It’s time to go back to the “good old games” of the acronym: CD Projekt RED intends to revive the GOG of the golden days after expensive competition
The development team CD Project RED (known for two licenses that you should know by heart) has announced that it wants to relaunch GOG following the latest losses. Perhaps the correlation between the two might be surprising, but the online store was founded by a developer similar to the link between Valve and Steam, or Epic and his Epic Games Store. Contrary to these two, Good Old Games was born in 2008 with the aim of republishing older titles without any form of DRM (Digital Rights Management, or – to simplify – anti-piracy), to then compete with the largest marketplaces.
Nostalgia GOG: the turnaround of CD Projekt RED
During a presentation of the third quarterly report, CD Projekt RED revealed that GOG is proving to be detrimental to the company, with losses of $ 2.21 million versus the gain of 1.37 million during the same period last year. To solve the problem, the financial director Piotr Nielubowicz stated that the marketplace would be revisited in favor of what made it popular. Nielubowicz also stated that some CPR developers would be moving on to other duties within the company. We leave you to his statements.
“As for GOG, its performance undoubtedly presents a challenge, and we have recently taken countermeasures to improve its financial stability. First of all, we have decided that the marketplace will have to focus more on its primary purpose, which is a selection of games offered with a unique DRM-free philosophy. In line with this approach, there will be changes to the team structure. We will also separate from the Gwent consortium, which means that the expenses and earnings associated with the process will be abandoned as well. All these changes will allow GOG to focus on its financial business for a more profitable 2022. “
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