GOG Connect adds more games, plus a huge summer sale now on

GOG is sometimes unfathomable: for example, they newly sell Fallout3, Fallout NV and Oblivion. Fallout3 and NV come with many language supported...but for Oblivion, only english XD ... why? ....with no communication on this point as for linux!

That's a pity because one guy did all wine wrappers so the installations are really easy using wine (download it here and a link for many other windows-only-game wine-wrappers

GOG: I like drm-free, people visiting and sharing like "adamhm". I dislike no communication, no linux version on many games that have native port, no effort for linux users, weird support of languages when they are available

Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: SolitaryThat could work if GOG Galaxy worked on Linux...

I'd argue Galaxy is only marginally useful for current GOG users, who come to GOG to buy DRM-free games. But to gain more used to DRM Steam users, Galaxy can help. I suppose GOG don't see Linux Steam users as a major point of focus. I.e. DRM-free Linux users are already using GOG, and Steam Linux users are just a small percentage of all Steam users. So I think it's just a matter of priority. Kind of annoying for Steam Linux users I suppose, but can make sense from GOG's priority perspectives.

It's a bit more then annoying since GOG is using the client for Multiplayer-Authentication. Which results in that the Linux-Version is added single-player only if it is added at all.

However GOG should get their priorities right. My Steam-Library is meanwhile a lot bigger then my GOG-Library and I spent at least 10 times more money on Steam then on GOG.

Quoting: wolfyrionWell GOG kinda makes me fill a bit guilty since I haven't purchased anything from them but I have around 133 Games in my Library out of the 7000+ Games on steam.... :o

Well sometimes I want to buy things from GOG but then...... oups!!! No Steam key :'(
So at the end I buy games from Humble which they offer both DRM Free + Steam key or directly from steam.

GOG Connect adds my steam games to GOG Library for FREE but when I want to purchase games from GOG they dont give me a steam key... So Why they dont offer a steam key as an optional option ?

Reasonably all Steam Gamers they will continue buying games for Steam and they will wait for GOG to connect their games for FREE! So why GOG is doing this :o?

Here come a thought: they could partner with publishers to offer free steam key when you buy a game on GOG (or redeem it to your linked account; this would avoid keys being resold).

12 games added to my GOG library... not bad :) I second the thoughts on the galaxy client, though. And I wish the humble monthly bundle would offer GOG keys as well :)

Quoting: MayeulCHere come a thought: they could partner with publishers to offer free steam key when you buy a game on GOG (or redeem it to your linked account; this would avoid keys being resold).

It doesn't make sense really. GOG is competing with Steam, and giving out Steam keys means promoting their competitor. So if anything like that would happen, it would be Steam's project (i.e. Steam connect or whatever).


Last edited by Shmerl on 8 June 2017 at 1:37 am UTC

Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: MayeulCHere come a thought: they could partner with publishers to offer free steam key when you buy a game on GOG (or redeem it to your linked account; this would avoid keys being resold).

It doesn't make sense really. GOG is competing with Steam, and giving out Steam keys means promoting their competitor. So if anything like that would happen, it would be Steam's project (i.e. Steam connect or whatever).

I would argue that it doesn't make sense for Steam, since (based on my totally biased perspective) they are the biggest by far; and as such, they don't need to grab customers from GOG.

I get your point, however. But as great as GOG connect is, I probably won't switch my primary store anytime soon, given the number of games I have on steam (lock-in FTW -_-). And with every game I buy on Steam instead of GOG, Steam gets money instead of GOG (which actually don't bother me that much, as long as they support Linux).

To put a dent in steam's profit, my suggestion would probably work (but then you risk losing customers to Steam, as you said). Maybe add an extra fee for the "Steam Connect" functionality on GOG? Or make some time-limited promotions? I don't really know; but at the end of the day, isn't part of the DRM-free appeal the lack of vendor lock-in?

Sure, it might hurt the bottom line a bit, but that's arguably already the situation they are in with they DRM-free model. And with such a business model, what makes customers come to you instead of the competition, if not the fact that they are respected/listened to/well treated? I think that it would tremendously increase the value of the GOG store. Wasn't the Humble Store doing the same at the beginning, before it went full steam key-reseller?


Last edited by MayeulC on 8 June 2017 at 9:02 am UTC