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Posted August 13, 2013
Is it even going to be available DRM free anywhere?
Posted August 13, 2013
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shmerl: Is it even going to be available DRM free anywhere?
Unlikely considering how new it is.
Posted August 13, 2013
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shmerl: Is it even going to be available DRM free anywhere?
One thing at a time; for now it's good that it's coming to Linux. I had been holding off buying it, waiting for a deep discount but now I think I'll just buy it anyway as soon as the Linux version becomes available.
Posted August 13, 2013
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shmerl: Is it even going to be available DRM free anywhere?
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adamhm: One thing at a time; for now it's good that it's coming to Linux. I had been holding off buying it, waiting for a deep discount but now I think I'll just buy it anyway as soon as the Linux version becomes available.
Good man! Linux has so few games, you save enough due to the lack thereof, so it does not hurt paying the full price. :P
Posted August 13, 2013
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shmerl: Is it even going to be available DRM free anywhere?
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Future_Suture: Unlikely considering how new it is.
Well, it all depends on developers and intelligence of their publishers. Some already figured out that it doesn't matter, new or not, DRM is always useless and harmful, so they release their games DRM free from the start. I was just asking if these developers are from this sensible category or not :) I know CDPR are such folks. So I give all developers a benefit of a doubt and don't assume they would use DRM because the game is new. Until proven otherwise :)

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adamhm: One thing at a time; for now it's good that it's coming to Linux. I had been holding off buying it, waiting for a deep discount but now I think I'll just buy it anyway as soon as the Linux version becomes available.
Well, better than nothing, though not for me yet. I might buy it as soon as it comes out DRM free for Linux.
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Posted August 13, 2013
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shmerl: Well, better than nothing, though not for me yet. I might buy it as soon as it comes out DRM free for Linux.
Hopefully we'll be able to see about that when GOG manages to cure the allergy to Linux they seem to have :P
Posted August 13, 2013
I suspect Humble Bundle might make a convenient store before that :)
Posted August 13, 2013
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shmerl: I suspect Humble Bundle might make a convenient store before that :)
Quite possibly, I already prefer to buy DRM-free games from the Humble Store whenever possible at least due to their cross-platform support, even when a game doesn't support Linux yet. Although that said they don't require all games sold through them to be DRM-free like GOG does and they seem quite happy to be used as a mere Steam key distributor...
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Posted August 13, 2013
Yeah, I don't like that they aren't as strong on DRM free as GOG. But at least games which are really sold by them (and hosted by them) are DRM free as a rule.
Post edited August 13, 2013 by shmerl
Posted August 14, 2013
In big Linux gaming news...
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQzNDE

In other news, GOG still ignores Linux.
Posted August 14, 2013
Somehow ironic that the users of "free, transparent, open" Linux have to rely on the "DRMed, put PC games in a cage" STEAM service to get their games. And the reason is that the Linux tribe is just too small to make the "marriage made in heaven" which the support of Linux by GOG could be seen as.
Posted August 14, 2013
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Trilarion: Somehow ironic that the users of "free, transparent, open" Linux have to rely on the "DRMed, put PC games in a cage" STEAM service to get their games. And the reason is that the Linux tribe is just too small to make the "marriage made in heaven" which the support of Linux by GOG could be seen as.
Well, we have Desura, the Humble Store and (for Ubuntu users), the Ubuntu Software Centre, so it's no like we have no choice, although Steam does have a lot of games on it that are Steamworks-only on Linux. The only way to get Strike Suit Zero for Linux for example is through Steam, although if I'm honest, the GOG version, which was the only DRM-free version available, was a clusterfuck without compare.
Posted August 14, 2013
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niniendowarrior: In big Linux gaming news...
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQzNDE

In other news, GOG still ignores Linux.
That notice is quite wrong. The Metro port for linux has just started, is nowhere near from "out". Still a great new though
Posted August 14, 2013
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niniendowarrior: In big Linux gaming news...
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQzNDE

In other news, GOG still ignores Linux.
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TheScorpion: That notice is quite wrong. The Metro port for linux has just started, is nowhere near from "out". Still a great new though
The article I posted here is far more accurate on the matter.
Posted August 15, 2013
There might be a reason, why GOG are slow with Linux support. They are probably working on a huge redesign of their approach in general. I.e. I suspect they plan to compete with Steam better.

One of the positive aspects of Steam is convenience. Any time there are updates for some games, one can get them incrementally without downloading new games all over again and installing them from scratch. GOG doesn't have that. I suspect they are working on this functionality. In contrast with Steam though, we should expect GOG to produce installers for each update still, in order to maintain DRM free status. Then they'll really be competitive. Right now Steam has an upper hand by offering automated updates (their main minus is DRM on top of that).

So, while GOG is busy with that, they probably don't focus on rolling out other platforms that much, or may be they are figuring out ways to fit Linux into new delivery methodology.
Post edited August 15, 2013 by shmerl
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