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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 22, 2014
I´m not saying It wasn´t a pillar right now, but for me...well, I haven´t paid much attention to that,since I usually purchase games that doesn´t exists in othe shops.


But really,If the have done the same with Wticher 2 in the past, they are only SPEAKING about three preorder-releases in the next months.

I think it´s just some kind of experiment to see devs reaction, I don´t expect every new release won´t be flat priced so far (at least, at the moment)
Post edited February 22, 2014 by Drerhu
Posted February 22, 2014
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Drerhu: About the principal pillars of Gog, the "fair price" was mentioned time ago,but it never was one of the principal pillar.

Even before the fake-closing, Gog principal pillars were: games that could be played in modern systems (and in a better-non better grade,they have accomplished it) and drm free (still drmfree)

I know, they have been marketing last months the "region fair" pillar, but could we just wait to see what would happen in the future? I don´t really see every game getting back region price, hell, we HAVEN´T seen how will be the "three titles" region price!
Are you sure? "DRM-free Games. Fair Prices. Customer Love. True Story" From GOG's twitter account.
Posted February 22, 2014
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JoxerTM: 70 pages of bragging on how fair and unfair regional pricing is and if it is.
And aimed on GOG. Like GOG decided that, not the game publisher.

Guys, can you please switch the subject on something else at least on this thread page?
Of course Gog decided it. The publisher wanted regional pricing, but Gog made the decision to give it to them.

And why should the topic be switched to something else in this thread? Gog announced regional pricing here (under an admittedly very misleading headline). Obviously that is what we comment on. Nobody forces you to read this thread.
Posted February 22, 2014
any plans to bring GOG to Brazil?
Posted February 22, 2014
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Drerhu: About the principal pillars of Gog, the "fair price" was mentioned time ago,but it never was one of the principal pillar.

Even before the fake-closing, Gog principal pillars were: games that could be played in modern systems (and in a better-non better grade,they have accomplished it) and drm free (still drmfree)

I know, they have been marketing last months the "region fair" pillar, but could we just wait to see what would happen in the future? I don´t really see every game getting back region price, hell, we HAVEN´T seen how will be the "three titles" region price!
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Gearmos: Are you sure? "DRM-free Games. Fair Prices. Customer Love. True Story" From GOG's twitter account.
Yeah, I know, but I´m talking WHEN Gog started it´s way =_= (Vamos, cuando Gog estaba en pañales)
Posted February 22, 2014
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GingeR13: i don't like it.

first new gog way focused also on new games and indies and now unfair pricing.

i belived [year or two ago] that gog will evolve into greater good OLD games portal with more pc games but also will find way to get another platforms [amiga, atari etc].

instead all we got are less OLD games (same effort but divided between old games, new games and indies). and now .. the pricing?

i still will be custoer of gog but...
i just miiss the times when we god OLD classics every week. twice.
Its the same amount of old games.
I know this for a fact since there used to be only one game once a week at the start with sometimes the exception of two but that was rarly.
Theres even some trheads around where people complain about it.
Also the majority of the Community wanted newer and inde games as such was proven by a voting poll.
Since the majority dont see any harm having newer games and indies as well why woudnt they change it?.
Post edited February 22, 2014 by Lodium
Posted February 22, 2014
Non-US customers are already hit by the awful exchange rates practiced by Paypal and co. If everyone except the US customers has to pay 35% more for new games, I don't see how any addition to the catalog would be worth it.

I don't care for publishers who disrespect non-US customers that much - buying a game at release isn't that important, and certainly not important enough to disregard a core business ethic for GOG.
Posted February 22, 2014
I wouldn't even mind regional pricing if the difference would have been only based on taxes (VAT). That 20% is totally no problem for me, especially when I know that EU is actually more consumer friendly than US. But publishers use it as an excuse to raise the price even more.

Good thing that they can profit from globalization, while we have to shut up and suck it.
Post edited February 22, 2014 by Drakosha
Posted February 22, 2014
Refreshing to see not just free games thread that bring the most out of the community. It show people truly care about the company direction more than the handouts.
Posted February 22, 2014
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GingeR13: i don't like it.
first new gog way focused also on new games and indies and now unfair pricing.
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d2t: Tell me honestly - if the price of a new game on GOG for people from Poland (like you and me) will be 99 PLN because that's the price in every other Polish store, instead of "worldwide fair price" of $50 (that's 150 PLN+ if anyone's wondering), are you still going to call this "unfair pricing"?

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like i mentioned above - i'm against unfair pricing where 1 EUR = 1 USD = 1 GBP.
and that means if we pay 99PLN folks in USA should pay ~33$. that's all.

for me - fair pricing works both ways. i prefer the way that all of as pay the same price to model where i pay less than gamers in US UK EU member or any other country

this for me is FAIR model that i belived and one of feautres that i love gog for.

and we can argue that in Poland our salaries are not as big as in Germany or other country you choose but this is not the case for me.

my definition of 'fair pricing' is that everyone globally pays the same amount in $, british pounds , euros or polish zloty.
We still pay different for the same game in gog due to exchange rates. i'm aware and ok with that.
Post edited February 22, 2014 by GingeR13
Posted February 22, 2014
So, the pricing will only affect certain newer titles, not the older ones that have been released?
Posted February 22, 2014
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Kiroliegh: So, the pricing will only affect certain newer titles, not the older ones that have been released?
For now.
Posted February 22, 2014
To those who are angry and overreacting: please guys, sky's not fallen yet. Time will tell what will become of this. You have the power to leave or to stop purchasing if the following months will justify your fears.
We have shown GOG that we don't like the "good news" and let's leave it at that for the time being.

What I would really like to know though is this step is a desperate change to make the business profitable (again) or just an attempt to make more money. I'd accept it without the second thought if it's the former but I guess we will never know.
Post edited February 22, 2014 by ng
Posted February 22, 2014
What has the average income of specific regions got to do with anything? Shouldn't a product be priced based on its value?
Posted February 22, 2014
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Impaler26: It's sad to see regional pricing coming to GOG! :(

I hope the games from those "big publishers" are worth it (somewhat at least)...
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TheEnigmaticT: Divinity: Original Sin is an example of the kind of game we're talking about; it's already launched on Steam for early access with regional pricing, and it wouldn't be very fair of Larian to give our EU and UK users a better value for the game if they buy it from GOG.com later as opposed to Steam now.
I think that would be more than fair. It would teach people that steam sucks and GOG rocks.
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