39.99 euro on GOG

[seVan]

How comes GOG.com have this game 39.99 euro while steam has it for 59.99. That is a huge difference.

Steam pre-sale of 17% at 49.99 and gog pre-sale of 15% to 33.99 euro. That is almost the difference of the season pass to the game.

[WolfEisberg]

Nguyên văn bởi AHMKHA97:

Nguyên văn bởi Spazco:

I had no idea, that's good to know. My key came with the GTX 970 I bought which was redeemed at GOG. I wondered why the key was with GOG and now it makes sense.

LOL! You bought the GTX 970 recently, knowing that it has a big VRAM problem? How does Nvidia keep doing this? Like honestly, they f*ck up like apple, but they always manage to get away with it.

it is not a VRAM problem, it was done like that by design, it is not a defect at all. And it is not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. You end up losing around 4-6% in performance when using more than 3.5 GB of VRAM as compared to when using less than 3.5GB of VRAM. This means that if you were getting 60 FPS when using less than 3.5 GB of VRAM, you will end up with about 56.4 FPS when using more than 3.5 GB of VRAM.

[Mr.Hmm]

Hmm... I think I will definitely get it on GoG.com insteand of Steam, kind of want to support the devs so :)

[OmegaKira]

In Origin = 35.99 u$s pre order ¡¡¡ http://www.origin.com/es-mx/store/buy/194188/pc-download/base-game/standard-edition

[Big Boom Boom]

Nguyên văn bởi Sixeye:

Nguyên văn bởi Big Boom Boom:

It's also not Steam activatable.

What are you talking about. i buy heaps of games from them and all of the keys work for steam and origin.

Ozgameshop only sell physical product. Yes they can take out the download code from the package and email it to you because it takes a long time to send physical stuff from UK to Australia. However, Witcher 3 is not available anywhere except Steam for Steam download, just like GTA V. Witcher 3 Steam is Digital only, through Steam only.

And I paid $53 last year before the price hijack so it's O.K for me *flash Steam Witcher 3*

Nguyên văn bởi punkmangt:

In Origin = 35.99 u$s pre order ¡¡¡ http://www.origin.com/es-mx/store/buy/194188/pc-download/base-game/standard-edition

$89.99 for Australia bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha *coughs* *choke* *die*

No thanks Origin.

P.S: In US dollars no less.

[6EYE]

I get all my codes from Ozgameshop. Who cares if its from the box when you put the code in, it downloads the game from the same severe anyways. So as long as the code is not illegal im happy to pay 56$aud rather than 75$aud on steam for The Witcher 3

Im sorry but i live in Australia and i know im getting ripped off on steam, so i look elsewhere and i know the most of the money goes to the developer so happy days.

[Big Boom Boom]

No they don't download from the same server, at all. There's physical (no server), there's GoG and there's Steam. As I said Ozgameshop does not sell you Steam version, nobody can except Steam in this case. You can't post screenshots on Steam (and has it on the game page), you don't get Steam achievements, your name doesn't have an icon next to it to show you own the game on Steam etc. which doesn't do anything really. But you just can't get it on Steam without buying it on Steam.

I'm also from Australia, I said this before but I got lucky before they hijack the price to the current 75 USD before loyalty discount (I own TW2 on Steam as well) so I only pay 53 USD for the preorder. I usually buy from Greenmangaming or Gamersgate (which is owned by Paradox Interactive the same way GoG is owned by CD Project) to get around the price difference.

The only difference in this case I can think of is that I'm going to get pre-load before you do. Actually if I'm correct you don't get pre-load at all since there's no download for physical disc except for patches, so you have to wait longer after release to get your hands on the game. I'm going to get to preload it before the game is released like GoG (but still can't play till release). I'm also able to get the Expansions on Steam. Oh and I will get Trading Cards.

[6EYE]

I dont know what your talking about i get Acheivment and Trading cats plus i get pre-loaded games. I pre-loaded Rome 2 and Mortal Kombat X and other games too. I have all expansions to Rome 2 and plus i can get the The Witcher 3 expansion on steam its 25$. You should buy a cd-key from ozgameshop because you obviously have no idea what your talking about.

GOG and Steam are different. If you buy a game on steam or put a cd-key in steam they both download from steam. I have no idea why your talking about GoG i dont even use it.

[Big Boom Boom]

Er no, you don't know what you're talking about. Ozgameshop can not sell this game on Steam, they simply can't. This is different from Rome 2 and Mortal Kombat X. I'm telling this to you before hand because you are obviously thinking you get it on Steam from Ozgameshop, just you can't.

Did you buy GTA V? It's the same deal. Every retailers will sell you a Rockstar Social Club downloand. Only Steam sell you Steam download. Ozgameshops simply can't, they take it from the physical CD which in case of TW3 does not have any download code, not even GoG. Don't be surprised later.

[WolfEisberg]

Nguyên văn bởi Sixeye:

I get all my codes from Ozgameshop. Who cares if its from the box when you put the code in, it downloads the game from the same severe anyways. So as long as the code is not illegal im happy to pay 56$aud rather than 75$aud on steam for The Witcher 3

Im sorry but i live in Australia and i know im getting ripped off on steam, so i look elsewhere and i know the most of the money goes to the developer so happy days.

Looking at Ozgame shop, you are buying a physical version of the game. The Physical version of the game does not have any CD Key of any kind for any digital distribution, because no CD Key exists for physical version. When the game releases they will send physically send you a physical boxed version of the game to your house. There is no cd key for them to send you, cause no cd key will exist. When you get the physical version delivered to your house, you will install the game from the DvD, you will download patches from Witcher's official website, if you want the expansions you have to buy the expansions from GoG. You will not be getting Steam achievements or trading cards with the physical version of the game since there is no CD key to enter into Steam or any other digital distribution.

So do not be suprised when you get the boxed physical version delivered to your house after the game releases and you find no CD Key inside the box, there is no CD Key for them to send you, it does not exist for physical versions.

[6EYE]

http://www.ozgameshop.com/

Have a look on the right it sais "DOWNLOAD STORE Digital Downloads and Cd Keys". I do not buy physical copies, i only buy the keys. They email you the code you put it steam and then it downloads, i have got Trading cards and Achievement would like me to send you a photo?.

[WolfEisberg]

Nguyên văn bởi Sixeye:

http://www.ozgameshop.com/

Have a look on the right it sais "DOWNLOAD STORE Digital Downloads and Cd Keys". I do not buy physical copies, i only buy the keys. They email you the code you put it steam and then it downloads, i have got Trading cards and Achievement would like me to send you a photo?.

Do you find it strange they have not send you a code yet? Also, no other legit store is selling Steam codes, but this one is? Does that seem right? Don't be surprised if on the day of release you get an email from them canceling your pre-order, cause I doubt they would want to spend more money on buying steam codes to fill their Pre-orders to only make a loss on the sales instead of a profit.

Also the developers had this to say

If you want a digital code, buy a digital code. If you want a GoG or Steam code, buy from GoG or Steam.

I strongly recommend that if you want a digital key/game, you purchase from the store you trust directly. GoG, Steam, etc are great sites that have excellent reputations for reliability and are worth your trust. It is possible that some site that promises to sell you a key for GoG, Steam, etc is on the up and up, but you run a risk that it is not. Think of it this way: If GoG/Steam sell the game for $50, but the site you are visiting say they sell it for $45, that would mean they had to purchase it and resell it to you at a loss to them of $5. This is bad business and seems odd to me. Yes, if they are bundling the code into a deal "Buy a new PC, get a code for free" that is a different matter, but selling cheap codes is... unusual and a little shifty.

This does not apply to official partners who offer codes as part of promotions, such as the recently announced Nvidia partnership. I am solely discussing "retailers" who promise to sell cheap codes.

http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/30678-Will-The-Witcher-3-Retail-also-have-a-digital-key-install?p=1565406&viewfull=1#post1565406

Looks like to me Ozgame shop is speculating, only making assumptions they can buy the codes for less than $56au to turn a profit.

[Aron]

Nguyên văn bởi seVan:

How comes GOG.com have this game 39.99 euro while steam has it for 59.99. That is a huge difference.

Steam pre-sale of 17% at 49.99 and gog pre-sale of 15% to 33.99 euro. That is almost the difference of the season pass to the game.

its 49,79 for me on gog

[6EYE]

Of couse the developer wants you buy from steam but i dont care what they say im not paying 75$ for digital game. OzGameshop Its actually this site http://www.365games.co.uk/ they just change the pounds into aud but i dont know how they make a profit.

It happens everywhere in australia a xbox one physical game is 109$ even on the psn and xboxlive its 109$. Digital movies are 8$, cable is 30% more exspensive. Please dont tell me its about wages because we all know its bull, they are taking the iGEA to court because of high prices but that was years ago and nothing happened.

So you can see why i buy from ozgameshop. I have been with them for years and had no problems. Ppl know how much things are actually worth because of the internet its not snes days Snes games where 120$ and everybody thought that how much they where all over the would but now we know we are getting ripped off. 75$ for a digital game and they wonder why people pirate.

"Australians are paying on average 34 percent more for software, 51 percent more for iTunes music, 88 percent more for Wii games, and 41 percent more for computer hardware than US consumers."

This is a good read. - http://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-australian-game-prices-will-not-drop/1100-6401518/

[Kosmozuikis]

Buy the steam version not from steam = price issue solved.

[Big Boom Boom]

Nguyên văn bởi Kosmozuikis:

Buy the steam version not from steam = price issue solved.

Except there is no steam version not from steam except:
VPN
Unauthorised trader

People, get your head around it. Just like GTA V there is no Steam authorised reseller this time, this game is NOT a Steam DRM only game, hence there is no Steam activate code from physical copy, Amazon can't sell Steam code then why does some shady site can?