Is the new GOG Galaxy 2 store redesign and cross-platform store still in closed beta?

You mean there's still time to reconsider and drop the whole idea of having other stores on Galaxy? :P (Hope dies last, as they say).

I have had ominous visions of the future you have chosen... Must I train myself to let go of GOG?

Don’t be daft, once they sell steam games though it then they can drop the gog store altogether.

Let your fears go to gain greater objectivity?
"Fear is the mind-killer"

"Double checks all backup copies, just in case"
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Hey, GOG, if you change your minds about that store, I'll gladly bring a torch to burn it to the ground.

Nope.

Yeah, no thanks. EG and Steam have their own sites for people to buy games. I don't want their stores here, thanks. I'm here for GOG, not Epic Games and not Steam. If I want anything from them, I will go to them... well, to Steam. Screw Epic.

You mean DRM-free? 'Cause GOG has no problems with DRM, clearly.

drm-free is the past, soon all the games will be only available for remote playing subscriptions epic is good

^ this. Selling DRM-ed Epic games through Galaxy is damaging to DRM-free, since it allows access to GOG's userbase to developers who are selling DRM-ed games and reduces the incentive for them to release DRM-free in the first place. This cross-store initiative is not compatible with GOG's DRM-free promise and should be scrapped immediately.

tbh, i think it would be good for the drm-free community to see this. One of the few arguments to defend GOG on it's half-assed DRM policies is that everyone says that GOG is the only site that doesn't sell any full-DRMed games (which is wrong, 'cause of Gwent), but this would destroy the last bastian of argumentation of GOG over humble and other stores that have a mixed library. Those other stores are likely to better separate what is and is not DRMed. GOG thinks they'll be cornering a market, but epic and such will still try to keep customers on themselves directly in their own products, even if they bother to mention the gog connection is available. The main reason steam and such would sign up for this is to think they're getting a share of someone else's customer base, so they'll agree while trying to create incentives and such that lean things in favor of their own platform anywhere they have control. So Epic games will advertise epic-exclusive perks, steam-specific games might come with something that specifically mentions steam, etc.

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You assume that GOG itself is not moving towards eliminating DRM-free policy. There are already DRM games sold on GOG proper, requiring galaxy for full functionality, and other signs that DRM free GOG is in the past, DRM is the future for all, GOG included.