Best Deal for Paradox: gamersgate or amazon?

[unmerged(146240)]

Hi!
To support Your work in the best possible manner, i assume that it's financially better for Paradox if we buy our games via gamersgate instead of buying via amazon?
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[walrus]

Indeed it is, there's fewer middlemen taking a cut if you buy from gamersgate

 

[Rush]

Gamersgate is owned by Paradoxx so you will give them more money if you buy from gamersgate.

 

[unmerged(63310)]

Newegg is the cheapest I've seen in $ but I bought from Amazon because I want a hard copy and I threw in a couple other things I needed to get the free shipping though Newegg offering free shipping as well.

If you don't care about hard copy then Gamersgate is the best I think.

 

[Will Lucky]

Gamersgate is owned by Paradoxx so you will give them more money if you buy from gamersgate.

Nah not anymore, apparently Gamersgate is now a company in it's own right.

 

[Jorath13]

Even if GG were owned by Paradox, its not like there wouldn't be inherent costs to the digital download. Paradox has to pay their webguys, they have to pay the ISP for the website, there's costs involved in maintaining and running the servers, any issues that arise would also necessitate costs (overtime, new server hardware, etc)...not saying Paradox makes zero money on digital downloads via GG but neither do they print money. Without knowing what sort of financial contracts they have with Steam and other digital download companies they're offering HoI3 thru, I can say definatively that digital >>> retail copies in net monies gained.

Of course, I prefer to see HoI3 sold in as many avenues as possible for maximum exposure. Heck, Johan should be shilling copies on the street!

 

[finyou2]

Heck, Johan should be shilling copies on the street!

IIRC he said if someone would send him flowers, (or something like that) he would send copy of EU3 expansion packs on CD.

Maybe we could his signature! (I would buy it at least)

 

[Gamepolice]

I wish I could buy the whole development team a vacation to Hawaii or the Carribean but that would cost a lot of money and probably make me bankrupt. Paradox deserves something though for their hard work.

 

[Sparrow]

I'm fairly sure they are going to profit quite well, get the best deal for yourself. After all there are still at least a couple of expansion packs in the future.

 

[sbr]

Nah not anymore, apparently Gamersgate is now a company in it's own right.

Yes, I believe they are separate companies but are owned by the same owner/corporation.

 

[Oerdin]

Gamersgate is owned by Paradoxx so you will give them more money if you buy from gamersgate.

That's why I tend to buy from Gamer's Gate. I want Paradox to get the money plus its very convenient since I never have to leave my home.

 

[unmerged(58541)]

Of course, I prefer to see HoI3 sold in as many avenues as possible for maximum exposure. Heck, Johan should be shilling copies on the street!

LMAO
It would be cool to see videogames being sold literally on the street though i doubt we`ll ever see it especially for a game as HOI3,maybe if it was GTA 5.

 

[XHR]

that's why i tend to buy from gamer's gate. I want paradox to get the money plus its very convenient since i never have to leave my home. :d

+1

 

[steveh11]

I don't have to leave my home to order from Amazon, either, plus that way I get a *physical copy*, which (unless someone knows better) I wouldn't get from Gamersgate.

I have my pre-order in with Amazon; I don't mind the small delay since it'll give me more time to play "War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition" first.

 

[Baneslave]

I don't have to leave my home to order from Amazon, either, plus that way I get a *physical copy*, which (unless someone knows better) I wouldn't get from Gamersgate.

Well, at least here you would have to leave home to get the package from post office. (Until you are willing to spill some extra money).

 

[Fredrik II]

Hi!
To support Your work in the best possible manner, i assume that it's financially better for Paradox if we buy our games via gamersgate instead of buying via amazon?
W:

Yes. All digital distribution revenue gives more $$$ to us.

 

[LeeDub]

Yes. All digital distribution revenue gives more $$$ to us.

Does that include Steam?

 

[Curious]

Isn't it kind of peculiar that Amazon says that it will be released on Aug. 4th, but Newegg says Sept. 8th. Take your pick.

CB

 

[Easy-Kill]

Is this generally because the price is higher?

Currently Amazon.co.uk has HOI3 for GBP25 (€30), whereas gamersgate is €40. (though amazon.at is €45).

I think digital is definately the future, but when the games on GG, Steam etc are more expensive than in the shop and frankly less accessible it is hard to justify the expense.

When Armageddon came out, I purchased it, but then had to drag my PC into work to install it (my home is very low tech and has no Internet).

 

[Baneslave]

Reason why new games bought through digital disruption have same or higher price than when bought through normal stores, is because no normal store would take any products to their shells if it is easily acquirable with cheaper price through digital disruption.