Not a bad deal especially if you are getting ready for the release of No Mans Sky tomorrow and want it from steam you will be paying £40.
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bensimmo
11 Aug 161#1
It's £39.99 DRM free on GOG, so why bother with Steam?
and a 30 day money back guarantee.
No Facebook needed either.
bensimmo to bensimmo
11 Aug 16#2
ignore me, was looking as though you were posting a NMS deal.
reddragon105 to bensimmo
11 Aug 16#8
This is basically 9% off Steam credit, so a £39.99 game such as No Man's Sky would effectively cost £36.46 if you topped up your Steam wallet this way.
And some people will still want the game on Steam rather than GoG because that's where they have all/most of their games, so they want the technicality of it being in their Steam library, Steam achievements, etc. Small differences but enough to make up people's minds when they're deciding where to buy from, and you can also get a refund from Steam for any reason if you want to.
My feelings about it have been all over the place - from 'Wow, that looks great, I'll be pre-ordering that!' to 'Hmm, I'll wait and see what the reviews are like and watch some gameplay videos before I decide.' Then I started getting really psyched for it about a week ago and was all ready to pay £40 for it, but then I've been watching some gameplay videos and I'm not sure how long it will keep me occupied for. It looks and sounds great but the actual gameplay seems pretty basic so it all depends how long the novelty takes to wear off, which might not be long. So I think I'll be waiting for the inevitable 50% discount at Christmas. In the meantime, it has prompted me to finally get into Elite: Dangerous properly, so I'm now past the steep learning curve in that game and am actually enjoying it!
faster4233 to bensimmo
11 Aug 16#10
I cant be bothered with all the patching and **** around in GOG. Times have moved on and i cant be arsed to update games myself.
lordred12345 to bensimmo
11 Aug 16#19
gog?
BluCola
11 Aug 16#3
Honestly, it's been like that since the steam summer sale started. £47.99 is the normal price for cdkeys I would say. It was £46.99 (£44.64) before the summer sale and it's been cheaper a couple of months ago.
dealhunter12_34 to BluCola
11 Aug 16#4
yeah i know its not the best deal but technically anything below 50 is free money so not complaining - also im getting ready for no mans sky on steam hope its good!
pelwl
11 Aug 16#5
I got this last November for about £42.50 inc. Facebook code. Took me 8 months to actually use it seeing how bad Steam sales are these days. Still worth it at any discounted price if you choose to to buy off Steam.
Regarding refunds from GOG, aren't they only applicable if you can prove that you're having technical difficulties with the game, rather than being able to try it for a couple of hours and refund it if you don't like it, as you can on Steam?
MBeeching
11 Aug 16#6
I wonder how many NMS refunds they will process this weekend... I still want to play it but not at that price.
Spark to MBeeching
11 Aug 16#14
Tons. Nobody really knew what the game was and made up a game in their own minds. I think the pre-owned market is going to be flooded with PS4 copies within a couple of weeks from now. The whole thing has just been rotten.
slipd
11 Aug 16#7
Huh, people still buy direct from Steam? :smile:
Heat OP.
seanmorris100
11 Aug 16#9
Hows this a deal? Steam mark up all games by 20-40%
Only time this is worth anything is the winter sale
faster4233 to seanmorris100
11 Aug 16#11
They are expensive but the games doesnt appear to be available anywhere!!
TheGalaxy
11 Aug 16#12
You don't have to, GOG also has their own client which auto-updates games (GOG Galaxy)
ScorpioJonesy
11 Aug 16#13
I did this for the Summer Sale, shame its not as low as last year though. A good way to get a few extra % of steam titles. I was going to do this for No Man's Sky as being a steam direct purchase I could get a refund if needed.
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and a 30 day money back guarantee.
No Facebook needed either.
And some people will still want the game on Steam rather than GoG because that's where they have all/most of their games, so they want the technicality of it being in their Steam library, Steam achievements, etc. Small differences but enough to make up people's minds when they're deciding where to buy from, and you can also get a refund from Steam for any reason if you want to.
My feelings about it have been all over the place - from 'Wow, that looks great, I'll be pre-ordering that!' to 'Hmm, I'll wait and see what the reviews are like and watch some gameplay videos before I decide.' Then I started getting really psyched for it about a week ago and was all ready to pay £40 for it, but then I've been watching some gameplay videos and I'm not sure how long it will keep me occupied for. It looks and sounds great but the actual gameplay seems pretty basic so it all depends how long the novelty takes to wear off, which might not be long. So I think I'll be waiting for the inevitable 50% discount at Christmas. In the meantime, it has prompted me to finally get into Elite: Dangerous properly, so I'm now past the steep learning curve in that game and am actually enjoying it!
Regarding refunds from GOG, aren't they only applicable if you can prove that you're having technical difficulties with the game, rather than being able to try it for a couple of hours and refund it if you don't like it, as you can on Steam?
Heat OP.
Only time this is worth anything is the winter sale