This is most likely a very stupid question, but I was wondering if Amazon compensates GOG and developers through Prime Gaming?. Does Amazon pay full price for the titles they offer, everytime one is redeemed?. I hope they do, because I want to support GOG and the devs who participate.

Since no one here knows the contractual details, no one here can answer that question.

What is certain, however, is that the rights holders get paid for it, because neither GOG nor Amazon are above copyright. I suspect that the relevant rights holders are contacted beforehand and an average price is negotiated, or a fixed price for an expected quota. That seems to me the only realistic scenario.

Personally, however, I was very surprised by GOG's annual results for 2024, because, at least in my opinion, they do not reflect the success of this deal.

If you want to support GOG and the developers/rights holders, it would probably make the most sense to buy directly from GOG without a discount. Or at a discount and buy multiple keys to give away (because quantities are also important).

It *probably* supports GOG in some way, since amazon sees that people are interested in GOG keys and therefore have to get more, but ultimately not on the same level as buying directly from the store

If you want to support someone, you never do it by getting free stuff. You need to buy the games, i.e. give someone monies

edit It is the same as when there is a crisis of some sort, and a Christian wants to help by saying: "I send you thoughts and prayers". Does jack shit to the person in need.

Strange. When I pray for something, Ima gets it in less than 100hrs. I thought it worked for everybody.
Are you sure you doing it right? : D Get free stuff and give it to the people in need ; ) Also Pax Fax ^°
Jesus is always helpful in getting new happy clients. There are so many ways to help people, inspiration is strongest.
Therefore.... what is inspiring for this company is the right answer to your question....
Otherwise, poor people would be useless to each other : )

We need:
- honest reviews
- love each other to the pain
- awarding each other with free games
- being inspired to believe in this company
- playing our games for fun
- owning free time
- knowing legal ways to get any game drm-free
That's just my faith, believe it. ^°

Never underestimate the power of prayer, my friend. It does help, and not in some self-serving "feel good" sort of way most protestants think. God is always with us, even when we think he's not.

I get that actually buying the games help, but I'm curious as to how this arrangement with Amazon works. Surely 'someone' is getting compensated for it, it's not like Amazon can give away these games for free.

Personally, I've never thought that God was inside my nostrils. That place is the sole residence of the boogerman.

Man, you aren't Protestant, you are Anglican. "They can take everything off us, but they cannot take our faith!" remember?
We just borrowed principles from Protestants after what Henry did ; )

wrong thread, sorry.

My understanding is that, when GOG does a giveaway on a game, they typically pay the publisher a fixed lump sum to allow the giveaway for a period of time. For the Amazon giveaways, I would guess Amazon do something similar. Possible that Amazon pays GOG a lump sum, then GOG takes a cut and passes the rest to the publisher?

I doubt Amazon is paying full price for each game that is claimed (that's not what happens with the GOG giveaways). You claiming a free game isn't going to affect what the publisher gets, but they are being compensated for the giveaway event. I agree, to an extent. Although, there are other forms of 'support' apart from purely monetary. One angle is that having more people playing a game can help advertise a game and spread the word.

There is a reason that publishers agree to enter into the giveaways, after all. What's in it for them is:

- they get a nice tasty lump sum up front

- they get more people playing their game, which can help with spreading the word and marketing

- if they give away the first game in a series and people like it, they will be more likely to buy sequels and other follow-on games from that publisher (which are likely more recent and higher-value)

I remember when GOG gave away the Gladius base game for free, I liked it a lot and promptly bought a couple of the (fairly pricey) DLCs, which give additional factions. I wouldn't have done that, if it hadn't been for the initial free giveaway. So yeah, they sucked me in.

So, I don't think anyone should feel 'guilty' about claiming free games. The publisher is agreeing to it, because they see some benefit in it for themselves. Otherwise, they wouldn't have signed up.