"Just because you are big enough to build something doesn’t mean people will use it."

I did not realize they were trying to compete in the first place.

  • Brumefey@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    642·
    3 days ago

    To be honest I really do prefer buying games on GOG. One day steam will go shit and we will be stuck with huge game libraries locked there. The day GOG goes dark I’ll still have all the offline installers of everything I bought.

      • Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        24·
        2 days ago

        Steam also never took it’s eye off the piracy ball. Offer up a service better than free piracy.

        Just pulling from my memory:

        • Family Share
        • Easy controller support
        • Game Casting
        • Gameplay recording
        • “Invisible Login” for social network
        • Torrent from a local area network friend who has the game on their computer
        • (list goes on)
    • Scrollone@feddit.itEnglish
      24·
      2 days ago

      Because you’re smart and you are archiving everything. Most people don’t even know they can download the installers, they just install Gog Galaxy.

      • Rinox@feddit.itEnglish
        8·
        2 days ago

        There’s always someone in the world archiving stuff, and with GOG the installers can be shared freely if they ever close shop, since they don’t have DRM. With Steam that can be a lot harder, depending on the DRM they have

      • Gestrid@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        GOG Galaxy has the ability to download offline installers. They’re listed under Extras on the game’s page. It’s arguably even better there than on the website because you can download those .bin files all in a single click.