GOG: 80+% off When Buying 5+ Games

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  lostn on 09/09/2013 - 21:36

  Makes me wonder what kind of profit margins they were operating on. And how much the developer's cut was.

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    CarbonTwelve on 09/09/2013 - 21:41

    +2

    From what I understand, discounts like these are pre-arranged with the developers/publishers. Distribution platforms like GOG, Steam, iStore, etc. have fixed profit margins regardless of the price it sells for (eg, I believe for most of them the developer's cut is 70%).

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      spiritek on 09/09/2013 - 23:06

      For most other Digital Distribution platforms it works like this, the developer or publisher can set whatever price and the store front (be it MS, Apple, Amazon… not 100% sure but I think GOG do the same) give the developer 70-80% cut.

      Usually it is down to the dev/publisher to decide if they want to participate in the sale, not like traditional bricks and mortar stores where it is either to clear excess/old stock or is along the lines of what bigosmallo describes

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      lostn on 10/09/2013 - 08:10

      That would make sense if all the games in the deal are from the same publisher. I'm not sure why one publisher would accept 80% discount if the buyer buys 4 other games from a different publisher…

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        CarbonTwelve on 10/09/2013 - 08:13

        +1

        It's a case of GOG saying to the publisher something like "We're going to have a sale on, to you want to be included? The terms will be that they must buy 5 of the games that are on sale, so there'll likely be a high rate of people buying games even if they'd otherwise be unlikely to buy.", to which the publisher would reply "Sure! I'd love to sell more copies of these games that are past their primary sales window."

        Basically the fact that other publishers are included is mostly irrelevant.

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        exc3113nce on 10/09/2013 - 08:30

        I find myself often being asked to purchase multiplayer games that friends bought during sales like these.

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        spiritek on 10/09/2013 - 13:58

        Bingo

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    bigosmallo on 09/09/2013 - 22:19

    +2

    It works more like a rebate scheme I'm guessing. So if the cost price is $10, and the game sells for $5 during this sale then GOG has an arrangement with the supplier for a rebate of $6 or $7 to cover the rest of the cost price and to add a bit of profit.

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  easternculture on 09/09/2013 - 23:18

  +2

  +1 for the effort

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  jzdhgkd on 09/09/2013 - 23:56

  Already own all my desired games so I can't make the most of this sale… first world problems!

  I wonder why people make a big deal about steam keys? Surely the fact that you can "add non-steam game" into steam would make it pointless?

  Thanks for the post OP!

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    johnno07 on 10/09/2013 - 00:33

    +2

    Integration with Steam's friend system is a big drawcard for me. On a more cosmetic level - achievements, screenshots and time played stats are important to me also.

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    Forfiet on 10/09/2013 - 02:18

    I dabble in both, don't put all your eggs in one basket :)

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    CarbonTwelve on 10/09/2013 - 06:04

    +3

    There are two main reasons I prefer Steam keys:
    1. Automatic updates.
    2. Having my game collection in one place. I often go back to playing games, and having all of them in Steam where I can just right click to reinstall them is a big advantage to me.

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      lostn on 10/09/2013 - 08:11

      You can do those things with Origin also… do you prefer Origin over GOG?

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        CarbonTwelve on 10/09/2013 - 08:18

        +2

        Well, I can't have all my game collection on Origin both because I already have 300 games on Steam, plus they don't even sell most games. Yes, Origin has automatic updates, which is good, but I use it for very few games so it's not as critical. Hence for me it's much of a muchness between Origin and GOG.

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      brent3000 on 10/09/2013 - 12:04

      Steam doesn't have these games and also GOG guarantees they run on Windows 7 etc (unlike Steam)

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        CarbonTwelve on 10/09/2013 - 12:13

        +1

        I'm aware of that, I'm just responding to the question of why people prefer Steam keys (rather than just adding non-Steam games).

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      spiritek on 10/09/2013 - 13:56

      +1

      3.. Unmetered downloads from most ISPs

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  Alzori on 10/09/2013 - 14:32

  Alan Wake is worth it, American Nightmare is terrible though.

  Other good options are Torchlight and Amnesia. Haven't tried the rest so I can't comment further :P

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    CarbonTwelve on 10/09/2013 - 14:45

    Torchlight and Amnesia are both good games, but they've both been on sale for that price or less before. Torchlight was even free from GOG not too long ago.

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  sithsylar on 11/09/2013 - 10:45

  Does anyone find this funny how they criticise steam for having massive sales and then they go and do it or am i missing something….

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    CarbonTwelve on 11/09/2013 - 11:57

    +1

    Who's "they"? GOG? When has GOG criticized Steam for having massive sales?

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      sithsylar on 11/09/2013 - 17:03

      http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/06/gog-talks-preserv…

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  greenmynci on 12/09/2013 - 15:37

  Bah - bought Zafehouse Diaries on steam for $10 last weekend :(

  I can recommend the game to any zombie-genre fans, though be warned it has a near-vertical learning curve. It is very rewarding when you get the hang of it though..