Posted January 14, 2021
As this topic was brought to my attention, my views (don't miss the update) can be found in A letter tot GOG/CDPR: maybe I can meet you halfway.
The "many gamers" BS, as well as the claim one year ago that Cyberpunk was "complete and playable" now turning out to be untrue has left a very bad taste in my mouth. I may or may not end up not buying anything this year, but as WinterSnowfall aptly described on the first page my "I'm not sure if I'll have time to play this game, but let me buy it here to support GOG" behavior is no more.
If you boycott, you care. And if you care, you won't leave. But for what it's worth, feel free to add me to the "sympathetic" list.
Some games will never make it to GOG, because curation. But are DRM free on Steam. So... https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Big_List_of_DRM-Free_Games_on_Steam
Knock yourself out. But, still requires installing the Steam client at least once to download them. If GOG ever starts to require Galaxy to download game files, there will be no reason left to use GOG at all.
The "many gamers" BS, as well as the claim one year ago that Cyberpunk was "complete and playable" now turning out to be untrue has left a very bad taste in my mouth. I may or may not end up not buying anything this year, but as WinterSnowfall aptly described on the first page my "I'm not sure if I'll have time to play this game, but let me buy it here to support GOG" behavior is no more.
If you boycott, you care. And if you care, you won't leave. But for what it's worth, feel free to add me to the "sympathetic" list.
Time4Tea: If that's what you want to do, that's up to you. But i don't think it changes the point I was making - that you shouldn't be under any illusion that doing so is somehow helping the DRM-free movement. In fact, it's not even neutral. In buying from Steam, you are just further validating the developer's position that DRM is a-ok.
Dogmaus: you might be surprised at how much is drm-free on Steam, it's just not mentioned. Last game I got there was a simple exe file I can move anywhere and launch at my will. I wonder if there's even more DRM-free games there, given how huge is that store compared to GOG. You might have to make your own installer but at least it doesn't take ages to download. Some games will never make it to GOG, because curation. But are DRM free on Steam. So...
Knock yourself out. But, still requires installing the Steam client at least once to download them. If GOG ever starts to require Galaxy to download game files, there will be no reason left to use GOG at all.
Post edited January 14, 2021 by W3irdN3rd