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@ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months ago

Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'

www.pcgamer.com

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Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'

www.pcgamer.com

@ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months ago
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The concept of a "digital license" isn't new, but there's no pretending you didn't know about it anymore.
  • Cethin
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    10•7 months ago

    If it works on Steam it works on GOG. Nothing about proton is limited to Steam.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      10•7 months ago

      There’s a Linux specific Steam program though. Is there a Linux specific GOG program?

      • Kayn
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        19•7 months ago

        The Heroic Games Launcher can download and run GOG games. It’s a community-run project, but officially affiliated with GOG.

        • @ouch@lemmy.world
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          7•7 months ago

          How does GOG support Heroic?

          • @OhYeah@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            4•7 months ago

            They set up a commission with gog if you buy games through heroic

            • @ouch@lemmy.world
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              1•7 months ago

              Is this an actual, specific deal with Heroic, or some general affiliate linking thing?

              • @OhYeah@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                1•7 months ago

                No clue if it’s heroic exclusive but it’s more than just affiliate linking. Heroic embeds the actual gog store page in the launcher and gets a percentage of anything you buy per their agreement with gog

                • @ouch@lemmy.world
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                  1•7 months ago

                  Sounds technically just like affiliate linking, even if the browser is embedded.

                  https://affiliate.gog.com/

                  Just curious if there is a specific deal between Heroic and GOG.

                • @ouch@lemmy.world
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                  1•7 months ago

                  For the record, the affiliate link is listed here:

                  https://heroicgameslauncher.com/donate

        • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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          2•7 months ago

          Cool, thanks.

      • Cethin
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        4•7 months ago

        You mean a native version of GOG? I don’t think so, but you can use it through Lutris.

        • Kayn
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          14•7 months ago

          Nowadays the Heroic Games Launcher is the preferred solution for downloading and running GOG games. It’s a community-run project, but officially affiliated with GOG.

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            1•7 months ago

            Cool, thank you.

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