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And just like that, GOG rose to surpass Steam as the better place to buy video games.
It was already better as the games it sells are free of Digital Restrictions Management
Just call it malware. At least that's an honest name.
The only client I would willingly install alongside Steam
If only they had a Linux client I might do that too, but the client they said they would come out with never apeared
Funny how people like it when they actually provide value to you instead of only forcing an ad delivery/data collection tool on you, right?
Correct me if I'm wrong: if you're a linux gamer then GOG doesn't support your platform, no?
Yes and no. They do have Linux binaries for games that support Linux, but GOG Galaxy is Windows. Heroic Launcher and others do support GOG.
To my knowledge the client (gog galaxy) doesn't work. But the binary installers the actual games you buy can still work.
Call me when they add regional pricing, otherwise their sales are still way too expensive for me.
GOG enabled regional pricing several years ago.
They only support like a dozen different currencies, everyone else has to buy it in USD. If there implementation sucks, then it might as well not exist for us ignored by gog.
I even rebought some games I really care about on GOG.