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According to user Pirat_Nation on Twitter, “GOG wants to bring physical PC games back (thebrainbin.org)
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According to user Pirat_Nation on Twitter, "GOG wants to bring physical PC games back."

#gog #physicalmedia

Pirat_Nation's report continues:

The idea is to let players buy boxed versions of games directly from their GOG library and have them delivered to their homes.

“We need to think about logistics. We need to think about storage,”

The company would also need approval from publishers to produce and sell physical copies.

GOG has been discussing the idea for years, but there are still plenty of challenges to overcome.

“I really hope that at some point we will be able to do it,”

No source mentioned though.

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[–] 2 points 1 week ago

That'd be a lot better than all the "vibe-coded" recompilations. GOG itself is guilty of using gen AI, as evident from its store banners.

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    [–] 1 point 6 days ago

    I’m not interested and don’t like that it’s gonna create more plastic waste, but I’m happy for the people who might enjoy it and I’m always rooting for GOG.

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    [–] 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    The idea is to let players buy boxed versions of games directly from their GOG library and have them delivered to their homes.

    If it's full blown 90s box art with a CD and the same price as the game you already bought, that would be terrible.

    If it's something archivial quality that has a reasonable expectation to last and be installable for decades and is (mostly) a flat fee, that would be pretty cool.

    Although you could still do it yourself more efficiently.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago*

    You already get the thing that's installable forever when you buy a digital game from GOG lol.

    Longevity or actual ownership arent reasons to buy physical at GOG, this would pretty much just be for the novelty. In which case i would want the original nostalgic box arts.

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