I can't get on there myself to see, but supposedly GOG's account at the Chinese social media platform Weibo was stormed with angry posts threatening to boycott Cyberpunk 2077 according to this article:
https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=208029

I find it kinda "funny", I find it kinda sad.....that GOG claims to not like politics(getting involved in them, etc) and then seems to play politics by not selling some games to possibly appease certain countries.

And then there's all the games that profit from various current events in 2020, like: the coof 19 game, the presidential sim game(the one released recently), the "protest"(riot) sim game, etc.....which seem to show that GOG is a-ok with politics and current events, as long as they make a profit from them.

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GOG should just give the middle finger to them South Park style, and then release the game......it'd likely generate a ton of good PR(which they are likely sorely in need of after the CyPnk2077 "fiasco").

What's the bet that most of them will not and had no intention of buying Cyberpunk anyway.

I never understood that last part - if anything, that comparison is only offensive to poor Pooh bear.

GOG, come on! You are better than listern call-so "gamers". Please listern to REAL gamers, please let us buy this game! You will get better in long run if you realse it and lket us play!

I really hate how GOG gets thrown under the bus because of one decision. GOG has always been the one of the only companies fighting for the rights of gamers for well over a decade, so let's give them the respect they deserve.

I realize that there's a lot to hate about political decisions regarding Communist China, but GOG really isn't responsible for what goes on in China. This may be an unpopular opinion to some, but It's the responsibility of the people of China to stand up for their rights, not random businesses that are just trying to make a living for themselves. They could either sell that game and risk being banned in China completely, or deal with the backlash for not selling it. I think they made the right choice.

There have been countless countries throughout history that have had to fight tooth and nail for the freedoms they now enjoy, and if the people of China want those same rights, they need to fight for it. This is what many of our ancestors fought and died for. It may not be easy, but if you want something bad enough nothing is going to stop you, not even the corrupt government of China.

Sad of seeing GOG bowing down to the 'chinese gamer party' lmao
What a dumpster fire.

I can believe that there were a lot of angry people posting, you often get that when you've got a perceived attack on someone or something that has a lot of fervent followers, which would include political leaders. But I don't believe the excuse that this was the real reason why they removed the game from sale, but rather a fear that they could be getting into legal trouble in (and maybe even get excluded from) the Chinese market. There's already one company that's lost its rights to do business in China over this game.

I "get" why GOG is doing this, GOG is a company, they don't want to risk locking themselves out of a lucrative market. Basic capitalism right there. But at the same time it worries me when another country has such sway over what can get published. It's not something heinous either, like child pornography or anything of that nature in this game, but rather a bit of political commentary.

Trust is like a glass of water. Glass is fragile, often it shatters totally destroying it, and not just having some cracks that seem iffy that can be fixed later.

I'd think more there's a certain level of expectations: Uncensored games, no DRM, working compatibility with offline installers.

GoG has refused to bring games here before, and continue to do so for... whatever reason... If they don't bring the game here the DRM isn't something they have to honor.

But i think it's the rest of it. Going with CCP which makes them on par with Disney (Disney, won't do filming in Georgia over pro-life laws, but go to China and film a movie a few miles from a concentration camp and they harvest organs), and you see them slipping and everything gets thrown into question. There is no middle grey area. You fully support or fully oppose.

I suppose more... A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link.

It returned to Steam? I haven't seen it return. It was spoken of them trying to but they also got into a lot of issues with having it for sale in the first place and not allowed to put it on sale again for some time.

GOG also seems to bow to the eternally offended types on social media as well(the ones with the acronym that starts with s and ends with w)....if you make a thread critical of such types, even one on gaming and allowed by the rules, they will often close it or mod it.

Shhh, those people do not exist and we're not allowed to think about it.

Nope. Maybe they confused it with Detention (game by the same developer)

They(gog) could've blocked the game in china, and accomplished the same thing while allowing everyone else(and even chinese who "move to another country called VhePheEhn") to buy it.....but now they will certainly p*ss off a bunch of people in the rest of the world....people who buy games here.

Seems like they made a rather poor business decision.