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Posted May 05, 2016
Make your purchases in PLN, CAD, CHF, NOK, SEK, or DKK



Today we are adding six new local currency options to our store. From now on, if you are making purchases from Poland, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, or Denmark, you will be able to pay in your local currency, i.e. PLN, CAD, CHF, NOK, SEK, or DKK, respectively.

If you live in one of these beautiful countries, you're already able to choose between USD and EUR. Now, you get a third payment option: your local currency. Any store credit you may already have in USD or EUR remains unchanged and can be used for future purchases made in those currencies.
For more information on how our store credit works, check out this <span class="bold">FAQ</span>.

You can easily switch between your currency options using the drop-down menu at the website's footer or by going to Account → Orders & Settings → Account and Locale.



Having more options is always useful and a familiar currency can go a long way towards helping you plan your gaming budget. Now, you can do your DRM-free shopping in eleven currencies : USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, RUB, PLN, CAD, CHF, NOK, SEK, or DKK. Enjoy!
Posted May 05, 2016
Should make a number of peeps happy.


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MarkoH01: Since regional pricing here on GOG (I don't care if it was GOG's or the publishers idea) I don't care much about currency at all. We have a good exchange rate at the moment? Does not matter since we are always screwed being so rich (at least that is what those who introduced this must be thinking).
You're trying to find logic in the current regional pricing model? Imagine what it's like for those having the EUR as their currency, but their economy is far below the EU average, yet get the same prices as Germany and other strong(er) economies.
Posted May 05, 2016
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JudasIscariot: Polish currency is only available while you're located in Poland so if you are in the U.S. then you won't see the PLN option.
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JaqFrost: That's... unfortunate. I have one card that has funds in one of the newly relevant currencies but I don't live in the country in question, so I can't make use of this feature. That makes no sense to me.
It's Polish currency so why should it be available outside of Poland? No one else uses it :)

edit: I am no financial expert but I am sure there are tons of regulations that come with the ability to offer a given currency so I can't imagine what regulations, if any exist for such a scenario, there are for offering a specific currency outside of a given region.
Post edited May 05, 2016 by JudasIscariot
Posted May 05, 2016
Thanks GOGcom! Now I can see the prices in SEK directly and not do mind-math on every game I want to buy. Buying games just got a little easier.

Seems conversion rates are a hot topic these days.. I would understand if a site used USD and changed into GBP.. and the "price" stayed the same..

Like 39.99 USD before and now it is 39.99 GBP for the same game.. Like a certain shady "popular" gaming site did a few years ago.. Alienated an entire country by that move.

Anyway.. I got side-tracked..

I appriciate GOGcom trying to improve their site and giving us, their customers, more choices. I think that is swell.
Posted May 05, 2016
Hooray!
Posted May 05, 2016
Finally! I wish this was out yesterday so I could properly compare prices for Rogue Squadron 3D before I bought it...
Posted May 05, 2016
I find your lack of BRL disturbing. :(
Posted May 05, 2016
Oh goody goody, more ways to hide regional pricing.
Posted May 05, 2016
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JaqFrost: That's... unfortunate. I have one card that has funds in one of the newly relevant currencies but I don't live in the country in question, so I can't make use of this feature. That makes no sense to me.
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JudasIscariot: It's Polish currency so why should it be available outside of Poland? No one else uses it :)

edit: I am no financial expert but I am sure there are tons of regulations that come with the ability to offer a given currency so I can't imagine what regulations, if any exist for such a scenario, there are for offering a specific currency outside of a given region.
Well, I'm living in both Poland and the US. For me it could make sense.
Posted May 05, 2016
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gamesfreak64: why do so many EU countries still have their own currency?
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JudasIscariot: Because they can set their own fiscal policies rather than relying on Brussels :) There are quite a number of reasons but I know I heard that fiscal policy was one of them :)
To be fair, Norway isn't a EU country to begin with (though that doesn't technically preclude it from adopting the Euro). Furthermore, Poland and Sweden are obligated to eventually adopt the Euro.
Posted May 05, 2016
Nice. I like more choice but I also think that "a familiar currency can go a long way towards helping you plan your gaming budget" isn't really that helpful. The amount you have to pay doesn't really change just because you use a different currency. So I guess the planning might be a bit easier but the outcome is the same amount of games you can buy as before unfortunately.
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JudasIscariot: Because they can set their own fiscal policies rather than relying on Brussels :) There are quite a number of reasons but I know I heard that fiscal policy was one of them :)
That's an advantage but there are also disadvantages like higher volatility which are risks for investors, the need to convert, more difficult accounting (CDP for example displays it's earnings in the quarterly reports always in PLN and in EUR). In the end it's probably more of a political decision for some (kind of keeping the exit route open).

And for example in Danmark: they voted against the introduction of the euro but also follow strictly a fixed conversion rate to the euro. So no different fiscal policy but just different coins (with nice little holes in the center (or was that Norway)).
Post edited May 05, 2016 by Trilarion
Posted May 05, 2016
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Trilarion: Nice. I like more choice but I also think that "a familiar currency can go a long way towards helping you plan your gaming budget" isn't really that helpful. The amount you have to pay doesn't really change just because you use a different currency. So I guess the planning might be a bit easier but the outcome is the same amount of games you can buy as before unfortunately.
Of course it does - there are no currency exchange fees. They can make a huge difference to prices. My bank charges me an additional £2.50 to pay in a currency other than GBP - most of the games I have on GOG cost me less than that!
Posted May 05, 2016
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JudasIscariot: It's Polish currency so why should it be available outside of Poland? No one else uses it :)

edit: I am no financial expert but I am sure there are tons of regulations that come with the ability to offer a given currency so I can't imagine what regulations, if any exist for such a scenario, there are for offering a specific currency outside of a given region.
If I have a Polish bank account, with a Polish credit card attached to it, but I live in Kazakhstan, I really wouldn't want to use a VPN to simulate being in Poland just to be able to pay in the appropriate currency for my credit card. Neither would I want to pay the high regional prices of the EU when I live in and make my money far away from that region of the world.
Posted May 05, 2016
Hey ! Where's the hungarian forint ?
Posted May 05, 2016
No wreszcie! Jeszcze prosimy o lokalną wersję GOG.com i GOG Galaxy!
Posted May 05, 2016
Thank you, GOG, for PLNs. Now I don't have to calculate how much do my wishlist games cost :-)

Is there a chance to sort wishlist items ascending/descending by price? ;-)
Post edited May 05, 2016 by klimcio
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