In the past I used to buy games at G2A and Kinguin every now and then, but nowadays prices at both platforms have increased dramatically. In addition to that, Kinguin does not seem to have much supply anymore and also seeks to hit buyers with a 'platform development fee' which is rather strange as they also created a crypto (of which its buyers seem to feel ripped off), so one would think they would have enough funds. Maybe Kinguin also lost a lot of sellers after it incurred significant problems with paying them in a timely manner. It also no longer always accepts wallet credit.....certain cheap sellers require cash only......so the wallet credit is no longer equal to cash at Kinguin. Relatively speaking, things have not taken such a turn for the worse at G2A, but still prices have increased.
Is this the beginning of the end for platforms such as G2A and Kinguin? Does anyone know what happened to its prices? Nowadays it seems it is perhaps more interesting to just buy all games via the official channels. Did Steam fix crossborder keys/gifts in a way that relative currency value no longer plays the same role? It also seems that G2A no longer allows bundled games to be sold there (or at least not when the bundle is ongoing). For example Stardew Valley is more expensive at G2A than the entire Humble Bundle costs which includes it......in the past something like that would have never happened. I suppose it is a good thing for game developers if that is the case......I am just curious what happened that I missed.
Is this the beginning of the end for platforms such as G2A and Kinguin? Does anyone know what happened to its prices? Nowadays it seems it is perhaps more interesting to just buy all games via the official channels. Did Steam fix crossborder keys/gifts in a way that relative currency value no longer plays the same role? It also seems that G2A no longer allows bundled games to be sold there (or at least not when the bundle is ongoing). For example Stardew Valley is more expensive at G2A than the entire Humble Bundle costs which includes it......in the past something like that would have never happened. I suppose it is a good thing for game developers if that is the case......I am just curious what happened that I missed.