabooks
Posted May 25, 2016
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mike_cesara: Steam isn't any competitor.It's just a renting service* which may and will be shut down sometime in the future and customers will stay with some mostly useless data**. Also games will not behave the same way, I recently moved to Linux and most of my steam games refuse to work not because they are windows exclusive, but because they need steam. Not to mention I have to play with command line to download them..
So, you're supporting DRM-free or not.
*Subscription service;

**That actually was addressed some time ago, servers will be maintained so you can download your purchased games.

And is always good to remind, DRM implementation on Steam is up to the company.

On topic, I'm with the OP. No Man's Sky is the only game I'm thinking on day one purchase. Knowing that it has a GOG version breaks my heart because of the pricing. :(
Posted May 25, 2016
Please actually read my messages on here, guys. This isn't just a Steam issue.

Anyway, apparently someone from a high up position saw this thread, or something. Pricing has since been adjusted to match Steam. Well, at least No Man's Sky has. Now, all I need is cash, and we're good to go! :D
Posted May 25, 2016
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GamingRant: The fact is, I can buy the exact same game from GOG's #1 competitor at a lower price. The game will play and behave the exact same way, no matter which online store I use to buy it from.
Perhaps for you, but not for everyone.
For example, I refuse to install a client to play my games, which means that the majority of Steam games will not work at all, so the two are anything but exactly the same.
Posted May 25, 2016
"Too bad I don't have the money to buy the game, now that you went out of your way to drop the price for me."

That about sum it up?
Posted May 25, 2016
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GamingRant: (..)
It was you who mentioned steam as #1 competitor..
And the thing is, it will be always somewhere cheaper. If not there, perhaps in another region, or on some shady sites.
In the end looks like HereForTheBeer summed it up well..

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neurasthenya: *Subscription service;

**That actually was addressed some time ago, servers will be maintained so you can download your purchased games.

And is always good to remind, DRM implementation on Steam is up to the company.
*You're absolutely right, it is subscription not renting service, my bad.
** I really like to see official statement, seriously. Everyone heard no one can point where exactly..
***It is true, but that's the who;e point, isn't it? Steam allows any kind of DRM while GoG none of them..
Posted May 25, 2016
Funny how people suddenly looove regional pricing, as long as it benefits them.
Posted May 26, 2016
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mike_cesara: ** I really like to see official statement, seriously. Everyone heard no one can point where exactly..
***It is true, but that's the who;e point, isn't it? Steam allows any kind of DRM while GoG none of them..
Shit, you're right, the statement came from the Steam support...

*emailing Gabe Newell*

*** Well, there is this thread that pops up every now and then :p

Still, up to the publishers. Origin is EA walled garden and even then Witcher 3 is DRM free.
Posted May 26, 2016
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GamingRant: Now that GOG offers multiple currencies, I decided to have a quick look around the store... only to discover something kinda odd.
No Man's Sky is available for $75.49 on GOG. The exact same game is available for $66.49 on Steam. Both prices are CAD.

This appears to be storewide. Stardew Valley, for example, is $18.89 on GOG, and $16.99 on Steam.
Torchlight 2 is $25.19 on GOG, and $21.99 on Steam.
Ironically, even The Witcher 3, which is a game that CD Projekt Red developed, is less money on Steam. It's $62.89 on GOG, and $59.99 on Steam. This game is also on sale. Right now the price on GOG is $31.49. Steam? $29.99.

Don't get me wrong, I love GOG. Just, I can't really justify spending more money for what is ultimately the same product. Sure, the price difference appears to be under $10, but that's still $10 that I would save if I bought from another online store.

Any idea what's up with this? Can we get a little parity, please?
We talked about this before, in the thread that adaliabooks linked to. But just to put it directly on here, the reason for the disparity is how Steam and GOG both implement the USD-CAD exchange rate. Steam uses a fixed US-CAN exchange rate -- the rate that existed at the time it announced CDN pricing two years ago. GOG regularly updates their exchange rate which keeps it more in step with current fluctuations in the value of the Canadian/American dollar.
Posted May 26, 2016
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mike_cesara: ** I really like to see official statement, seriously. Everyone heard no one can point where exactly..
***It is true, but that's the who;e point, isn't it? Steam allows any kind of DRM while GoG none of them..
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neurasthenya: Shit, you're right, the statement came from the Steam support...

*emailing Gabe Newell*

*** Well, there is this thread that pops up every now and then :p

Still, up to the publishers. Origin is EA walled garden and even then Witcher 3 is DRM free.
So, it is safe to say, the statement came out of nowhere ; )
I've heard about FEAR and honestly, I don't know what to say.. GoG probably too ; p
Posted May 26, 2016
I think in cases like No Man's Sky, where there's a pretty significant difference in price, it's only in GOG's best interests to price match. But for the sake of a buck or two, it's probably not a big deal (I personally will pay the extra couple bucks for DRM-free here).

*edit* Oh, and in the case of Uplay, it may even be an advantage to sell cheaper there, if they're offering GOG keys. THat way it may drive and capture customers of the competing platform to GOG once they check it out.
Post edited May 26, 2016 by GR00T
Posted May 26, 2016
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mike_cesara: So, it is safe to say, the statement came out of nowhere ; )
I've heard about FEAR and honestly, I don't know what to say.. GoG probably too ; p
No it didn't came out of nowhere, it was simply a person who asked Steam support about it. But the reliance on that is dubious since the response was too vague.
here
Posted May 26, 2016
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mike_cesara: So, it is safe to say, the statement came out of nowhere ; )
I've heard about FEAR and honestly, I don't know what to say.. GoG probably too ; p
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neurasthenya: No it didn't came out of nowhere, it was simply a person who asked Steam support about it. But the reliance on that is dubious since the response was too vague.
here
Ha! Thanks for the link!
With non existent support we can't be even sure if that was actual human being ; )
It is still interesting though, even if worthless..
Posted May 26, 2016
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neurasthenya: No it didn't came out of nowhere, it was simply a person who asked Steam support about it. But the reliance on that is dubious since the response was too vague.
here
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mike_cesara: Ha! Thanks for the link!
With non existent support we can't be even sure if that was actual human being ; )
It is still interesting though, even if worthless..
But it isn't worthless, the debate is poignant. :)
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