The subject could also have been "Why mp4 ?!"...


Anyway, possibly just like this, I can't read subtitles on my PopCorn Hour, and it had me wondering about those mp4 shenanigans and why it has been chosen over mkv, which happens to be open, to boot.

TL;DR:
[Request] MKV, please.
[Feedback] MP4, ouch.

I too think mkv is better. I already contacted the support but got no reply.

In any case, thanks for the heads-up.

Well, nothing too hard about remuxing to mkv with mkvmerge.

Possibly, but that doesn't explain the odd choice, and it's still a PITA.

I definitely prefer Matroska (MKV) over MP4, but honestly it's not a big deal for me. As sixtyfps mentioned, mkvmerge in MKVToolnix makes it extremely easy to re-mux videos into an MKV container if anyone wants.

As to why GOG chose MP4, that's something only they can answer. It could be because MP4 support I believe is more common than MKV support in standalone players and portable devices, at least on ones made a few years ago. I'm sure Apple had a push in that.