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For games there is at least GOG. Still digital but you own the copy. I have all my games on Steam and I regret this a bit.

by d_tr 4y ago

tombert 4y ago
Hasn't Valve publicly stated that if they go out of business or something they will make all their games accessible? [1] Obviously a forum post isn't exactly top-tier evidence but if it's true that's at least a tiny bit reassuring. All that said, I usually buy my games off GOG when they're available there, simply because I like the guarantee that the games will continue to work even if they decide that I'm not cool enough to serve. [1] https://forums.evga.com/Steam-replies-to-what-will-happen-if-they-go-out-of-business-m446772.aspx https://forums.evga.com/Steam-replies-to-what-will-happen-if...
- ascagnel_ 4y ago
  > Hasn't Valve publicly stated that if they go out of business or something they will make all their games accessible? Valve is currently facing a situation where a game on Steam that includes third-party DRM will completely stop working in September of this year. There's no way they'll be able to follow through on this commitment outside of their own titles. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-wont-be-able-to-redownload-assassins-creed-liberation-hd-from-september https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-wont-be-able-to-redownl...
  - redox99 4y ago
    They refer to Steam DRM, which a lot of games use, not just their own. Of course that doesn't solve the issue for games that use some other DRM or that for some reason require some servers to run.
matthews2 4y ago
> I have all my games on Steam and I regret this a bit. If you link your GOG and Steam accounts, some publishers allow GOG to give you access to the games you own on Steam on their platform :)
- OrangeMonkey 4y ago
  Good point. GOG Connect is great. I haven't seen anything new offered to me in years, but I haven't bought from steam in years. Likely a correlation. Thanks for bringing this up.
OrangeMonkey 4y ago
I made a decision years ago that I would stop buying things on steam and only buy them in GOG. It was hard sometimes - gog only got older games and definitely not the best of the newest titles. I found that I would simply hold off on buying each new title for "a year or two" and if I wanted it still and it wasn't on gog I would buy from steam. I found that after "a year or two" I had no interest in it. I'm not sure why that is - likely psychological - but it kept me on gog. So, I agree - gog is great. I appreciate them. But its hard for most to make that shift.

For games there is at least GOG. Still digital but you own the copy. I have all my games on Steam and I regret this a bit.

by d_tr 4y ago

For games there is at least GOG. Still digital but you own the copy. I have all my games on Steam and I regret this a bit.

tombert 4y ago

Hasn't Valve publicly stated that if they go out of business or something they will make all their games accessible? [1] Obviously a forum post isn't exactly top-tier evidence but if it's true that's at least a tiny bit reassuring. All that said, I usually buy my games off GOG when they're available there, simply because I like the guarantee that the games will continue to work even if they decide that I'm not cool enough to serve. [1] https://forums.evga.com/Steam-replies-to-what-will-happen-if-they-go-out-of-business-m446772.aspx https://forums.evga.com/Steam-replies-to-what-will-happen-if...

ascagnel_ 4y ago
> Hasn't Valve publicly stated that if they go out of business or something they will make all their games accessible? Valve is currently facing a situation where a game on Steam that includes third-party DRM will completely stop working in September of this year. There's no way they'll be able to follow through on this commitment outside of their own titles. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-wont-be-able-to-redownload-assassins-creed-liberation-hd-from-september https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-wont-be-able-to-redownl...
- redox99 4y ago
  They refer to Steam DRM, which a lot of games use, not just their own. Of course that doesn't solve the issue for games that use some other DRM or that for some reason require some servers to run.

matthews2 4y ago

> I have all my games on Steam and I regret this a bit. If you link your GOG and Steam accounts, some publishers allow GOG to give you access to the games you own on Steam on their platform :)

OrangeMonkey 4y ago
Good point. GOG Connect is great. I haven't seen anything new offered to me in years, but I haven't bought from steam in years. Likely a correlation. Thanks for bringing this up.

OrangeMonkey 4y ago

I made a decision years ago that I would stop buying things on steam and only buy them in GOG. It was hard sometimes - gog only got older games and definitely not the best of the newest titles. I found that I would simply hold off on buying each new title for "a year or two" and if I wanted it still and it wasn't on gog I would buy from steam. I found that after "a year or two" I had no interest in it. I'm not sure why that is - likely psychological - but it kept me on gog. So, I agree - gog is great. I appreciate them. But its hard for most to make that shift.