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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 u
by 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 agoI'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 agoThat 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.