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[–] 98 points 1 month ago (6 children)

real. facts. no notes. i fucking love gog. and as linux support is finally growing, it will only get better and better.

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  • [–] 59 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    they've been saying for over a decade they're gonna build a linux GOG Galaxy client. I'll believe it if it happens.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Personally, my favorite thing about GOG is that I don't need a client at all. I can access my whole GOG "library" without a storefront launcher app installed on my computer. Since I keep the installer files backed up, I don't even need to sign into an account. If I wanted a storefront/launcher app in between me and the games, Steam is a better one. GOG is for launcherless DRM-free games.

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  • [–] 41 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    Now if only they stepped up on Linux compatibility, I'd actually be using their launcher like I used to on Windows.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (3 children)

    What is this nonsense about Linux compaitibility? They have tons of Linux compatible games. On any game you own they let you download a Linux version if it exists.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    They don't have a Linux version of their launcher, and don't have a system to automatically configure Wine/Proton for games without native Linux support, which is most of their library. There's nothing in the licence of Wine or Proton that would stop them just reusing Valve's work, which is why third party launchers like Heroic can do it.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Fair enough, I've never really thought of GoG as a launcher, to me it was always more of a storefront.

    I actually play most GoG games on Steamdeck through Heroic Launcher and only ever had minor issues with the games not registering SD controls.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Oh, I'm using Heroic for that too, it works well enough. But I was using GoG launcher before switching to Linux, even for Steam games and other storefronts. I would like to keep using it on Linux, hence my previous comment.

    I appreciate the enormous work Valve has done for Linux gaming, but I'm also somewhat concerned about Steam being the only storefront that also combines with a Proton-compatible launcher. GoG could be a real competition if they added that option.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    If they have the launcher on all major platforms, it will be an excuse to cut the standalone installers. Be careful what you wish for.

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  • [–] 38 points 1 month ago* (5 children)

    My favorite part is the installers.

    I just installed a 2004 sierra game (Arcanum - very hard solo, def made for co-op) and the installer threw me back to the early noughties, and it was just lovely. That green progress bar and the wildly outdated game ads were hugely pleasing.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I need a second HDD for storage of the GOG installers I have and it's killing me that I can only run a handful of games at a time. Stupid small SSD. Currently have two installed, NMS and Zero Dawn and I'd love to finish the Witness at some point in this century. Ugh.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Are they compressible? You might have luck gzip or bzip2 compressing the .exe files.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Am not certain. I'm just holding fast with the two games I have - No Man's Sky just did another massive update and has a ton of new shit to do so I'm faffing around with the new space base building parts (too cool for words!) and enjoying the hell out of it for now.

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  • [–] 34 points 1 month ago* (6 children)

    I heard it doesn't localize prices as great and that's the only actual criticism I can physically think of.
    (if true)

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    They do, but their regions are not aligned with Steam, so for a lot of people in many countries, it's 3-4 times more expensive than on steam.

    It does not matter for AAA titles, as those scumbags charge the same price across all regions in steam anyway.

    But for many mid tier and indie games, it's a tough ask to get someone to pay 10% of their monthly income for a game they can get for 3% of their income on steam.

    It's the only thing stopping me from buying on GOG

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Apparently it's got more to do with Publishers not giving GOG the attention it deserves. They don't opt in on setting up regional pricing.

    Gog could do more I think, like defaulting it to on, and encouraging publishers.

    They could adopt something like a purchasing power parity rates table.

    But I also think that Publishers don't want to see GOG succeed.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 month ago (10 children)

    GOG is the GOAT, it's the only game marketplace that I know that allows you to OWN your games. But sadly a lot of games aren't there and I have to go to steam as backup

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  • [+] -16 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    🤓 Um, akshually you still don't OWN the games, it's still just a license (has been since at least the SNES era if not earlier). The difference is that since you can digitally maintain your own complete DRM free copies of the install media, it's the physical equivalent of "having the game cartridge" (for old systems without online patches). In other words, if the company says the license is no longer valid then they can't prevent you from installing/copying/backing-up anyway.

    It's just important to note that depending on your local laws, it's still not true ownership, but more like "possession".

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  • [–] 23 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    The word "own" in this context refers to the fact that you can keep a private copy of the game for yourself. What you are arguing is that the consumer does not own the copyrighted assets used.

    It's like saying that even though I bought a Toyota Camry, I don't actually own it because I'm not allowed to make a copy of it and sell it. You could use that logic to say no one really owns anything. Maybe youd have a point, but not really in the context if what anyone else here is saying.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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    I can resell the Camry I bought, but I cannot copy the complete design of Toyota's Camry, build it and sell it as such.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Legally, you own a copy of a book if you buy the book even if you don't also buy the copyright for the book, so wouldn't be allowed to make copies (beyond the single backup copy your allowed to make in case the first is damaged that you're required to destroy if you ever stop owning the one you bought). This also applied to physical copies of video games, at least when they were new. In the US, this is part of what's known as the First Sale Doctrine, but other territories typically have stone equivalent even if it doesn't have a name.

    About a century ago, book publishers tried putting a licence in copies of books and claiming that if you bought them, you were only buying the licence, but stopped after courts decided that you'd still bought a copy of the book and a copy of the text of the licence, but hadn't become party to the licence. When game (and other software) publishers tried it later, they were basically just allowed to, even though there's not really anything that makes the First Sale Doctrine any less applicable to games than books.

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  • [–] 38 points 1 month ago

    Factual and heterosexual

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago

    I pretty much only buy my games from GOG, or Itch. I think I've bought ~1 game per year from Steam. Proton has been great for linux gaming, and I love my SteamDeck, but GOG lets me keep my games, and doesn't give me shit for wanting to "play 2 games at once" like Steam does.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Also make a little wrapper script around steamcmd and you can have your modlists offline however you like. No update breaking it, just playing.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    I try to buy off GOG whenever I can. Great platform.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I see no wrong opinion there

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    [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Baffling how much of the gamer community lines up to suck Gabe Newell's billionaire cock when GOG is out there doing it way better

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Played Well dweller demo at Nintendo Switch, bought on GOG.

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  • [+] -14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (12 children)

    Everyone forgot that they tolerate nazis amongst them?

    Edit: Leave the multimillion dollar corporation alone!

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  • [–] 35 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    If one AI generated email is enough for you to drag such conclusions forever, then boy you're gonna be really upset when you dive into valve's problematic rabbithole.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

    the only problematic (or criticism) thing i know about Valve is TF2'S neglect and the problems with them bloating it with maps,cosmetics,etc and they still make millions of that(previously bots)
    CS2 having cheaters and missing half of the content from CS:GO
    gambling (mainly among children) and thats about it

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago* (3 children)

    Also anticompetitive practices and lying about anticompetitive practices. They take a good chunk of every sale unless the game is wildly successful... at which point the developers aren't in desperate need of that extra income. Neglecting the entire system for extensive periods of time and rarely being proactive about anything that requires they change anything or do actual work. Their servers often break on Tuesdays with no warning or notice or consistent timing. They had forced arbitration for quite a while and only dropped it because some clever lawyers made it extremely expensive for them to keep using it.

    In my eyes, they are a bunch of semi-douchy gamer folks who stumbled into being the most successful digital storefront on PC and have dominated by default for literal decades. They are gamers as such and have had a few decent ideas. They also aren't obsessed with the next quarter and don't eagerly sacrifice long term for short term gains. I have no problem giving them credit for that. They also occasionally take actions/stances that, whether or not it is their primary motivation, feel pro consumer to their customers. They are mostly just lazy and hesitant to change anything until forced to - they are absolutely fucking rolling in money and don't want to mess with a good thing.

    If there was a well-funded competitor that wasn't lead by money hungry asshats, I think everyone would feel differently about Valve.

    GOG has its own issues, but honestly I'm just happy they both exist, even with their flaws. In this capitalist hellscape full of businesses eager to harvest every cent possible from customers with no regard for anything but their next quarterly profit... I'll take heavily flawed.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    and rarely being proactive about anything that requires they change anything or do actual work.

    They are mostly just lazy and hesitant to change anything until forced to - they are absolutely fucking rolling in money

    literally how Valve is treating TF2

    GOG has its own issues, but honestly I’m just happy they both exist, even with their flaws. In this capitalist hellscape full of businesses eager to harvest every cent possible from customers with no regard for anything but their next quarterly profit… I’ll take heavily flawed.

    better have competitors then none

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I haven't played TF2 in a long time so I can't comment on that specifically. I just wanted to expand on criticisms. There is a lot to be critical of - the lack of proactivity and resistance to change goes far, far beyond whatever is happening with TF2.

    Don't get me wrong, I don't wish them ill - I want them to be better. I want to shine light on the bad and hope the public will force them to be better.

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  • [+] -7 points 1 month ago

    Just dont play games

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