What I meant was if GOG had gotten them first, they would have essentially been exclusives for the time being, and I think people would have flocked to GOG to buy them rather than Steam.

Well, I think Turnipslayerr told me all he could, and anyone else I ask the question to I expect to get the "ol' runaround".

heh if that were REALLY the clue I'd guess Bad Day L.A.!
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/american-mcgee-presents-bad-day-la

Oh boy, I'd rather go with Sudeki.

personally, either would be fine by me

I think next week's release is going to be Ōllamaliztli. It's not a video game, but it's a classic. GOG will somehow manage to distribute bas-relief adorned stone circular hoops and hard solid rubber balls worldwide for people to play their Ōllamaliztli matches.

Enough with the indies, GOG, bring the classics back, goddammit! We need Ōllamaliztli, a TRUE Good Old Game. Which should shut the whiners up for a bit.

How the heck do you even pronounce that?

In Portuguese and Spanish we call it 'tlatchtli', which should be easier to pronounce, I guess. Ōllamaliztli would be the uncensored international DRM-free definitive edition.

[EDIT] It goes without saying, but obviously with flat worldwide "fair" pricing, so that US citizens have to pay more for it due to currency conversion, because unless it's an Australian or European paying more for games, it's all good.

Ah, I see now.

I mean, obviously I could be wrong, but really you could say this about any beloved classics - more people will be excited to see them on Steam because more people use Steam. Look at System Shock 2, I Have No Mouth, etc.

It kind of brings up the question (or at least one I sometimes ponder), could GOG have gotten to where they are today by not having any exclusive titles?

EDIT: Polygon covered the re-release - maybe this adds a little credibility to what I was saying about popularity? http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/19/5631520/humongous-games-steam-pc-return

Strife would be excellent! ^_^

This is a good question, so good that I'd like it to be answered during the Twitch TV streaming event.
My guess would be that it would have probably taken GOG longer and more effort, and would have required for them to adopt some changes sooner.
Back when GOG started, Steam still had a good number of issues with its service and not all people were that eager to make the jump, at least not as their exclusive place to go for PC gaming; even without the exclusives, GOG would still have gotten a number of agreements first (given how even today, Steam is not actively after reviving classics), thus it would have had a decent chance to attract folks and get them to stay around, more so if GOG stepped up their game sooner than they did in terms of guaranteeing working versions, offering good support, providing a different update system and releasing newer titles.
This of course begs the question if they would have been in a financially sound enough state to do all these things sooner, I guess that if they were determined to stay around and grow, they would have made more sacrifices in terms of revenue and profit.

But since we can't turn back time, we won't ever know for sure.

You're probably right...
Ah well - releasing those games on Steam is a reasonable decision from Tommo/Night Dive point of view - they will surely sell more copies there than here. On the other hand making those games Steam exclusives - would not be reasonable as they should sell them in as many places as they can. Maybe it will be Steam exclusive for a month (like SS2) and they will pop up here?

I just can't accept the scenario in which GOG reject those games at all.

GTA San Andreas also features them.

Fingers crossed for Hexen, own it on steam but would buy it on gog drm free for sure.