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I love GOG but unfortunately popularity does not translate to profitability. GOG had reported ~8000 USD profit for 2018. I wish I'm proved wrong but I doubt th

I love GOG but unfortunately popularity does not translate to profitability. GOG had reported ~8000 USD profit for 2018. I wish I'm proved wrong but I doubt this move is going to help the situation.

shmerl 7y ago
What exactly is the issue, operational costs are too high for the current user base?
bradyd 7y ago
Note that GOG is owned by CD Projekt, the studio behind The Witcher games and Cyberpunk 2077. So while they may not make much on GOG itself, they make a lot more money selling their games there then on other platforms like Steam.
- shmerl 7y ago
  Actually in the past GOG brought them more money than their own games, so the fact that it's not profitable isn't good.
  - opencl 7y ago
    Maybe that was true in the past, but CD Projekt Red made $28 million profit compared to GOG's $8000 in 2018. The company as a whole is not exactly in financial peril even if GOG is barely breaking even. https://www.tweaktown.com/news/65367/gog-com-barely-making-profit/index.html https://www.tweaktown.com/news/65367/gog-com-barely-making-p...
    - shmerl 7y ago
      That TW3 is profitable is good, but the store itself shouldn't be struggling, unless something is wrong.
- nmfisher 7y ago
  I'd be interested to know how much margin they reclaim by owning their own distribution channel. Presumably Steam takes a huge commission, so if GOG is profitable (even if only by $8000), then it costs them nothing to run, so that additional margin might add up to a significant amount.
jsjddbbwj 7y ago
How much profit should they report? Millions? Aren't they viable already?
jfkebwjsbx 7y ago
8000? Is that a typo?
machiaweliczny 7y ago
How about revenue? I don't think they should be judged on profit but on market capture. CDPR has > 250 P/E ratio. I'm thinking about shorting them but maybe they could use this money to compete with Steam and Blizzard (MMO). That's only way to justify such investment IMO (not an expert). GOG is CDP product and I don't know how it relates to CDPR(game studio).

I love GOG but unfortunately popularity does not translate to profitability. GOG had reported ~8000 USD profit for 2018. I wish I'm proved wrong but I doubt this move is going to help the situation.

shmerl 7y ago

What exactly is the issue, operational costs are too high for the current user base?

bradyd 7y ago

Note that GOG is owned by CD Projekt, the studio behind The Witcher games and Cyberpunk 2077. So while they may not make much on GOG itself, they make a lot more money selling their games there then on other platforms like Steam.

shmerl 7y ago
Actually in the past GOG brought them more money than their own games, so the fact that it's not profitable isn't good.
- opencl 7y ago
  Maybe that was true in the past, but CD Projekt Red made $28 million profit compared to GOG's $8000 in 2018. The company as a whole is not exactly in financial peril even if GOG is barely breaking even. https://www.tweaktown.com/news/65367/gog-com-barely-making-profit/index.html https://www.tweaktown.com/news/65367/gog-com-barely-making-p...
  - shmerl 7y ago
    That TW3 is profitable is good, but the store itself shouldn't be struggling, unless something is wrong.
nmfisher 7y ago
I'd be interested to know how much margin they reclaim by owning their own distribution channel. Presumably Steam takes a huge commission, so if GOG is profitable (even if only by $8000), then it costs them nothing to run, so that additional margin might add up to a significant amount.

jsjddbbwj 7y ago

How much profit should they report? Millions? Aren't they viable already?

jfkebwjsbx 7y ago

8000? Is that a typo?

machiaweliczny 7y ago

How about revenue? I don't think they should be judged on profit but on market capture. CDPR has > 250 P/E ratio. I'm thinking about shorting them but maybe they could use this money to compete with Steam and Blizzard (MMO). That's only way to justify such investment IMO (not an expert). GOG is CDP product and I don't know how it relates to CDPR(game studio).