Hey GOG-followers, I've read through some posts of our dear GOG-staff recently and got tripped over their principles. That they want to fight DRM it's pretty obvious and I do know that.

But what exactly is meant by the flat price "principle"? If a classics costs $6.00 I pay via PayPal in my local currency that is roughly €4.40. So I don't really have any disadvantages. To my understanding the flat prices mean that I don't pay the same value just with a diffrent currency-symbol, in that example €6 for a $6 game. But this don't apply on GOG, so...

So why is there mentioned they want to "switch" to fair local pricing? As it seems it is already fair. Have I overlooked something? Could you guys elaborate?

This should explain most. Essentially:

"Flat pricing" means same price world-wide (Russia, Germany, Australia, and the US, all pay $5.99 US for a $5.99 title).

"Fair pricing" means making up for the difference by offering store credit that can be used for future purchases (perhaps Russia gets to pay 99 RUB, Germany €5.99, Australia $8.99 AU, and the US $5.99 US, because the publisher ultimately dictates the price, but any price higher than the US will be reimbursed with store credit for the difference).

That's odd, for us it costs €399, so basically same value (not like the 549 you have mentioned), only that 399 EUR would be 544 USD...
Man, I don't really get this... Thanks for the link!