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Posted July 09, 2019
Basically I buy a game I want on sale at Steam and then a few days later it comes out on Gog...

The only reason I don't buy it on Gog is because its not there.

Specifically (lately) "Supraland" and "PC Building simulator".

What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.

Thanks.

**EDIT**: I just bought some games I own on steam on Gog just to support the platform, I am feeling pretty good with myself : )
Post edited July 09, 2019 by 2thick2know
Posted July 09, 2019
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2thick2know: What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.
I don’t buy games on Steam.
Never.
Ever.

It seems to work quite well for now.
Posted July 09, 2019
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2thick2know: What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.
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vv221: I don’t buy games on Steam.
Never.
Ever.

It seems to work quite well for now.
I have no idea how to respond to that.
Posted July 09, 2019
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2thick2know: Basically I buy a game I want on sale at Steam and then a few days later it comes out on Gog...

The only reason I don't buy it on Gog is because its not there.

Specifically (lately) "Supraland" and "PC Building simulator".

What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.

Thanks.
I am the same way. I support GOG's mission of no DRM in (sp) games....but if Steam has a game and it's DRM free(or can be made that way) I will buy it there if there is a sale and if gog doesn't have it yet.
Posted July 09, 2019
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2thick2know: Basically I buy a game I want on sale at Steam and then a few days later it comes out on Gog...
Try buying some triple A titles, let's see if your theory stands :P.
Posted July 09, 2019
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2thick2know: Basically I buy a game I want on sale at Steam and then a few days later it comes out on Gog...

The only reason I don't buy it on Gog is because its not there.

Specifically (lately) "Supraland" and "PC Building simulator".

What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.

Thanks.
Either

1) Wait longer for a possible GOG release
2) Email the publisher / developer to see if they can gift you a GOG key (with proof of purchase of course)
3) Hope for GOG connect somewhere down the line
4) Bite the bullet and purchase it a 2nd time on GOG

Happens to me as well - recently with Swag and Sorcery, PC Building Simulator.. and quite a few others... I usually end up utilizing option 4 ><
Posted July 09, 2019
Not at all and the majority of triple A titles i couldn't care less about anyway so i don't feel compelled to use steam. AA's, Classics and Indie is where's it's at for me as well as the occasional CDPR games.
Post edited July 09, 2019 by ChrisGamer300
Posted July 09, 2019
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2thick2know: Basically I buy a game I want on sale at Steam and then a few days later it comes out on Gog...

The only reason I don't buy it on Gog is because its not there.

Specifically (lately) "Supraland" and "PC Building simulator".

What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.

Thanks.
Yes, you wait for a couple of weeks to see if it shows up on GOG..unless it's a triple A game from one of the companies the uses DRM heavily, in which h case you have no choice but to buy on Steam.
Posted July 09, 2019
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2thick2know: Basically I buy a game I want on sale at Steam and then a few days later it comes out on Gog...
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WinterSnowfall: Try buying some triple A titles, let's see if your theory stands :P.
heheh
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2thick2know: Basically I buy a game I want on sale at Steam and then a few days later it comes out on Gog...

The only reason I don't buy it on Gog is because its not there.

Specifically (lately) "Supraland" and "PC Building simulator".

What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.

Thanks.
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Bigs: Either

1) Wait longer for a possible GOG release
2) Email the publisher / developer to see if they can gift you a GOG key (with proof of purchase of course)
3) Hope for GOG connect somewhere down the line
4) Bite the bullet and purchase it a 2nd time on GOG

Happens to me as well - recently with Swag and Sorcery, PC Building Simulator.. and quite a few others... I usually end up utilizing option 4 ><
: p
Post edited July 09, 2019 by 2thick2know
Posted July 09, 2019
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2thick2know: What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.
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vv221: I don’t buy games on Steam.
Never.
Ever.

It seems to work quite well for now.
I prefer GOG but will buy on Steam if it's the only way to get a game..like the first two games n the "Total War" series "Shogun" and "Medieval" where the Steam version is the only way to get a playable on a modern computer version of the game.
Posted July 09, 2019
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ChrisGamer300: Not at all and the majority of triple A titles i couldn't care less about anyway so i don't feel compelled to use steam. AA's, Classics and Indie is where's it's at for me as well as the occasional CDPR games.
I just buy what I think might be enjoyable.

trying to broaden my taste.
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2thick2know: Basically I buy a game I want on sale at Steam and then a few days later it comes out on Gog...

The only reason I don't buy it on Gog is because its not there.

Specifically (lately) "Supraland" and "PC Building simulator".

What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.

Thanks.
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dudalb: Yes, you wait for a couple of weeks to see if it shows up on GOG..unless it's a triple A game from one of the companies the uses DRM heavily, in which h case you have no choice but to buy on Steam.
I guess I'll start doing that now, either that or bite the bullet like the dude a bit above you said and buy it twice.
Post edited July 09, 2019 by 2thick2know
Posted July 09, 2019
It's especially annoying when something comes a VERY short time later, with no warning, like Void Bastards. Nothing we can really do about it though. Luckily most indies come here day one, and new big publisher stuff is rare to begin with, so it's relatively rare.
Posted July 09, 2019
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2thick2know: Basically I buy a game I want on sale at Steam and then a few days later it comes out on Gog...

The only reason I don't buy it on Gog is because its not there.

Specifically (lately) "Supraland" and "PC Building simulator".

What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.

Thanks.

**EDIT**: I just bought some games I own on steam on Gog just to support the platform, I am feeling pretty good with myself : )
I only buy AAA games in Steam which I really want to play. Old and small games can wait for GOG no worries. But I really want to check out one of my favorite games from good old days, it's called The Great Escape. There are also a few decent ZX Spectrum games available on Steam only. That could be a challenge for me have I a lot of free time and money ;)
Thank goodness my common sense helps me to support GOG mostly and my games collection exceeds Steam four times already.
Posted July 09, 2019
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2thick2know: Basically I buy a game I want on sale at Steam and then a few days later it comes out on Gog...

The only reason I don't buy it on Gog is because its not there.

Specifically (lately) "Supraland" and "PC Building simulator".

What do you do to stay up to date? do I wait a month before each release hoping it might pop up on Gog?

I want to support people who support no DRM.

Thanks.

**EDIT**: I just bought some games I own on steam on Gog just to support the platform, I am feeling pretty good with myself : )
Can you please tell us what games you bought on STEAM, so we know in advance what comes out on GoG. Thanks.
Posted July 09, 2019
I think GOG is trying to remedy this "situation" by announcing more upcoming games.
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