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CDPR keeping Witcher 3 keys for Origin, uPlay and GOG; tell GMG to go pound sand
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MagicWithEarvin
Member
Wow, some of you here jump to conclusions real quick.
Visualante2
Member
Yeah now it's an actual business development person not just some loose PR cannon.
styl3s
Member
I hope this turns out to just be some misunderstanding or a error on GMG because i buy a lot of shit through them :-/
LurkerPrime
Member
Now that I think of it, has there been any previous reports of GMG getting unsourced keys? This is the first time I can recall it happening with them, or at least them being called out on it.
The Gamespot dude's capabilities as a writer is completely irrelevant to CD Projekt's statement regarding GMG copies of the Witcher 3.
GMG will probably catch wind of this and reply at some point... though I think no response would be a great deal more telling.
The Gamespot dude's capabilities as a writer is completely irrelevant to CD Projekt's statement regarding GMG copies of the Witcher 3.
GMG will probably catch wind of this and reply at some point... though I think no response would be a great deal more telling.
benicillin
Banned
GMG is a reliable key dealer so I'd be very surprised if they were doing anything shady.
Yes this is first time. They are confirmed as official Digital Distributor by many Devs/Publishers like Devolver Digital, Rebellion, Ubisoft...
The Elite
BOSS
The fact that the Gamespot writer didn't state that he reached out to GMG is already a problem.
Dsyndrome
Member
Most sites aren't giving out keys 2 weeks in advance. They release them in the few days before it.
LurkerPrime
Member
I don't understand why everyone doubt CD Projekt - the developer and generator of keys - and their ability to tell which keys went where. If they sent no keys to GMG, then clearly GMG is sourcing them from some other, legitimate, source, which means that CD Projekt is seeing no revenue at all from GMG's stock. It would mean that GMG is either using regional resellers, or selling stolen goods. (Probably the former)
That's the first thing that came to my mind. CDPR got paid for these keys somewhere, just track who they sold them to and this is a non-issue. I'm not sure what good this does anybody besides maybe drive more sales towards gog.com where they probably don't take a cut from themselves or Steam where it's more expensive even if you own 1 and 2.
It's pretty likely GMG doesn't have any keys at this point, they generally play a waiting game with publishers to get the keys they sell, which has been a sticking point with impatient GMG customers off and on for years. There have been several times publishers like Ubisoft and Bethesda have waited until the 11th hour to send them their key batches.
The Lone Courier
Member
One of the mods over on R/GameDealsmeta said he is trying to reach to both GMG and CDPR. This will be interesting.
http://se.reddit.com/r/GameDealsMeta/comments/352qxn/psa_cd_projekt_red_states_that_gmg_witcher_3/
http://se.reddit.com/r/GameDealsMeta/comments/352qxn/psa_cd_projekt_red_states_that_gmg_witcher_3/
The Elite
BOSS
I don't think anyone is doubting CD Projekt. The insinuation that GMG is conducting shady business practices without enough relevant information is a problem.
There has been zero attempt presented so far from Gamespot to show that they tried to make contact with GMG.
They wouldn't send keys to sites like GMG in the first place since they are not self publishing there. The publisher would, in this case Namco, just like Gamestop would get them from Warner Bros.
I posted it because it seems like the writer didn't try and contact GMG for a comment. There end of this is still missing.
But I went ahead and removed the picture and link because it seems low in retrospect.
Weird. I can't imagine that CD Projekt would issue a warning like this before contacting a publishing partner like Namco in order to find out whether or not they issued the keys in question. Affer all, the warning implies a pretty serious accusation that might hurt GMG's reputation and business. If it's indeed a case of Namco issuing case even though they aren't allowed to, then GMG wouldn't even have done anything wrong...
But GMG doesn't have keys as far as i know. Digital Retailers are getting keys few day before release and those keys are issued by developer/publisher. Maybe GMG haven't payed CDPR yet?
GOG doesn't have the best customer service either, at least in my experience. They're right up there with Valve as far as that goes.
This is an explanation that makes a lot of sense. Still shitty practice if GMG puts up pre-orders for games that they don't have keys for yet, however. Waiting a week extra sucks. But at least they're not stealing keys if that's the situation. Still, it's good that someone with actual pull calls them out on it
Why would GOG sell potentially stolen keys from their parent company? :lol. It's Greenman Gaming, not Good Old Games.
The Elite
BOSS
Care to elaborate?
The Elite
BOSS
ThreePiMatt
Member
Is Namco even involved in the PC version? I'd figure CDPR would be able to self-publish on the PC and that Namco would only be needed for console versions.
RedAssedApe
Banned
YOU! lol
Yeah but it sounds like CDPR is self publishing the game digitally. Namco and WB are only involved in retail distribution.
Ricky Ricardo
Member
You just painted a massive target on yourself. LOL
Well, I'm going to go out on a limb and say every digital distributor sells pre-orders without keys in hand, I doubt Valve has any keys for Just Cause 3, but they're still selling pre-orders, same with Amazon or any other site that sells digital keys, legit or not. That's usually something that's held until very close to launch.
That's not correct. Gamestop is selling digital PC versions of the Witcher 3 currently with Warner Bros as the publisher. It's only self published on Steam and GOG.
Namco might not have the rights to do so, but either way the basis of what the poster said was incorrect because GMG is not presenting the game as being published by CD Projekt, so GMG at the very least would be dealing with Namco, not CD Projekt about any Witcher keys.
I still insist that there is nothing wrong with that. Companies want to have their cake and eat it too when it comes to globalization and free trade. Luckily it seems like the EU commission agrees with me on that one (for once).
I believe CDPR are publishing the game digitally on PC. Namco isn't listed at all on the Steam page for The Witcher 3.
RazorbackDB
Member
I think namco handles physical PC copies too, but yeah I think CDP is self publishing PC digital.
I'm calling GOG unprofessional for telling their forumites not to purchase from GMG due to perceived shadiness around the keys, and for publically commenting before the facts are clear.
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/witcher-3-wild-hunt/
GMG lists Namco Bandai Games as the publisher.
EDIT: It could be that GMG is buying physical copies from Namco and then sending out the CD keys to redeem from GOG. GOG allows you to redeem the code from your physical copy online.
benicillin
Banned
Also wow, this update shouldn't have gone up so early at all. Poor form on Gamespot's part if you ask me since GMG is known to be a reliable site.
m_shortpants
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GAF -> internet -> GAF