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> They've got a few in their catalog now that require proprietary launchers/drm etc and I really hope it doesn't become a trend. It's been a while since I've u

• Pfhortune 2mo ago
  > Have there been new games where they haven't been able to do so and offer installation solely through the GOG dekstop client? No... but GoG does not prevent the publisher from instituting their own launcher/DRM/malware scheme. See reviews at https://www.gog.com/en/game/horizon_zero_dawn_complete_edition https://www.gog.com/en/game/horizon_zero_dawn_complete_editi... and https://www.gog.com/en/game/pathfinder_wrath_of_the_righteous https://www.gog.com/en/game/pathfinder_wrath_of_the_righteou...
  • simgoh 2mo ago
    > No... but GoG does not prevent the publisher from instituting their own launcher/DRM/malware scheme. I mean, they dont really have a way of doing that short of not allowing them to be on the Platform. If anything, letting the reviews stand as a warning is probably the right thing to do. The additional thing that they should do is probably make it top-level visible that there's Publisher DRM on-top of the game.