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GOG: When we said we let you ‘own’ your games, we meant that no matter what happens you’ll still be able to play them thanks to our offline installers. (x.com)

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[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 91 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (28 children)

The missing context here (I think) is that California passed a law saying that digital storefronts (like steam and gog) can't say things like "buy game" because you aren't actually gaining ownership of the game, but instead just buying a license to access it. Some people were questioning if this law should apply to gog since their games are drm free and can be freely installed on any compatible devices once you download the installer.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Some of their games are drm-free/have offline installers

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