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

(arstechnica.com)
161 points m463 | 1 comments | 14 Nov 24 06:30 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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tpoacher ◴[14 Nov 24 09:34 UTC] No.42134489[source]▶
The big difference is being able to download games / installers locally and expect them to work without having to first sign in to an account.

you can only do that with gog, not with steam

ps: however, there have been a few games where multiplayer features required a gog galaxy instance, which I don't agree with given their whole no-DRM spiel

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1. JohnFen ◴[14 Nov 24 15:12 UTC] No.42136927[source]▶
> The big difference is being able to download games / installers locally and expect them to work without having to first sign in to an account.

This is exactly why I use GOG and not Steam.