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RE: " Yeah, nowadays the economics can go from a frenzy-fest, so gog games on disc at amazon is a fine idea."


I'm trying to figure out if you're serious,, you're just rolling or there is something in the water in Canada that is making it hard for you to grasp that:

GOG caters to a "niche" market. The main attraction GOG offers is games without DRM and maybe having obscure titles.
On Amazon OR on auction sites "classics" on discs can usually be found.
Classics that most would be interested are already being distributed via places like Wal-mart.
The cost to produce small runs would make it not cost effective to offer such.

Not many people are going to pay $30-$40-$60 for a game they can get for $5 to $10... or LESS when on sale.

The only way I can see to make a profit would be to without a hug financial investment by GOG is::
Take orders for (1) title per month, AND reach a target number pre-sold of say 1,000 units. At end of month orders are sent to physical media producer. Two-three weeks after that orders are shipped to customer.

*Note if you are having orders manufactured in China, add time to clear customs and transit time... So you place order and maybe get the stuff within 4 weeks, but most likely it would take 8 to 12 weeks depending on date order was placed and shipping method used.

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BINGO we HAVE A WINNER!

(Some that understands the market, economies of scale and that collectors would not be interested in newly printed boxed games..)

Got a QUESTION for those wanting boxed copies, that most likely are going to have DRM added to keep copyright holders happy.

Q: If you have a collection of several hundred games where do you store the discs in a college dorm room? A small apartment? A house without alot of closet space or free space?

Later on in life, after you've collected alot fo stuff, and have kids, DITTO.

Unless you store the stuff in cardboard boxes, you have the expense of buying or building shelving, cabinets (Preferably with Glass fronts that keep out the dust) to store /display the stuff.

You have to store such away from heat vents, away from sunlight and preferably on a INSIDE wall so it minimizes temp swings and have good ventilation, then you have the costs of how much room the stuff takes up at $150 to $500 sq ft per running foot.

After all that is done, you have to deal with static from wife, girlfriend, boyfriend on spending all that money for "games".