ツ We would appreciate if GOG would invest into a hard copy market which they could a hard copy prepared DRM-free for their customers! Even if only it's for specialised orders, that's be appreciated. ツ

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We who, simple enough to back onto cd yourself, no ....but no probs with gog doing it either.
Would people pay for it is another question, gog doing it is the next....carn't see it happenin'.

That's not how it works.
That's not how any of this works.

The logistics of such a thing are a pain. Your best bet is to burn the files on a disc yourself, then print a cover from here.

Digital down loads sort of destroyed that idea.

Listen to this wise lady.
Just DON'T start reselling those because that's called piracy.

Not to mention what happens when there is a bug fix/update? The biggest problem with physical copies (and especially new releases) is that the copy on the disk is almost obsolete as soon as it leaves the box because it is lacking all the updates which come out within days of it's release.

It no surprise a lot of new games aren't even entirely on the disk anymore and the disk is mostly just a downloader/installer and pulls the game from the web (if it isn't just a Steam key...)

No point for gog to make hardcopies. You have the ability to do it yourself. I use external HDD to backup my copies. DVDs and CDs take too much space. Reminds me of the days I had a shit ton of 3.5 and 5.1/2 floppies all over the place. :)

Good luck with making a complete hard copy of Titan Quest that isn't obsolete ;).Cheers

And even 10-year old games are getting updates.

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I understand the longing for a disk version, but the digital convenience and the update issue - not to mention the cost - make this a non-starter. And really, all you'd get is a disk. No way they're going to print manuals, maps, reference cards, etc., while being chained to today's digital pricing of old games.

Methinks the OP's best bets are eBay and Amazon.

I don't have an optical drive in any of my computers

Is this the modern version of "I don't own a TV set"?

I recall how big a thing it felt when I got my first PC which had no internal floppy drive.

I had prepared for it though, by copying any important stuff from floppy disks to either the hard disk, or CD-R discs. And retail floppy PC versions were fine too as long as I had installed them, then there was usually no need for the original floppies anymore, you could just zip and copy the installed games directly.
My next laptop will probably not have at least an internal optical drive because I use optical discs so rarely, and if I'd play some old CD game, I'd be more likely to play them on my older "retro-PCs".

And I guess I could always buy an external USB DVD drive as well...