They already have some signed deals, see here - and there was another post by TET that made this apparent, I just can't find it right now without post tracking by username.

um, there is already a thread for this.

The way I see it, if you want to vote against this, "vote with your wallet", as they say. If it really bothers some of you guys this much, simply don't buy games with regional pricing. As I understood it, only certain games in the near future will be released here with different region specific prices, so if those won't sell, maybe GOG will reconsider this change in policy. On the other hand, if they do sell well despite regional pricing, it might just be because the majority of users is actually fine with this, at least if it means we'll see some great new releases here, which would not otherwise be available. Personally I'll just wait and see... I'm curious just what these great new games are, and whether they're worth all the noise.

That's what I intend to do. A large reason for why I buy games on GOG is because of lack of regional pricing. I buy games where I can get them for the lowest price, and if GOG starts with the regional pricing thing, then they will effectively have lost the main reason why I buy games here (when they are offered on multiple stores).

Still debating on this... LOL
Put yourself together and continue with your miserable lifes.

Some publishers can go fuck themselves with white hot irons wrapped in barbed wire, for all I care.

+ for making me laugh :)

Was simon derepped for misspelling 'lives' because I can't really argue with that reason. :P

GOG has gained such a following because of it's strong stance against DRM and Regional Pricing. To undermine this removes any benefit that GOG has over services such as Steam.
Which big release will come out with DRM because the publisher tells GOG that it is the only way they'll release it?
GOG are destroying all that makes them stand out in the crowd from much bigger services that do the same thing.

Some of the GamersGate DRM-free game downloads have been replaced with Steamkeys. One of them completely with no possibility to download and other as separate steam entries with the broken and unfixed DRM-free version market as (old).

Well, I'll be voting with my wallet and stop buying from gog.com.

The reason I liked gog was because without regional pricing, it's prices were actually fair to me. Regional Pricing in every other online store has always meant I pay anywhere from 50% to 100% over the US price... and only because the Publisher says so and can get away with it.

For instance: games like Borderlands 2 GOTY edition is $40 US for US customers, yet I get charged $80 US - I have to pay double the US price, and for no reason as all as the 10% GST does not apply to digital goods... and even if it did, 10% does not add 100% to the price.

This is what "Regional Pricing" does... it allows Publishers to change the pricing to whatever they want, freely gouging some markets where they have been able to get away with it for years (ie Australia). Yes some markets do benefit from regional pricing, such as Russia, but that is due to these places being big gaming countries but too improvised to buy games at the 'normal' price... so as to make money from them Publishers drop the price. Generally speaking... Regional Pricing screw's anyone who's not living in America or Canada.

So yes, I'm sad to see GoG turning it's back on one of it's core principles and introducing regional pricing. Yes, while it's only for these 3 unknown AAA games it's bringing in so far, I'd almost guarantee you that publisher's have taken note that GoG is backing down from this... and they will be pressuring GoG to re-sign contracts and such to get regional pricing on other games. These 3 AAA games are just the start of the slipper slide down to most/all of GoG being just your a-typical regionally priced rippoff online store.

Edit - and for those who might want to say currency is an issue.. it's not. The Australian dollar has been floating between .7 - 1.1 US for the past few years. So even in worst case of .7 .. that still does not justify doubling the US price.

IE B2GOTY. $40 US converted to Au @ .7 -> $57 Au +10% GST = $63 Au.. convert back to US$ 1:1 ... $63 US. Which does not equate to $80 US we get charged. And yes, I know that's not how the whole thing is worked out. But still... currency difference & 10% GST does *not* equate to doubling the price.

Edit #2 - reading through the thread I see it gets mentioned that some possible cause of regional pricing is due to average income level's & differing ability to afford things. I've seen this bandied around as a reason Australia gets as badly price gouged as we are... unfairly and incorrectly as well. Here's a comparison:

US Average household income @ 2012: $71,274 US
(Source: U.S. Census, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2013)
(yes it's for 2012, but averages shouldn't have changed that drastically over ~1 year)

Australian average income: $72,800 Au
(source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013)

So while there is some variance due to differing exchange rates, just based on straight income level's... Australian and US average incomes are not really all that far apart. So then we need to look at cost of living data.

Est average cost of living for US (2 parents, 2 children): $58,627 US
(Source: Economic Policy Institute 2013)

Est Average cost of living for Australia (2 parents & 2 children): $56,000
(source: figures taken from Australian Migration Gov dept)

So our cost's of living are close to similar - so can't be used as an excuse for higher cost's of goods.

So Australian's average income is similar to the US, our cost of living is similar to the US, our currency exchange rate is not terrible (averages .8-.9) and our 10% GST is not applied to digital purchases under ~$300. So apart from physical retailing nonsense (and this, plus publishers is why it happens), why do we pay 50-100+% for digital goods? The only 2 reason's: Publishers who up the price because they can (no Gov intervention & we're a small market compared to the US so they don't care), and because physical retailers still exist and publisher's are still bending over for them.

Update: This wish only needs in the range of under 50 votes to reach 1000. I'd be listening already at 100, but if 1000 is what it takes for GOG to reconsider this change, then so be it.

Edit: And now its broken 1000. That's bigger than many small towns, 1000 voices crying out for this madness to stop.

I want us to make the number exceed Grim Fandango's if at all possible. That would send a clear message.

"1World,FairPrice" fits just within the 16 character limit for the forum title which appears under your username. You can change your title by clicking the "My Account" menu and selecting "Forum replies" and then the "My settings" tab.

^ I see this was four days ago - gotta say I agree.

With everything going on in this world GOG having to implement regional pricing while keeping the game DRM Free is so far down on the list it took me this long to even know they were doing it. Frankly if this is all there is to complain about you need to get out more or watch some news. If I want a game from GOG and the price is right for me then I buy it. GOG's DRM Free Policy is really the only thing I am interested in - If that ever changes I will immediately have a very large Steam Portfolio and while it would be sad to see that day, I wouldn't even complain about it then let alone start a boycott...

When GOG brought up the idea of regional pricing on 3 big new titles last week I wasn't completely happy, but I could understand why they were doing it.

What I don't understand or in any way support is the intention to bring regional pricing to the entire catalogue. What is the justification for this? In the "letter" he even says that this business model is relatively proven, so the justification given for the new games doesn't really work.