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Posted September 22, 2021
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Posted October 08, 2021
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Dear Community,

Thank you for your patience and for giving us the time to investigate the release of HITMAN GOTY on GOG. As promised, we’re getting back to you with updates.

We're still in dialogue with IO Interactive about this release. Today we have removed HITMAN GOTY from GOG’s catalog – we shouldn’t have released it in its current form, as you’ve pointed out.

We’d like to apologise for the confusion and anger generated by this situation. We’ve let you down and we’d like to thank you for bringing this topic to us – while it was honest to the bone, it shows how passionate you are towards GOG.

We appreciate your feedback and will continue our efforts to improve our communication with you.
Post edited October 08, 2021 by chandra
Posted September 30, 2021
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wolfmanrip: I haven't been on these forums in a long time but it's sad to see a vocal minority kicking up a fuss over 1 game "hitman" that requires accessing a server for some gun dlc and USER created missions which OF COURSE require internet to obtain them. The main game and extra story missions are still able to be played fine OFFLINE without that server. You can play the full game OFFLINE. What you want GOG to do disable the ability to download USER created missions from the hitman community? lol

GOG has offered a refund while they look into this which is the best they can do. Pulling it from the store would just have people jumping on here to complain about that. A lose / lose situation lol

Some people Instantly boycotting GOG over something that GOG hasn't had any real time to investigate yet? and isn't a big deal as its gun dlc. Of course them same people boycotting GOG I'm sure don't buy games on Steam or post on here recommending steam instead of GOG ;) A quick google wouldn't bring up their steam profiles with complaints about GOG in their comments section ;) You know who you are lol

Steam has literally hundreds of games on there with extremely intrusive DRM such as Denuvo and the same boycotters will happily spend money there while kicking off here. Steam that platform where unless you made sure your in offline mode before disconnecting from the internet none of your games will work. Let's not be hypocrites over something gog has had no chance to look into yet over some gundlc or other rubbish. You forfeit your right to complain /boycott about GoG if you buy games from Steam, Origin, Uplay, Microsoft or any of the other platforms with intrusive DRM.

GOG has worked hard to update and re-released games that would have NEVER seen a re-release without their dedication. We have had people saying that some games would NEVER EVER get updated for re-released even on GOG due to all the legal complications yet GOG has done countless times. BLOOD OMEN was one of them games people had written off as ever getting re-released. GOG has brought back from the dead so many games that never would often at prices which are dirt cheap (when they could charge more given work involved) yet people are so quick to grab their pitchforks looking for a vampire/witch hunt.
I think some of the "boycott GOG" reactions are a little over the top and disproportionate, but the issue itself is actually kind of a big deal. It's not just DLC for a single gun as you describe, it's content that is a major part of the experience that is behind the online lock.

I actually own the games on Steam and I actually well know what is being locked behind the online only requirement. I was initially excited for this release since I thought they would have reworked it for this release, but they didn't.
Post edited September 30, 2021 by Sheershaw
Posted September 30, 2021
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Twanmalla: So is this the way GOG is going with games now? If so I'll just refund the games I got in the past 30 days and never buy another game if they keep this game and advertise it as DRM free
And you might also want to get yourself listed here:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/boycotting_gog_2021
Posted September 30, 2021
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Sabin_Stargem: A reporter, Yong Yea, made a video about this issue.

Yong Yea on GOG &amp; Hitman
You know, I see this as an opportunity.
There's a guy questioning IO with a good sense argument in the comments: "Why we also accept this? It's a 5 year old game, and we still need online connectivity to play it. Why they do this?"

I see this as an opportunity for GOG and for the pc gaming community to stop some of the abuses that happen in this industry. Depending on GOG's response to this situation, community pressure and dissemination of this topic, this situation may "awake many". The chances are scarce, agreed, but Yong Yea + Reddit may help this a lot.

If we criticize with respect and sometimes with intensity, it's because we want the best for the store, but mostly, for the principle and niche market that sustained GOG until now.
Posted September 30, 2021
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Sabin_Stargem: A reporter, Yong Yea, made a video about this issue.

Yong Yea on GOG &amp; Hitman
At this point i think it's big enough to take note... Will it fix anything? I don't expect so. But we'll see.


Best case may be removing Hitman and refunding money for everyone, then insist Square Enix fix the problem before they give it back to GoG to put back up.
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.Keys: There's a guy questioning IO with a good sense argument in the comments: "Why we also accept this? It's a 5 year old game, and we still need online connectivity to play it. Why they do this?"
I miss Total Biscuit....
Post edited September 30, 2021 by rtcvb32
Posted September 30, 2021
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Other interesting comments:

"Gamers uniting in saying, “Get that anti-consumer/anti-ownership @%&* out of here!”"

"This is gaming post-2019 in a nutshell. It's a &@#* shame that CDProjekt Red is doing this. To be honest, I'm glad I've started playing older pre-2015 games ($@#* &$#*& $*&*#$) as of late since too many games to count since 2020 have been nearly over glorifed broken live services or in this case disappointment alongside with broken promises."

"DRM free is the sole reason I even have a gog account. I always look there first before getting a game on Steam. This definitely goes against that. I was actually happy to see Hitman pop up there thinking the online requirement had finally been removed. Glad I read reviews first. This trash does not belong on gog until all online requiremebts are removed."

--Disclaimer: I'm just reproducing some comments that I feel that represents gaming community wishes. None of them represents necessarily my own opinion or my way of conveying my opinion.

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.Keys: There's a guy questioning IO with a good sense argument in the comments: "Why we also accept this? It's a 5 year old game, and we still need online connectivity to play it. Why they do this?"
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rtcvb32: I miss Total Biscuit....
Pardon, I don't get it. What you mean?
Post edited September 30, 2021 by .Keys
Posted September 30, 2021
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I own this game on Steam. Seeing it here, on GOG, excited me beyond words. I would've killed for a DRM-free version... What is this game even doing on GOG if the DRM is still implemented!? Mind you, this is a title that already has missing content nobody will see outside of some YouTube videos in the form of Elusive Contracts and the DRM just makes it all so... terrible. It's a single-player game that needs to be always online. The game is 5 years old now... How long will the servers be up? Because when they go down everyone will be screwed, no matter where you bought the game. GOG was supposed to be a remedy for such nonsense. That's why I promote GOG on my Steam profile! Do better.

As for GOG's response - it's really poorly timed and poorly worded. I trust you to recognise what is and what isn't review bombing and even then to acknowledge that not all review bombing is without cause. IO Interactive is still anti-consumer, now that the final curtain is gone and they can't hide behind "publisher made us do it" we can see what they truly are. GOG, don't defend them. Refund everyone and remove the game from sale until it's ready to be released on a DRM-free platform.
Posted September 30, 2021
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Oh, the dumpster fire is still burning, but I guess it will all be forgotten next week by all but the old customers.
Posted September 30, 2021
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richlind33: This mess would be over and done with very, very quickly if GOG were upfront about wanting to go in a different direction. Instead, it continues to be coy and sleaze it's way through by putting lipstick on the pig, in this case slapping "DRM-FREE" on Hitman GOTY. That's my main grope with CDP/GOG, and many other corporations. They have very little integrity, because their words are almost always in conflict with their actions.
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paladin181: They want to eat their cake and have it too. They want to please the DRM-Free crowd, but they also want that sweet sweet cash from newer games and publishers, who are going to continue to push the envelope of what's allowed here in newer releases.
No doubt they're stuffing their faces with cake while they "look into it". Or hoping to.
Posted September 30, 2021
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Klumpen0815: Oh, the dumpster fire is still burning, but I guess it will all be forgotten next week by all but the old customers.
It's been a week, GoG is still not giving a response beyond "we haven't formed an official response yet." To be fair this is a complex loophole abuse of their platform and people are so riled up that you get shat on for showing anything that isn't "Fuck GoG remove this game post-haste without any further question." I dont think it will be forgotten. I would also only call it a scandel. this isnt Fallout 76 or activision-blizzard crap.
Posted September 30, 2021
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rtcvb32: I miss Total Biscuit....
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.Keys: Pardon, I don't get it. What you mean?
TotalBiscuit was a YouTuber who was very pro-consumer and would drag them, GOG(which he advertised for repeatedly) and IOI, through the dirt for it.
I was not always of the same opinion as he was - however, he was always very elaborate in his explanations and I could still see where he was coming from regardless.

As an example, he called out EA for the Mass Effect 3 preorder DLC here:
Why I think Bioware has gone too far with Mass Effect 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri0vrJ-y2zM

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Edited later: Fixed missing word and typo.
Edited much later: Fixed missing word and typo. Again. Whoops.
Post edited September 30, 2021 by Midoryu
Posted September 30, 2021
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.Keys: Pardon, I don't get it. What you mean?
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Midoryu: TotalBiscuit was a YouTuber who was very pro-consumer and would drag them, GOG(which he advertised repeatedly) and IOI, through he dirt for it.
I was not always the same opinion as he was - however, he was always very elaborate in his explanations and I could still see were he was coming from regardless.

As an example, he called out EA for the Mass Effect 3 preorder DLC here:
Why I think Bioware has gone too far with Mass Effect 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri0vrJ-y2zM
Yes, that he would call issues out and was pro-consumer in many cases. He was very through with games with different settings, more mechanics than story, and overall levelheaded. Though it's said he would zoom in on rocks and comment on textures in say Farcry 3 to say how good/bad the texturing was. I'm sure he would have called out how terrible Blizzard's been recently with WC reforged and D2's resurrection releases.

TB died of cancer... 5-6 years ago? I got introduced to him in Garry's day one incident where they were abusing copyright to try and censor negative criticism. A number of low quality 'gaming companies' were doing that, one going after Jim Sterling as well, which didn't end well for them.

Anyways... enough on that.
Post edited September 30, 2021 by rtcvb32
Posted September 30, 2021
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chandra: Dear GOG community!

Thank you for bringing this topic to our attention. We’re looking into it and will be updating you in the coming weeks. In case you have purchased HITMAN and are not satisfied with the released version, you can use your right to refund the game. At the same time, while we’re open for meritful discussion and feedback, we will not tolerate review bombing and will be removing posts that do not follow our review guidelines.
Thanks for showing me GOG's true colors. Say goodbye to my money. Is this feedback acceptable, mom?
Posted September 30, 2021
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ReynardFox: Oh dude, I have more games than I'll ever get to play, I have 780 games on here, but If GOG hadn't pulled Devotion, and now done this, I'd have spent an additional $500 or more on here by now. I regularly bought at day one to both support devs and GOG itself as I once truly believed in the service.
I've ended up in a similar situation. Used to buy games from GOG all the time, although not always on the day they launched. Definitely bought tons during sales. Absolutely loved them being DRM-free.

I think the last time I posted here was during the Devotion debacle and at the time I said I wasn't sure if I was going to continue purchasing from GOG. Turns out I haven't bought anything from GOG since that post.

I really don't see that changing if GOG continues down this path.
Post edited September 30, 2021 by BlueyThunder
Posted September 30, 2021
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mrkgnao: You cannot buy games via SteamCMD, it's just a downloader.
what? that you even said this shows how insane you are. did you think i think that is/was possible?

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mrkgnao: I prefer to keep my steam and GOG identities separate.
of course you do. for reasons. i doubt you don't have several major aaa drmed games on steam. i do not believe you are so hard core as to not have some of your "faves" there. again, don't bother using words to convince me otherwise, for they mean nothing. i was testing you. you paint yourself as some stallman fanatic regarding games, and i doubt you are one. it doesn't matter, and not wanting to reveal your steam account (to me) 100% proves that you have something to hide. and i mean if most your games are from bundles etc, how would you even know they are truly steam drm free? i don't mean actual steam drm like CEG or whatever internal b/s valve might use, i mean just a simple "not technically" drm, like relying on the steamapi.dll (or similar) which many steamworks games do. again, most/many truly do not use that as drm, rather by using it (for some api calls, etc) it kinda becomes a minor form of drm since that file requires the steam client which in turn nowadays means around 200mb minimum, and of course an internet connection.

point is, if someone (anyone) tells me they only buy truly 100% steamless games, i, knowing what i know, know that is not truly possible before buying. yes, someone with many steam games once they have them, could start manually testing and finding such 100% "command line" games, and then just back them up whatever way and then those games not ever needing steam, sure, but what you describe, which i understand perfectly (again, i was testing you) is almost not possible by itself. again, you are NOT a gamer stallman, yet you self describe as such. i don't buy that. a true stallman GAME fanatic is like one in 1 billion, so maybe 7-10 in the whole world.
Posted September 30, 2021
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General discussionRelease: <b>HITMAN - Game of The Year Edition</b>(2414 posts) (2414 posts) 
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