Hello folks !

I was wondering if some people were or are in my situation when they thought they had to choose to stay with Steam or leave it behind for a more "consumer friendly" platform like GoG is.
GoG seems to be the perfect platform for digital simply because it doesn't require multiple DRM, spying software or anything else to enjoy what you rightfully paid for.

Now there is this nice sale going on that would be the perfect time to start a GoG Collection. However doing so would mean i'd left behind 200-300 Steam Games i bought, or start to buy on multiple digital platforms which is really annoying when you want to have all your games in one place.

Beside, my biggest concern about gog is : Will there be more recent AAA games in the future like old assassin's creed games up to black flag or unity, more recent Tomb Raider like Underworld, maybe other publishers like square enix for Just Cause 2 or Final Fantasy etc... etc..

I really don't like uplay, steam and all these DRM platforms so GoG seems to be the right choice for me (and should be for everyone imho), but do you think catalog will expand to bigger titles, being more "futureproof" or will this platform stay a "marginal" one for old games (that i love of course) and the minority of developpers and publishers who still think the player has the right to possess what he bought ?

I didn't find a Thread about this subject and I'm sure there's a lot of other persons here who don't know what to do.

Thank you !

You overthink too much. OK, so you have a few hundred games on Steam, play those on Steam, buy anything new on GOG. And if you bought those Steam games on bundles I don't really think you spent a fortune to really worry about it.

Forget about AssCreed or any recent Ubisoft titles, they love their Uplay and refuse to sell their games without it. Which means they don't get to sell them here.

Personally, I buy games I want. If they're tied to a client like Steam or Origin, I'll still buy, but at a steep discount (tying a game to a client severely devalues it to me). I prefer GOG but don't refuse to buy elsewhere. I don't see the need to get all bent out of shape about it. If you don't want to use clients, then don't. If you don't mind it for some of your purchases, then buy what you like, where you like. Win/win.

You will get a lot of virulent opinions on this. For what it's worth, this is mine.

Since you have already been using Steam for a long time, it would not make sense to abandon your games there completely.

I'd suggest taking a spin with GOG during the current sale and seeing if, in practice, it really does bother you not to "have all your games in one place." (I personally define having all my games in one place as "on my computer's hard drive", but that's me.)

As for more big-name games, I'm not psychic. I can say that the more people who choose to buy DRM-free, the greater the chances of the AAA companies taking another look at their policies. In the end, the big game companies will do what they think is best for their bottom line. Our job as consumers is to damage their bottom lines by not purchasing items that we don't feel align with our own interests until they have to take notice.

T'seems GOG is picking up the pace in terms of releases, which is good, but the mainstream PC titles are probably still missing minus the Witcher 3. However, the titles now are pretty good, and its getting better by the day. Definitely makes me leave Steam to the dust and their dusty users who cling to it.

Pretty much what OlivawR said, going forward I'm buying more from GoG. But that's not going to stop me from still picking up cheap Steam games in bundle deals, which I would say is the vast majority of my steam games. Not to mention the vast majority of those aren't even on GoG.

I have about hundred of my retails tied to steam.. a few tied to origin and two to uplay, it doesn't feel good at all.
Do as you like, personally not buying games with drm anymore.

Hello & welcome to the mad house :)

Certain Publishers & Devs still have their reservations and prefer to stay in Origin/UBIwhtever & Steam eviroments. At some point those games might arrive here, but don't bet on it.

Get what you like & can get here from here & enjoy the freedom to build an offline libray of games from gog. But otherwise there is no reason to write you steam collection off as long as you still have access to it.

Yeah. It is better if you just use Steam and GoG together. I personally towards GOG, but sometimes I play my games on Steam (for games that only available there). No need to leave all those games and rebuy it on GOG. Steam is still a better place for finding new AAA games and many other "foreign" games that never released on PC before (for example are the japanese games). Steam already hold "trust" from many publishers.

The joy is in the buying, not the playing. We're all keen to get a good deal. Omigod! Frogstoppers for $3? Yes!

We never actually get around to playing; we just collect little thumbnails. And each time we find a new one, bang, you get that little rush of whatever endorphins and a general feeling of savvy and smarts. I found a good deal! I am wise.

This tiny rush is everything. So it's in your best interests to spread yourself among various services to increase your chances of a deal. And there is a bonus. More services means you're more likely to forget your purchasing history. So you can get that little kick three or four or even five times from the same game. Microfuzz? That looks interesting. And only two dollars! Microfuzz? My kind of game, maybe. And hell, only a dollar! Mircofuzz Game of the Week Edition? $5 is nothing for a game and a soundtrack. I'll just skip my luxury coffee today. Imagine if you could watch Robocop again for the first time? I'd do so every day.

So spread yourself around. Use multiple email addresses. Write passwords down on the backs of crumpled receipts and cereal boxes. Buy and forget. Feel smart. Chase the rush.

Most funny answer about Digital Sales ever =D !
So true.

Anyway thanks to everyone for giving me an opinion :)

There should not be a problem. If you love the games you have bought on Steam, then play them. Just because you're moving to GOG doesn't mean you forfeit all your games on Steam. If you're tired of all that stupid DRM (Steam, Origin, etc) then don't buy ANY MORE games there; no matter how deep the discount.

Instead, choose to buy all future releases DRM free (GOG or otherwise), that will send the message to developers what people want and that putting trust in their customers is appreciated more. Also, if there are games that you truly love and are available on GOG, consider buying them here when the price feels right.

Food for thought....If millions of users on DRM platforms stopped buying games there, but keep using the service, it will probably end up being more costly than if they stopped using it completely.

Never used steam on my machines (used it on friends computers), never intend to. Would never consider installing uplay, or those. There are literally thousands of games out there, for each platform. Seriously, I have a backlog that would take me several lifetimes. If you have to play the latest call of dooty, or other new release then prepare to be rammed by each of the big companies who, due to the attitude of people who need to play the next big thing, can get away with anything - literally anything! If Activision stated that to play COD 654 you had to come to the nearest office and have a spiky cactus inserted horizontally into an orifice, there would still be thousands queuing up outside, which is why they get away with DRM, unfinished games at release, relying on user content to make the things playable, content ripped out for sale later on, different versions for soundtracks and manuals, online requirements etc.

Me, I am happy playing the odd big game that comes up here, or the far too many I already own.

This is exactly the opinion that lead me here, creating this topic sir :) !
I completely abandonned digital platforms for 2 years now because i was annoyed by all of this. GoG may be what i'm looking for but the question "will there be more games on it" concerns me.