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GOG's Preservation Program Is the DRM-Free Store Refocusing on the Classics

(arstechnica.com)
161 points m463 | 3 comments | 14 Nov 24 06:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.621s | source
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IseardMi ◴[14 Nov 24 09:05 UTC] No.42134350[source]▶
I have flip-flopped between GOG and Steam for many years. This has correlated with my use of Linux and Linux's support for gaming.

When I first learned of GOG and I was still primarily gaming on Windows I tended to choose GOG over Steam since I prefer their DRM-free games. However since it became much easier to game on Linux (thanks to Proton and the work of Valve), I tended to start buying more on Steam since it was so much easier to get games working through their platform. Since Heroic launcher came out I have now switched back to primarily buying from GOG again.

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izacus ◴[14 Nov 24 10:31 UTC] No.42134835[source]▶
Yep, since Heroic started supporting savegame sync and achievments, GoG became a really good option for Linux gamers (and Steam Deck) again.
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1. npteljes ◴[14 Nov 24 11:18 UTC] No.42135139[source]▶
Savegame sync is very good news to me, thank you for sharing, I'll definitely check this out.

Also funny that the GOG client is not working on Linux, but someone else made a client for them.

I wonder who is behind the Heroic Games Launcher project. Are these really just random people from around the world? Strangely enough, I couldn't find much information.

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2. worble ◴[14 Nov 24 14:32 UTC] No.42136440[source]▶
They've done a few interviews if you want to know more about them, this is the most recent one:

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/an-interview-with-the-...

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3. npteljes ◴[14 Nov 24 22:27 UTC] No.42141877[source]▶
Fantastic stuff, this launcher. It can even download and use pre-packaged wine and proton "environments", very similarly to how Steam does it. I'm a very happy new user.