GOG to Use Regional Pricing For Upcoming Big Releases

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GOG.com has announced that it'll soon be offering three big-name titles for sale or preorder - but the news isn't all good. Unfortunately, these three games will necessitate regional pricing.

"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," says the latest post on the GOG blog. "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."

GOG isn't ready to tell us what the three titles are, but it does mention that they consist of two RPGs and one strategy game. To soften the blow of the pricing news a little, GOG will be offering anyone who pre-orders or buys one of the aforementioned three titles an extra free game from a selection.

It's not clear if the regional pricing policy will continue with any future big releases that GOG may support.

The Witcher 2 was a previous GOG release that made use of a regional pricing system; it cost different amounts in the US, the UK, Europe, and Australia.

Regional pricing is not a new practice. Certain regions have had to pay more than others for years, and websites such as Steam Prices allow gamers to compare video game prices between different regions.

Source: IGN
 
DarthMol said:
As long as the regional pricing works out well for us I guess.
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I really doubt it, the Rand really doesn't like us gamers. It sounds like GoG is being forced to do this by their partners and the game studios, I doubt they'd make this the norm
 
I always pay the R equivalent of a USD priced game. I don't understand how this changes anything?
 
Stunt said:
I always pay the R equivalent of a USD priced game. I don't understand how this changes anything?
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Normally a game will be say, $5 everywhere in the world. But now it will be $5 in America, and maybe $7 in South Africa, so you're paying the Rand equivalent plus some extra.
 
Gog is not the only ones, GamersGate, Green Man Gaming and and even Steam switching to regional pricing for new releases.

Main target started when ANZ companies and Publishers like 2K (Who's pricing was way more than US for new releases) started complaining about sale loss.
 
addam said:
Normally a game will be say, $5 everywhere in the world. But now it will be $5 in America, and maybe $7 in South Africa, so you're paying the Rand equivalent plus some extra.
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That makes no sense, the OP post describes the cost reflecting the market value based on the currency value at the given time.

Eugene said:
We always get US prices, this shouldn't affect us. Feel bad for the Australians, though.
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This makes more sense.
 
Stunt said:
That makes no sense, the OP post describes the cost reflecting the market value based on the currency value at the given time.
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Its simple, See for example Borderlands in Steam Using US Country code, then with AU Country Code, now try South Africa and United Kingdom and France


Using current exchange rates it looks like this:
United States = $20 USD = R218,99
Australia = $40 AUD = R393,06
South Africa = $20 USD = R218,99
Britian = £20 = R364,40
France = 30€ = R451,41

Understand it a tad better?
 
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I think I made a mistake on Australia pricing (If true they really getting raped). Using Enhanced Steam when I hover over the price section they pay 40 USD not AUD

See:
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That equates to:
Australia = $40 USD = R437,83

Edit: Also all games seem to be loads cheaper in Brazil/Russia, why don't our prices not reflect Brazil and Russian pricing. We fall in the same group of developing countries.
 
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Ya I've always heard that game prices are insane in the land of Oz. Brazil and Russia are notorious for high levels of piracy - many said that there was no market there because of the high piracy levels but Steam came in, offered better prices and tapped the market.
 
AlphaJohn said:
Its simple, See for example Borderlands in Steam Using US Country code, then with AU Country Code, now try South Africa and United Kingdom and France


Using current exchange rates it looks like this:
United States = $20 USD = R218,99
Australia = $40 AUD = R393,06
South Africa = $20 USD = R218,99
Britian = £20 = R364,40
France = 30€ = R451,41

Understand it a tad better?
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Thanks man, but this is all that matters I suppose:

United States = $20 USD = R218,99
South Africa = $20 USD = R218,99
 
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