Exactly!
GOG isn't going to sell EGS games - Epic is still the only seller of "EGS games". Galaxy is just a new "platform" for them to sell their games.

Still, I'm not so sure about the 1 launcher thing - I haven't read any real confirmation about that.

Are you high? Of course not. Nothing will be provided DRM-free. Nothing will be provided as an offline installer. You'll just be making a purchase on Epic through Galaxy.

Foregone and Mortal Shell have already been confirmed to come to GoG once the exclusivity period is over. So this might actually bode well for other titles like Mechwarrior 5 or Maneater to eventually show up on GoG as well?

You think so? Because if I were a member of that group I'd say something along the lines of: "Oh well, GOG is still not, under any form, enforcing DRM - they're all still true and pure. They're just bridging you to the EGS, which is doing all the DRM" :).

There are endless ways of defending what is happening, and GOG, if it so suits you.

Exactly. Well that plus some lazy insults for even suggesting that GOG isn't "true and pure".

This is a disappointing move from GOG!

GOG, being a DRM-free store, should really push for proper DRM-free versions of the games that would benefit ALL GOG customers, not just the client-fans.

This is like snubbing those of us that don't use clients, therefore cutting off half their potential customers.

You shouldn't need a client to play a game.

I was going to post that within 15 minutes at most, someone will come up with an explanation why this is not "GOG selling DRM games", but I wasn't fast enough, someone already has...

Newspeak Dictionary, 2020 edition:
"If it's on GOG, it's not DRM"
"If it requires online activation, it's multiplayer"
"If GOG is making money out of it, it's EPIC who is selling the game"

Not really sure I understand the big idea. I mean if it was simply using Epic API to purchase games on Epic store using Galaxy as a front end I could understand and it would go into the direction of wanting Galaxy to be a store agnostic launcher.

But here, it's a limited list of games, Gog takes a cut on it, provide support and give it the same refund policy than Gog's games... it looks like selling keys with extra steps.

I don't really understand what Gog gets out of it, unless there is some "hidden advantage" like : "You purchase Mortal Shell on Epic via Galaxy and once the exclusivity period is over the game will automatically be added DRM-free to your Gog collection" if that was the case I could understand it. It could be a good way for peoples who want to game on Gog but don't want to wait for the exclusivity to end.

But otherwise I don't really see what Gog gets out of it, they probably have a smaller cut than keys sellers and they have to apply their refund policy and support on it. Maybe they try to convince Epic to use Galaxy as their main client for their store.

From the RockPaperShotgun article: "Though since this is a substore GOG are running, it’ll offer GOG's 30-day refund policy rather than Epic's 14-day one. And GOG will get a cut too."

This is what is what is making me think it's possible Galaxy's version of the Epic Games Store might be a more curated affair and could make DRM-free more a priority than some are fearing.

= also the predominant perception in the general public's eye.
Unfortunately.

They're making money off of DRMed games. There. That phrasing to your liking?

But hey, they're just the middleman, so its a-ok, right?

Ah well, screw it. After the parade of DRM defenders (or DRMfenders as I shall now call them) in the No Man Sky thread I promised myself I would not even be mad the next time. I just didn't expect "next time" to be today :D

For example, here:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general_beta_gog_galaxy_2.0/new_store_inside_gog_galaxy_launches_in_test_phase/post1

If GOG is not selling the games, then why "all purchases are covered by our 30-days refund policy as well as 24/7 human support"?

Issue with Galaxy 2.0 for me is that even on games where the Epic client is not required... DRM free games like Control and Outer Worlds... Galaxy launches the Epic client anyway. Remove that and have the games only launch if required and using Galaxy for Epic purchases makes a lot more sense.

The store on galaxy is the same one on the website.