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Sadly, based on market share, people seem to be picking Steam over GoG.
They almost always pick what’s most convenient/familiar over what’s principled and better in the long term.
Are they competitors even? I thought GoG whole schtick was selling retro games, hence their name.
I know they sell some newer games, but not really sure how it compares to a platform like Steam.
Until gog finally gets a good first(!) party linux client buying games there is not really worth it yet.
Can I play my gog games on my Steam Deck?
Yes.
They don’t have regional pricing, so games there are typically a lot more expensive.
I'm in the opposite team ! I always buy in gog store first then steam. But yeah, steam is here.
GoG is doing well in the convenience category too though. Their GoG launcher is amazing and syncs with all your online libraries (steam, ea, epic, etc).
But yeah, I think until Steam screws up or goes public or something, and gives people a reason to switch, there's not gonna be a ton of people jumping ship.