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> i like to collect videogames Starting thinking of it as collection licenses to maybe install games, assuming the license is still valid when you finally get
by kgwxd 7mo ago
> i like to collect videogames
Starting thinking of it as collection licenses to maybe install games, assuming the license is still valid when you finally get around to playing it. And your account is still valid. And the servers are still running. And your operating system will still run it. etc.
Maybe just get off the train. Your numbers add to the awful business model these games are built on.
- daedrdev 7mo agoWhat do you think these game companies should do instead? The license lets you make your own copies on your own devices while preventing stealing by people who might make a copy and then resell, which would absolutely happen if allowed.
- tsimionescu 7mo agoThe majority of games on Gog offer fully offline installers, where the copy you download is enough to run forever (assuming Windows and hardware compatibility, of coruse).
- ijk 7mo agoWhich is GOG's selling point, versus Steam.
- throwatdem12311 7mo agoEverything is DRM free and they provide offline installers. They are also proactive in making sure the games they sell run on modern systems.
- b3lvedere 7mo agoYou are absolutely right that they are just licenses and there always be a risk i cannot download or play the games anymore because of some decision. In that perspective Gog is absolutely the best. No doubt about that. But so far, Steam has been really good to/for me.