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Posted February 25, 2014
The minute they start enforcing regional prices on old games is the minute I stop buying stuff here.

I don't give a shit about new games. That's what Steam is for (cheap sales and the like.) I come here for the old stuff.
Post edited February 25, 2014 by Foxhack
Posted February 25, 2014
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bansama:
That... why? Are Japanese customers not as likely to boycott something, is there a mysterious tariff or what?

So whatever region price hikes are presumably going to hit Japan, Australia, and... South America hardest?
Posted February 25, 2014
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ShadowWulfe: That... why? Are Japanese customers not as likely to boycott something, is there a mysterious tariff or what?

So whatever region price hikes are presumably going to hit Japan, Australia, and... South America hardest?
Doesn't matter if Japanese are less likely to boycott. The publishers wouldn't know. They don't listen to us. Unlike ROW customers, they don't even provide avenues for feedback. They'd rather lose money than make it here for whatever reason.

Price hikes on GOG are likely yo affect Australia and Europe the most. When the regional restrictions start, those will hit Japan the most. Of course, once Valve force Yen pricing on us later this year, I will no longer be surprised to see GOG follow.
Posted February 25, 2014
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El_Caz: Eh. I rarely buy games to play them immediately, no matter how new they are. My backlog is big enough to keep me entertained for years even, so even if the game has regional pricing and I get shafted for it, I'll likely not buy it. Then when the game reaches the inevitable sales in about a year, I'll fetch it. It's business as usual for me. The only games i've bought here that were not on a promo was Witcher 2 to help GOG and CDPRed and ... some other game I forget because I thought it was getting pulled from the catalog.

The one reason GOG can afford to sell without regional pricing is because they sell old games and even the new ones are not really brand new AAA big publisher material. If the news had been about GOG resorting to Regional pricing for its entire catalog THEN I would have gotten worried, but a few of the newer games from big publishers? Bring them aboard and let me decide with my wallet.

I think what GOG is doing is actually good. This will likely be the only place you may get to buy your brand new AAA game, download it DRM free and back it up on your compy, free of any DRM worries or running an extra app. Don't like the price? Wait for a sale. Don't like regional pricing? Don't buy it. People who want to buy it shouldn't be deprived of that privilege just because others don't like regional pricing.
I don't like regional pricing and I'd rather GOG didn't have it at all, but I you make a very good point here. What if games such as the new Thief or Dishonored, or Far Cry 4 were to be released here DRM free at launch.

As much as I hate regional pricing that does sound tempting. I wish we had more information to go on, and I hope GOG comes out with more news soon.
Posted February 25, 2014
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ShadowWulfe: That... why? Are Japanese customers not as likely to boycott something, is there a mysterious tariff or what?

So whatever region price hikes are presumably going to hit Japan, Australia, and... South America hardest?
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bansama: Doesn't matter if Japanese are less likely to boycott. The publishers wouldn't know. They don't listen to us. Unlike ROW customers, they don't even provide avenues for feedback. They'd rather lose money than make it here for whatever reason.

Price hikes on GOG are likely yo affect Australia and Europe the most. When the regional restrictions start, those will hit Japan the most. Of course, once Valve force Yen pricing on us later this year, I will no longer be surprised to see GOG follow.
Is this happening to all games? I find it strange since electronics are usually cheaper in Japan than here.
Posted February 25, 2014
Regional pricing should only be introduced to the store location (or by server location for digital).

To be more precise, Namebrand Store locating in New York city charges 100% base price, where the same Namebrand Store located in London charges 120% base price.
^that is true regional pricing

Two different nationality/race/region people walk into same store, and one is charged less where one is charge more.
^that is how digital regoinal pricing is
Imagine if a brick-n-mortar store did prices by race/nationality/region? *shudders... there would be a riot ~pepole gonna get hurt!

*nom nom nom (me eating the bait)
Posted February 25, 2014
Boycott GOG?

Are the games DRM-Free? Are the releases of high quality?

I'll stick around ;)
Posted February 25, 2014
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JKHSawyer: Boycott GOG?

Are the games DRM-Free? Are the releases of high quality?

I'll stick around ;)
They're AAA. Of course they can't be any good! They're generic schlock that only serves to appeal to outdated Hollywood tropes![/s]
Posted February 25, 2014
Boycott is a strong word. I hate regional pricing. So like I said before, chances are I will only buy stuff here when they have a good deal. At this moment we don't know exactly how it will be so let's wait and see. If it's handled like steam, i will not be making impulse instabuys anymore... I am pretty sure however that when it kicks in, my total year spending on gog will have lowered a considerable amount. It's how my head works unfortunately, even if i feel robbed for 2 euros (it's just a feeling), I am not buying it....
Posted February 25, 2014
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niniendowarrior: Is this happening to all games? I find it strange since electronics are usually cheaper in Japan than here.
Yes. Average price for a "budget" title in Japan is around $30 to $40*. Full price ranges from $40 (becoming rare, mainly DS titles) to $90+. Wii U and PS3 games are generally priced at between $60 to $90. PC games on the other hand, those have the dreaded "Open Price" RRP. Which basically allows the few stores that bother to sell them to price them at anything they want. And that generally means $100+.

There are only two cases where price drops are seen. When a title gets re-released as a best seller (price drops to around $40) or when the game simply does not sell -- the last time that truly happened was with FF 13. Stores couldn't give it away. But it's generally common to see games still being sold at day one prices five or six years later.

* This is why Steam's impending adoption of Yen pricing is worrying. A $10 budget game may very well become $40 overnight. To compare, Terraria on Steam is currently $10. Anywhere else (PSN, etc.) it's a minimum of $40.
Posted February 25, 2014
Boycott to GOG? Not really. Buying more repeat games as giveaway stock before the new gifting policy is cleared out? I'll say no to that as well.
Posted February 25, 2014
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gooberking: Currently they are only doing it for three new games.
Once they implement it, there is no reason for, say, Ubisoft, to maintain a uniform 19.99 USD price point for the Heroes V bundle when they charge 19.99 USD/ 24.99 EUR/ 14.99 GBP for it on other stores
Posted February 25, 2014
There's no reason for me to boycott GOG. It's still far better than all the other stores around. Regional pricing is a little downer and I hope it will be limited on newer games, but as far the games remain DRM-free I will stick here around. Now I'm waiting unpatiently for the Tuesday release. :)
Posted February 25, 2014
I am not finished with gog not by a long shot but i am unhappy with the regional pricing having seen how it can be abused by publishers.

I am most annoyed at the fact that one of the key original policies is now gone which is pretty sad and it feels like gog had to stoop down to some evil empire or company who love screwing customers with unfair prices.


I will wait and see what happens next but at the moment i do feel let down somewhat but i hope that gog never remove the no drm policy if that happens i will be gone,
Posted February 25, 2014
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aluinie: i hope that gog never remove the no drm policy if that happens i will be gone,
I think *everyone* will be gone when that happens :P
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