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General discussion (archive)Will GOG ever have the System Shock series?(45 posts)(45 posts)
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Posted April 05, 2010
I've longing to play them, I can't find the first one and the second one is so expensive now. Is it possible that GOG may have both these titles in the future? I'd pick them up in a heartbeat.
Posted April 05, 2010
From the FAQ:
Will you be adding *insert game/publisher here* to the GOG library?
GOG does not release specific information on prospective games or publishers until they already have agreements in place. They will not comment on who or what they are trying to get, only what they do have. Check the site's main page for news on what is coming soon, it gets updated every Thursday. Also, Delixe has created an excellent Publishers not on GOG and will they be? thread where the odds/pros and cons of many publishers coming to GOG are discussed.
Additionally, if you would like to see the game on GOG on the future, you should vote for it on the Wishlist.
Post edited April 05, 2010 by cogadh
Posted April 05, 2010
Urghhh not YASSSWOGT (Yet Another Silly System Shock Wanted On GOG Thread)
Posted April 05, 2010
It has actually been quite a while since we last had one, we were probably overdue for it to happen again.
Posted April 05, 2010
No.
Posted April 05, 2010
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michaelleung: Urghhh not YASSSWOGT (Yet Another Silly System Shock Wanted On GOG Thread)

Do you realize the entire meaning of that sentence changes just by adding a few punctuation marks?
Urghhh not Yet, Another Silly System Shock Wanted On GOG, /Thread
Posted April 05, 2010
My money's on never...
For some stupid reason, it's become a glaringly obvious truism that companies who own the IP rights to old classic titles only use those classics to entice people to buy digital copies of not-so-classic titles, int he hope that "supporting" these releases will in turn lead the publisher to release the actual titles people want.
An example would be Lucasarts on Steam. Fools will buy the Indiana Jones games and the like because they THINk that this behavior will lead to Lucasarts releasing maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle, tie Fighter, etc, which is likely not the case.
So, in short, it's very unlikely that EA will dig into it's deep back catalogue at all, even though it's obviously enormously profitable to do so.
Posted April 05, 2010
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anjohl: So, in short, it's very unlikely that EA will dig into it's deep back catalogue at all, even though it's obviously enormously profitable to do so.

Apparently they have come to the conclusion that it's more profitable to sell a few million copies of $50 games than a few thousand $10 ones, and they're afraid that their older games will decrease the sales of their newer titles.
Post edited April 05, 2010 by Miaghstir
Posted April 05, 2010
Honestly, I would love to see them bring the series onto the GOG library. I never got to play either one but get to hear all the good stuff from friends who have. But I have a feeling if EA agreed to let GOG list their game, it would be like "This is nice that nothing is over 9.99, but we would like to see 15.99" or something like that.
Posted April 05, 2010
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CrashToOverride: Honestly, I would love to see them bring the series onto the GOG library. I never got to play either one but get to hear all the good stuff from friends who have. But I have a feeling if EA agreed to let GOG list their game, it would be like "This is nice that nothing is over 9.99, but we would like to see 15.99" or something like that.

GOG is already going to introduce at least two more price points at some point this year. One will be higher than the current max of $9.99, the other will be lower than the $5.99 price point. The higher price point is going to be used for some collections and newer games, while the lower will be for really old games. If price is the only sticking point EA might have with releasing the games on GOG (I really doubt it is the only one), it will very likely be a non-issue before the end of the year.
Posted April 05, 2010
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anjohl: So, in short, it's very unlikely that EA will dig into it's deep back catalogue at all, even though it's obviously enormously profitable to do so.
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Miaghstir: Apparently they have come to the conclusion that it's more profitable to sell a few million copies of $50 games than a few thousand $10 ones, and they're afraid that their older games will decrease the sales of their newer titles.

Remember that out of those $50 for a new game, not everything is profit. There are costs of development, production, distribution and marketing to cover. Their old titles, on the other hand, would be essentially "free" to sell. The digital distributor takes a cut of course, but other than that, it's money straight into the bank.
Also, it is likely that the group of people wanting to buy their new titles, and the group wanting to buy their old titles don't overlap 100%.
And yes, sales of old games may take away some sales of new games, but remember that most sales of new games are taken away by sales of other new games, likely from other publishers. To put it simply, the more products you have on the market, the more likely it is that a customer will choose one of your products rather than one of your competitors' products.
Posted April 05, 2010
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Wishbone: Remember that out of those $50 for a new game, not everything is profit. There are costs of development, production, distribution and marketing to cover. Their old titles, on the other hand, would be essentially "free" to sell. The digital distributor takes a cut of course, but other than that, it's money straight into the bank.
Also, it is likely that the group of people wanting to buy their new titles, and the group wanting to buy their old titles don't overlap 100%.
And yes, sales of old games may take away some sales of new games, but remember that most sales of new games are taken away by sales of other new games, likely from other publishers. To put it simply, the more products you have on the market, the more likely it is that a customer will choose one of your products rather than one of your competitors' products.

Also, if buying games on GOG is taking away from sales of new games, it will do that regardless of whether System Shock gets released. There are lots of good (old) games on here already.
Posted April 05, 2010
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anjohl: So, in short, it's very unlikely that EA will dig into it's deep back catalogue at all, even though it's obviously enormously profitable to do so.
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Miaghstir: Apparently they have come to the conclusion that it's more profitable to sell a few million copies of $50 games than a few thousand $10 ones, and they're afraid that their older games will decrease the sales of their newer titles.

They don't seem to completely want to use the internet to distribute the older games. Since retail is not the medium for them, online distribution is the best way to sell them, but they don't like it, maybe because it wouldnt be them selling it directly.
Posted April 05, 2010
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barleyguy: Also, if buying games on GOG is taking away from sales of new games, it will do that regardless of whether System Shock gets released. There are lots of good (old) games on here already.

It wont anyway, as GOG (insofar as the 1990s games here are concerned) is almost a completely different market to new releases.
Posted April 05, 2010
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anjohl: Remember that out of those $50 for a new game, not everything is profit. There are costs of development, production, distribution and marketing to cover. Their old titles, on the other hand, would be essentially "free" to sell. The digital distributor takes a cut of course, but other than that, it's money straight into the bank.
Also, it is likely that the group of people wanting to buy their new titles, and the group wanting to buy their old titles don't overlap 100%.
And yes, sales of old games may take away some sales of new games, but remember that most sales of new games are taken away by sales of other new games, likely from other publishers. To put it simply, the more products you have on the market, the more likely it is that a customer will choose one of your products rather than one of your competitors' products.

Maybe they want to charge 50$ regardless of whether the game is old, new, online or retail.
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