TDD & Penumbra Being Removed From GOG by September 2nd

[jens]

It does not have anything to do with the currency as you say. It has to do with the EUR price not having the added cost of the VAT applicable. The VAT is different in different countries, ranging from 15% to 25%. We have used to lowest VAT rate of 15% to calculate what we suggest Europeans should pay for our game. We also take into account purchase power, so the game is cheaper than 20 USD in for example Russia, games are normally sold cheaper there than in say Sweden. It goes both ways, higher price when there is added tax, lower price for lower purchase power. Some limitations due to limitations of the stores selling the games.

In terms of before, you are correct that for example EU people always got the game cheaper. We had an exception for GOG, as their model was to use USD only, this "discount" was not visible and folks got it without knowing it. With the addition of currencies, the discount is clearly visible and because of it we asked to have the same price as in other stores. Instead of seeing it as an increase in price, it should be seen as a discount that stopped being active.

With Machine for pigs our pricing model was accepted, but as Amnesia and Penumbra are older games they were not accepted. We mutually agreed on removing them. It should have little impact as either you already have the game and can continue using it, or you do not have the game and do not want it, or you do not have the game but really want it, in which case 80% off is the cheapest (I think) it has ever been offered for on GOG.