The only reason I don't buy from GOG is because it doesn't have Gift Cards like Steam does. I don't use Credit Cards or anything like that online.

So the question is, will GOG have Gift Cards to add in store wallet cash at any point in the near future? By now, I figured it would have been implemented, but nope.

I'll quit Steam in a heartbeat the day GOG gets Gift Cards that you can buy in stores like Steam has. I think GOG would explode tenfold in popularity the day that happens.

It will be the best thing that would ever happen to GOG.It will become so easy for me to buy games from GOG.

Do you not use cards online for card security purposes?

If so, there are ways around this. Generic one-time Visa gift card thingy from your bank, for instance. Use it to put money into your gOg wallet.

I guess, GOG is simply not big enough, to do that (yet).
I mean, these cards would have to be produced somewhere, and then shipped to stores around the world...Gog just isn't there yet.

Yeah, I was kind of thinking about that too. But if not now, then when? GOG has been around long enough that you would *think* they would have them by now. I'm going to assume GOG might not ever get them.

Gog is only a fraction of what Steam is.
When did Steam start producing physical gift cards?
Definitely not from the get go.
They had to reach a certain size on the market, to make that decision.
And I wouldn't hold my breath for GOG to reach that same point in the near future.

I use paysafecards, which are available in a lot of stores here. But I don't know it they do business in the USA.

https://www.paysafecard.com/

One thing Valve used to do is have the code printed on the receipt. The cards can just be there for show and to let people know they can buy them, then keep them when making a sale. That should cut down on the cost of producing the cards.

I quite like the idea. I don't know why they don't do it. I'm unsure why GOG doesn't do more advertising around the web either, but I guess they have the info to back it up (maybe ads don't really do much).

Sure - if that's true, all you practically needed would be one copy of a "GOG Gift Card" per store, maybe one per amount ($5, $10, $50,...).

I never bought one, so I don't know from own experiences how it works exactly - however, I found online comments, about how you have to scratch off a panel over the code to see it - which sounds like you get a physical card - not just a receipt.

And you write "One thing Valve used to do is have the code printed on the receipt"...which would imply, they don't do it like that anymore?


But apart of the above:
it's not done with just sending a card (or several cards) to any store in the world.

First you have to find distribution partners - those differ global wide, not every country has a Walmart, or a CostCo.
Then you have to find out, what their cut will be - they don't keep those cards in their store for nothing - you know!?
Handle out a deal.
Then you have to find a manufacturer for those cards.
Find out what he charges you for the production.
Pay that manufacturer.
Then that manufacturer has to have a production window open, in which he can produce your cards.
Then you have to ship those cards to your distribution partners.
Pay the shipping company.
And after all that, you sit there and wait, if all the money you invested thus far, will come back in form of revenues...or if it was for nothing.
Oh, and let's not forget - you'll have to pay taxes in every country, where you sell your cards.
That eats a part of your expected revenues up, even before you see them.

That's exactly what I'm implying.

When they started out, that's how it worked. Even threw out the cards before I left the store. Then they eventually started printing the codes on the cards.

Since you're bringing attention to it, it makes me think there could be something that made Valve change how things worked. Though the only reason I can think of is people throwing away their receipts without noticing the code is on it, which probably actually happened since the cashiers didn't start telling me the code isn't on the card for a few months.

Not being allowed to keep the card should be a good enough hint get that point across if it is an issue, though.