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Title: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: someguy123 on June 01, 2013, 01:19:35 AM
GOG.com (http://gog.com) is a site dedicated to offering DRM free games, legally from well-known mainstream publishers such as Activision, or Ubisoft; as well as indie developers such as CD Projekt (the guys who made The Witcher game series)
I've created a detailed post on their site feature requests, asking for them to accept Bitcoin, as well as explaining payment services like BitPay and Coinbase:
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin

If people sign up, and upvote this, we might just see an option for Bitcoin available at GOG.

To help gain support for this, you can place a link to this thread in your signature:
Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin (http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin)
Code:
[color=red][b][url=http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin]Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin[/url][/b][/color]


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: someguy123 on June 01, 2013, 11:57:46 PM
Also posted to /r/Bitcoin

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1fhlrv/lets_get_gogcom_to_accept_bitcoin/


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: franky1 on June 02, 2013, 12:01:31 AM
+1 voted


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: lophie on June 02, 2013, 02:32:14 AM
Sadly no linux games.....


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: HostFat on June 02, 2013, 02:51:39 AM
Voted :D

If they add Bitcoin, there will be a storm of miners as flies on shit  ;D


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: The Bitcoin Catalog on June 02, 2013, 01:55:29 PM
Voted


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: Kazimir on June 02, 2013, 07:57:07 PM
+1

Voted


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: aceking on June 02, 2013, 09:21:44 PM
voted  ;D


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: Jace on June 03, 2013, 07:51:23 AM
Voted.


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: glub0x on June 03, 2013, 09:45:31 AM
GOG.com (http://gog.com) is a site dedicated to offering DRM free games, legally from well-known mainstream publishers such as Activision, or Ubisoft; as well as indie developers such as CD Projekt (the guys who made The Witcher game series)
I've created a detailed post on their site feature requests, asking for them to accept Bitcoin, as well as explaining payment services like BitPay and Coinbase:
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin

If people sign up, and upvote this, we might just see an option for Bitcoin available at GOG.

To help gain support for this, you can place a link to this thread in your signature:
Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin (http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin)
Code:
[color=red][b][url=http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin]Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin[/url][/b][/color]

Sent them a mail 6 month ago here was the answer

Quote
Hello
We have no immediate plans to introduce new payment methods in the near future, but we will look into introducing more localized payment services in the long-term future.
Right now the only convenient way to purchase games on GOG.com without having a credit card is PayPal. You should be able to send funds to a PayPal account directly from a bank account, and then use those funds to buy games on our site.
Regards,
JuriJ
GOG.com Support
So i did use the "only convenient way" shame on me!


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: Eri on June 09, 2013, 05:59:20 AM
Voted.


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: Grinder on August 24, 2016, 11:12:38 AM
The petition is still going on so please vote if you want to buy games with Bitcoins. They sometimes have very good offers on new games as well, this weekend they had Witcher 3 for $24.


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: eternalgloom on August 24, 2016, 11:57:16 AM
The petition is still going on so please vote if you want to buy games with Bitcoins. They sometimes have very good offers on new games as well, this weekend they had Witcher 3 for $24.
Weird to see this topic from 2013 being revived, but it's acceptable in this case, people are still adding lots of comments now in 2016.
Has there been a new reply from GOG themselves about this?

We might be able to make it happen if enough people here go over there and make a comment about it!


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: ed_teech on August 24, 2016, 12:01:49 PM
Well this topic is quite old. Did they answer to your wish ?


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: eternalgloom on August 24, 2016, 12:12:41 PM
Well this topic is quite old. Did they answer to your wish ?
I've just sent them a mail asking if they would consider adding Bitcoin payments in the near future, will post the reply when/if I receive it.

https://i.imgsafe.org/d91efa7155.png


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: ed_teech on August 24, 2016, 12:13:46 PM
Well this topic is quite old. Did they answer to your wish ?
I've just sent them a mail asking if they would consider adding Bitcoin payments in the near future, will post the reply when/if I receive it.

Great ! Let us know if you need any help along the process.


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: Jeremycoin on August 24, 2016, 12:21:32 PM
I knew this site before even though I never actually buy something there, but if there's a thing that supports Bitcoin in the gaming industry I will definitely support that. I'm sure that we certainly can do this, just like what we did before with Steam.


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: eternalgloom on August 24, 2016, 12:29:42 PM
Well this topic is quite old. Did they answer to your wish ?
I've just sent them a mail asking if they would consider adding Bitcoin payments in the near future, will post the reply when/if I receive it.

Great ! Let us know if you need any help along the process.
It would be helpful to add a comment to the petition if you already have an account there, or if you don't mind making one.
Here's the link to the petition again: https://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin

You can also send in suggestions, through their support, no account needed for that.
https://www.gog.com/support/contact


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: traderethereum on August 24, 2016, 12:50:59 PM
vote +1 too  ;D


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: eternalgloom on August 24, 2016, 12:59:33 PM
Would be great to see another place accept bitcoin :)

But, steam and origin dominate the and only few people who know/use GOG.
Also, steam provide various currency and publisher/developer usually give cheaper price to 2nd/3rd country compared with GOG.com

Gog has a really nice niche market for older games specifically and I've mentioned Steam and G2A in my mail to them, always a good idea to mention that their competitors are offering more features than them :)


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: 7788bitcoin on August 24, 2016, 01:04:36 PM
First time heard about GOG.com and great to know they are still keeping those "Good Old Games"! Hope they will soon accept bitcoin payment and I will join the petition to request them.


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: eternalgloom on August 24, 2016, 03:05:28 PM
I've received a reply from GOG, it's not what I had hoped for, but here it is:

https://i.imgsafe.org/db75c1ecb3.png

I still hope that they would consider adding Bitcoin in the future though.


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: lister storm on August 24, 2016, 08:49:41 PM
I've received a reply from GOG, it's not what I had hoped for, but here it is:

https://i.imgsafe.org/db75c1ecb3.png

I still hope that they would consider adding Bitcoin in the future though.
well everything is possible in the future, if it will become really mainstream and a lot of companies will add them then they will also accept it


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: iv4n on August 24, 2016, 08:54:52 PM
Voted, I hope they will accept btc payments in the future. I hope all forum members will support this ans vote.
I like this kind of things where we can help each other and bitcoin community. If they see enough interested people they will start to accept btc.
Good luck too all of us!


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: ivanst776 on August 24, 2016, 08:59:50 PM
While GOG didn't and still don't accept bitcoin, then its rival Steam accepts bitcoin which makes them one step ahead.

Wearing the signature that is mentioned in the first posts is worthless and don't make any differences.

P.S just voted there and at the moment it has 960 votes.


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: raymond541 on August 24, 2016, 09:06:02 PM
Voted  :) I just saw this GOG while ago hope they will accept BTC as a payment option.we need more vote for accept BTC as a payment option on GOG.you vote have possible to see BTC on GOG near future.Also we need more to go more closer to the mainstream.


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: eternalgloom on August 25, 2016, 10:17:46 AM
Nice to see that so many people are still voting, I might send them another message in a few weeks and post the link to that petition to show them the support.
But I'll be careful not to spam them :)


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: btvGainer on August 25, 2016, 11:16:53 AM
GOG.com (http://gog.com) is a site dedicated to offering DRM free games, legally from well-known mainstream publishers such as Activision, or Ubisoft; as well as indie developers such as CD Projekt (the guys who made The Witcher game series)
I've created a detailed post on their site feature requests, asking for them to accept Bitcoin, as well as explaining payment services like BitPay and Coinbase:
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin

If people sign up, and upvote this, we might just see an option for Bitcoin available at GOG.

To help gain support for this, you can place a link to this thread in your signature:
Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin (http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin)
Code:
[color=red][b][url=http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin]Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin[/url][/b][/color]
Always ready to do whatever I can to promote bitcoin.Glad to see already 960 votes in favor.Can't see where to cast my vote.Will check again later when on laptop


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: DooMAD on August 25, 2016, 11:31:53 AM
Always ready to do whatever I can to promote bitcoin.Glad to see already 960 votes in favor.Can't see where to cast my vote.Will check again later when on laptop

It is a pretty tiny button, heh.  Guess it partly depends on your screen res.  It's that little "plus" just under the (now I've voted) 961.

Never been a fan of Steam, so it's a pity they're one of the companies that decided to opt for BTC when I'm never going to buy from them.  GOG, however, are fantastic.


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: Kprawn on August 25, 2016, 03:56:25 PM
One of my friends tried this on a game forum a while ago, and he was banned for 1 year. Some people are very hostile when it comes to Bitcoin. Bitcoin has built up quite a bad reputation over the

years, and a lot of people have lost a lot of money in the hacking of exchanges. So you are either going to be lucky or you will find one of these sites where they are open to these suggestions. I voted

yes, but I have had some bad experiences with people calling it a scam. One email will not turn these people, but when 1000's start asking for this, they might change their minds.  ;D


Title: Re: Let's get GOG.com to accept Bitcoin
Post by: krishna1 on August 25, 2016, 04:41:58 PM
Thats true i never got disappointed from gog.com they always had stuffs i needed the games and the movies and it will be cool if they accept the bitcoin as a payment it will short out a ling mess