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At the very least, GOG is an independent game retailer. For most of the games you'll see on the Humble Store, what you actually get is just a Steam key for that
by thristian 9y ago
At the very least, GOG is an independent game retailer. For most of the games you'll see on the Humble Store, what you actually get is just a Steam key for that game. There's a few indie games where they've funded porting work for one of the Humble Indie Bundles, but I doubt many of those are exclusive to the Humble Store.
- paulmd 9y agoI was looking through today's GOG sales and I saw they've started to introduce DRM on some of their titles, so buyer beware, they're starting to go downhill too. https://www.gog.com/game/aliens_versus_predator_classic_2000 https://www.gog.com/game/aliens_versus_predator_classic_2000
- icebraining 9y agoEh, I'm not sure that I consider controlling access to their servers the same as DRM. The lack of LAN multiplayer is bad, but is GOG responsible for that?
- makomk 9y agoFrom what I can tell, the original retail release had support for LAN play, direct connections, and various third-party server browser options, all of which they removed so they could lock multiplayer behind a DRM wall that requires the GOG Galaxy client.
- icebraining 9y agoRight, but the game wasn't released by, or even exclusively on GOG; it's also on Steam, for example. So I doubt the decision was theirs. And while it may suck, I don't think it can be considered DRM.