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Steam is the only platform that provides a Linux client, and Valve has provided massive support to Linux with the development of Proton, SteamOS and the Steam D

Steam is the only platform that provides a Linux client, and Valve has provided massive support to Linux with the development of Proton, SteamOS and the Steam Deck. I have bought a few games in GOG, but until the give us proper Linux support, I won't give them any money.

m463 3y ago
To be clear, I have purchased and run many linux games on gog. (that said, I don't use galaxy, I've been using https://github.com/eddie3/gogrepo https://github.com/eddie3/gogrepo for updates)
cassianoleal 3y ago
> until the give us proper Linux support, I won't give them any money Technically, they don't need to do that - you can run GoG games via Heroic Launcher or even via Steam+Proton by adding them as external games. If your stance is of a more political nature, that doesn't matter. Personally, I find myself somewhere in between. On the one hand, Steam is really helping improve support for gaming on Linux (and they've made such good progress that I don't even bother with Windows at all). On the other hand, GoG are fully committed to not selling DRM-ridden crap.
- pezezin 3y ago
  I know that there are alternative launchers, I play the 6 GoG games I have through Lutris. But if I pay for a product I don't want to mess with unofficial and unsupported third-party launchers, at that point I might as well pirate the game.
  - cassianoleal 3y ago
    I'm not sure I follow. The "launcher" really is the .exe . This is especially true for any DRM-free game or application, which we have already agreed is all of those bought on GoG. WINE (and maybe Proton) is your compatibility layer because you're trying to run _an application_ (games included) on a platform it's not written for. The reason Steam has a Linux client with Proton integration is not so you, random Linux gamer, can have an easy time running games on Linux. It's mostly 2fold: 1. so that you, random Linux gamer, can run Steam DRM games on Linux at all; 2. so that they can launch products like the Steam Deck without paying license fees, or having to deal with, Microsoft and Windows. GoG has no such needs. You already have everything you need to run their games. That is their differentiation. One could argue that this is a better proposition for you, the consumer, than that of Steam.
    - pezezin 3y ago
      That is exactly my point. Having to manually download and run the installers, plus keeping up with updates and patches, was the standard 20 years ago, but it doesn't cut it anymore. Plus, if you play in Linux, now you need to fight with WINE and Proton, which maybe be easy or might be a nightmare. In total, how much time do I need to waste to play a game? On the other hand, with Steam when I get a new game I just click on install, I go my merry way, and less than an hour later the game is ready to play, without me having to bother to configure anything.

m463 3y ago

To be clear, I have purchased and run many linux games on gog. (that said, I don't use galaxy, I've been using https://github.com/eddie3/gogrepo https://github.com/eddie3/gogrepo for updates)

cassianoleal 3y ago

> until the give us proper Linux support, I won't give them any money Technically, they don't need to do that - you can run GoG games via Heroic Launcher or even via Steam+Proton by adding them as external games. If your stance is of a more political nature, that doesn't matter. Personally, I find myself somewhere in between. On the one hand, Steam is really helping improve support for gaming on Linux (and they've made such good progress that I don't even bother with Windows at all). On the other hand, GoG are fully committed to not selling DRM-ridden crap.

pezezin 3y ago
I know that there are alternative launchers, I play the 6 GoG games I have through Lutris. But if I pay for a product I don't want to mess with unofficial and unsupported third-party launchers, at that point I might as well pirate the game.
- cassianoleal 3y ago
  I'm not sure I follow. The "launcher" really is the .exe . This is especially true for any DRM-free game or application, which we have already agreed is all of those bought on GoG. WINE (and maybe Proton) is your compatibility layer because you're trying to run _an application_ (games included) on a platform it's not written for. The reason Steam has a Linux client with Proton integration is not so you, random Linux gamer, can have an easy time running games on Linux. It's mostly 2fold: 1. so that you, random Linux gamer, can run Steam DRM games on Linux at all; 2. so that they can launch products like the Steam Deck without paying license fees, or having to deal with, Microsoft and Windows. GoG has no such needs. You already have everything you need to run their games. That is their differentiation. One could argue that this is a better proposition for you, the consumer, than that of Steam.
  - pezezin 3y ago
    That is exactly my point. Having to manually download and run the installers, plus keeping up with updates and patches, was the standard 20 years ago, but it doesn't cut it anymore. Plus, if you play in Linux, now you need to fight with WINE and Proton, which maybe be easy or might be a nightmare. In total, how much time do I need to waste to play a game? On the other hand, with Steam when I get a new game I just click on install, I go my merry way, and less than an hour later the game is ready to play, without me having to bother to configure anything.