Mittwoch, 27. Februar 2019

GOG ending rebates for regional pricing differences

Digital games store GOG will soon stop offering customers store credit equivalent to how much less their purchase would cost in North America, a scheme they call Fair Price Package. It’s GOG’s solution to the prickly problem of regional pricing, which often means people outside North America end up paying a higher price in their native currency. GOG have themselves been paying for these rebates, which they claim average 12% of the game’s price and go up to 37%, but say they can no longer afford to do that. This is a mite concerning given rumours surrounding GOG’s recent layoffs, though GOG say it’s to help them secure more releases by giving developers a better cut of sales.

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