Different publisher, Square Enix. I'm skeptical since SE releases here are very rare (we got a batch last summer but nothing since then afaik), but hopefully it happens.

I wouldn't be that pessimistic, we did get Mankind Divided, so there is always hope.

Tbh, I would love to see some SQE games here, like the new Tomb Raiders.

Not even taking into account the "should I buy this again or wait for an eventual gog connect?" In the end, sale is still lost.

And allowing it won't help the GOG platform either. Think about it this way: without GOG connect some people will be angry and not like GOG so much anymore (nothing new here for different reasons) while others simply will buy again. Most people won't mind the fact that it took them long to bring it here and that they want to get money for it (especially in this case when the launch price is extremely low). With GOG connect nobody who bought already on Steam would buy the game again while everybody is happy ... so what did GOG gain in the end? Minimizing the risk to get a few (very few regarding the discount) unsatisfied customers who won't pay for the game again?
I do completely agree. Luckily in this case I would say getting the complete package for a pretty good discount is the correct way ... that's not always the case. However I guess GOG can't decide such things - in the end the publishers will have to agree with such incentives as well.

Personally, I don't think GOG Connect to be valuable. For me as an advocate of DRM-free, I would prefer GOG to pursue and add more games to the catalog, in their whole and uncut form.

For example, "Transformers: Devastation", which was deplatformed for licensing reasons. That essentially means the game can be a GOG exclusive, provided that GOG puts in the legwork to bring it back to market. GOG could also commission ports of console-exclusive games and bring them to PC, such as Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Asura's Wrath.

The point being, I feel that GOG should be actively seeking out stuff that has proven quality, but prevented by circumstances from reaching a wider market. 800lb gorillas like TakeTwo or Valve aren't going to bother with medium potatoes, which are perfectly fine resources that smaller players can profit from.

I have bought many games on GOG which I already owned somewhere else. Most of the time I'll wait till it is on sale. Personally I am not a fan of GOG connect the way it is now. I would prefer that you get a (n additional) discount if you own the game already on e.g. Steam. Imho it is not fair to expext GOG to provide the game for free (they have to make costs to provide the bandwidth, support, etc).

I already own Mad Max on Steam and Playstation. For the EUR 5 it costs here it was still a no-brainer for me to get it here as well.

Gah! I hate this DLC hell.... I mean, you have companies like Paradox releasing tons of DLCs for their games and charging an-arm-and-a-leg for the "complete" version *without* releasing a GOTY/Complete edition on GOG (e.g. Age of Wonders 3). And then, you have other companies releasing DLC "exclusives" for specific stores, so for us "completists" this makes it impossible to own a fully complete version. What a mess!

The correct question would be... Is GOG willing to invest in its catalogue of games out of its own pocket?
The idea of turning GOG into a kind of video game publisher and not just a wholesale and retail portal for digital products is a good one, but it requires a willingness and an investment that GOG should be willing to participate in. Don't you think so?

Yep, it's tough to keep up w/ DLC Madness.

And then, you have games w/ Ultimate Edition likes say Tekken 7...and it isn't entirely Ultimate anymore, since there's NOW newer Season Passes & DLC Characters added after-the-fact of the Ultimate Edition.

If that wasn't enough - oh, then you have games that after all of that, then they get Remastered Editions w/ also all of the content from previous edition (all of those DLC's/expansions/etc), graphics upgrades, texture upgrades, engine upgrades, etc....and they also might get even NEWER DLC's/expansions later too.
- Example: See how TQ: Gold (with Titan Quest base & Immortal Throne expansions; later got a Remastered version called TQ: Anniversary (remaster); and then that remaster also got Atlantis DLC & Ragnarok DLC.

I try to keep up w/ this mess - but still can't.

Something similar happened with Mass Effect 2 DLCs.

May I remind you that GOG is a subsidiary of CDRP? the guys who made a bunch of games? :) In effect, GOG is already involved in developing games, not just selling them ;)

May I remind you that GOG is actually a part of CDPR GROUP and NOT CDPR (CDPR is a part of CDPR GROUP)?
And afaik they are not on equal footing financially.
For all I know GOG could very well be starved on money as considering it's part of CDPR group while selling CDPR's (belonging to CDPR group) products meanwhile not exactly disclosing how much profits go to GOG ITSELF it could all very well mean that for example all profit from Witcher could very well go to JUST CDPR and none to GOG (and they being in the same mother company doesn't matter, in fact it's the very thing that would allow such hypothetical bamboozlement).
This is just a theory tho as I don't have official info and afaik none was disclosed so far.

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Sounds like something EA would do.

Heck, until a few years ago, that was the first time EA began selling all of the ME2 DLC's in a bundle pack on Origin.
Same also goes for DA2 and ME3.

Man, that old BioWare Points psuedo-currency system was garbage for consumers.

And, to top things off, you have companies *removing* their game editions while simultaneously adding new content. For example, "Warhammer - Chaosbane" had a "Magnus Edition". This is not on sale anymore. It has been replaced by the "Slayer Edition" which adds the "Witch Hunter DLC".

That's without mentioning GOG's standard practice of not showing as owned various gaming DLCs even if you own the Deluxe/Complete/GOTY version. Even CDPR's own games like "Witcher 3 - Wild hunt", for which I own the GOTY edition, still appear like I am missing the "Standard Edition", the "Expansion Pass", the "Hearts of Stone" DLC and the "Blood and Wine" DLC. Oh, the horror!

I wonder if there is some software tool (or a web database of some sort) that could help users track various game editions... Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?!

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