Posted March 31, 2022
high rated
Not sure if this is a temporary issue that might not require the game to go on the list, but I'd like to post this here just as a warning:
I recently pre-ordered Weird West on GOG (yeah yeah, I know, sue me) and I just got an e-mail from GOG saying the game won't be available on GOG on global release day (which is today). They say they're aiming to have the game on GOG "in the second half of April at the latest". They're not saying why the game is delayed only on GOG, but the message says they're working on "resolving the issue together with the publisher".
This is just speculation on my part, but I'd suggest that either GOG QA messed up the process of publishing the game here or the publisher doesn't want to have a DRM-free copy out on release day or maybe they just didn't finish a DRM-free release build in time. One way or another, I fear this doesn't bode well for GOG customers being treated equally when it comes to updates or DLC down the line - we'll have to wait and see.
I recently pre-ordered Weird West on GOG (yeah yeah, I know, sue me) and I just got an e-mail from GOG saying the game won't be available on GOG on global release day (which is today). They say they're aiming to have the game on GOG "in the second half of April at the latest". They're not saying why the game is delayed only on GOG, but the message says they're working on "resolving the issue together with the publisher".
This is just speculation on my part, but I'd suggest that either GOG QA messed up the process of publishing the game here or the publisher doesn't want to have a DRM-free copy out on release day or maybe they just didn't finish a DRM-free release build in time. One way or another, I fear this doesn't bode well for GOG customers being treated equally when it comes to updates or DLC down the line - we'll have to wait and see.