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PayPalGOG is breaking off from CD PROJEKT with 100% of it now owned by one of the original co-founders, Michał Kiciński, who is a co-founder of both GOG and CD PROJEKT.
With this move, GOG will continue operating independently but there's an agreement that's been signed between CD PROJEKT and GOG for future cooperation including releasing games on GOG from CD PROJEKT RED. The purchase of GOG came at a cost of PLN 90.7 million and Kiciński continues holding their shares in CD PROJEKT too as co-founder but now owns 100% of the shares in GOG.
From the press release:
“CD PROJEKT and GOG share the same roots and values: freedom, independence, and a genuine sense of ownership. I believe that CD PROJEKT, with its exceptional AAA games, will stand, as always, behind the GOG offering — making GOG the best place on the planet to purchase The Witcher and Cyberpunk games, both existing titles and the new ones we all anticipate so much,” said Michał Kiciński. “As a mature gamer, I often play classic games myself and deeply admire the creativity behind many of them. I truly believe that well-crafted classics can deliver as much joy as new releases. When it comes to pure playability, timeless games often prove to be really the safe choice, especially in a market flooded with gazillions of low-quality smaller games. Beyond preserving classics, GOG has always sought out new games with a retro spirit. I am personally involved in the development of a few games like that and they will certainly make their strong appearance on GOG in 2026,” concluded Kiciński.
“GOG and Michał Kiciński are aligned by a shared belief that games should live forever,” said Maciej Gołębiewski, Managing Director of GOG. “In a market that’s getting more crowded, more locked-in, and forgets classic games at an increasing pace, we’re doubling down on what only GOG does: reviving classics, keeping them playable on modern PCs, and helping great games find their audience over time” he added.
“With our focus now fully on an ambitious development roadmap and expanding our franchises with new high-quality products, we felt this was the right time for this move,” said Michał Nowakowski, Joint CEO of CD PROJEKT. “For a long time now, GOG has been operating independently. Now it’s going into very good hands — we are convinced that with the support of Michał Kiciński, one of GOG’s co-founders, its future will be full of great projects and successes. We would like to thank the GOG team for years of fruitful cooperation and wish them all the best. And to the GOG community, I say ‘see you around’, because our upcoming releases will naturally be available on GOG as well”, he added.
You can read the GOG blog post for more including an FAQ.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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ElectricPrism a day ago
I want to see a proper Linux Client or a API upgrade for 3rd Party Game Library Organizers.
They really should team up with WINE and build "GOG Bottles" to aid in their game preservation program.
There is also space for a 2nd Gaben in the gaming industry, but only from a private company who has no other masters other than their customers.
I wish them well, but they really need to take a page from Valve and read what people say online to keep an hand on the pulse of their customers.
Petethegoat a day ago
Quoting: ElectricPrismI want to see a proper Linux Client or a API upgrade for 3rd Party Game Library Organizers.totally agree. i'm a game developer, have been on linux for most of a year now, have reformatted my boot partition in-place, transitioned my arch install from mkinitcpio to booster, and from systemd-boot to limine -- and i still can barely figure out wine without either steam or heroic doing the heavy lifting.
They really should team up with WINE and build "GOG Bottles" to aid in their game preservation program.
obviously with heroic it's easy to pull in gog games anyway, but a one click "official" solution from gog itself would go a long way.
I.e. may be they can spend on Linux now more, while before shareholders could tell them not to prioritize Linux support. Just my guess. In the end, it's really up to what they want.
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Quoting: KlaasIt's hard to say if that is good or bad.Depends on what Kiciński intends to do with this. You don't spend that much if you're not expecting your purchase to be profitable. For CDP it very well could have been a side thing used for marketing (and up to a point a distribution platform) and positive PR more so than for profit. I'd say that based on what's been disclosed publicly... as of the dumping GOG no longer maths as a business.
Unless Kiciński truly just wants a pet company that basically and barely funds itself, and doesn't really make anything... for the good of game preservation? Uh, yeah, sure.
I've been expecting something like this for a while now, the signs have been there for years, and while I do hope this is good news... I know better.
Of course, there's still the remote chance the new owner has a solid plan that's going to work out and that GOG will continue somehow. Perhaps as a legitimate Steam competitor in some way. CDP fumbled GOG and past a point was clearly disinterested in trying, even if they pretended otherwise, so maybe this is actually preferable to closing GOG down. That would've been... not great for CDP(R)'s image which I'm sure they are acutely aware of.
Also, let's consider a scenario in which CDPR adds a store to its launcher - which they've been laying the groundwork for for years now - and GOG ceases to be the default distribution platform for CDPR's games. Steam is a bigger slice of pie overall, but whatever traffic that generated disappearing from GOG (even if GOG still keeps selling the games which it will) is probably going to hurt the platform that's a bit too close to breaking even to call it a stable venture.
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Linux_Rocks 22 hours ago
Quoting: ShmerlI think it's good — looks like they made GOG private so they can pursue their own vision and not be pressured by shareholders of CDPR.yeah, looking at valve and other game companies, private company is a better model for company-customer relationships. it allows for following long term strategies without being pressed by shareholders.
I.e. may be they can spend on Linux now more, while before shareholders could tell them not to prioritize Linux support. Just my guess. In the end, it's really up to what they want.
Ari El Uno 18 hours ago
Quoting: such...I could see it being a fun project for someone who had the background and who could cough up the funds. €25 million is not all that much for the parties involved, after all.
Unless Kiciński truly just wants a pet company that basically and barely funds itself, and doesn't really make anything... for the good of game preservation? Uh, yeah, sure.
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I think it's good — looks like they made GOG private so they can pursue their own vision and not be pressured by shareholders of CDPR.Haven't looked at it from that angle. So perhaps it's a positive, though only time will tell.
From the press release, it appears to me that the focus will be even more on game preservation (which is a good thing, though not sure it's also profitable). I'd rather hope they focus more on tools for game developers, so a lot more of the indies that are only on Steam right now might consider releasing on GOG as well.
I keep a growing list of games I hope will come to GOG one day, but in most cases I asked and got a response, it's along the lines that they're a small team and GOG is not worth the hassle. I guess Steam with their API (and in case of Linux, distro-agnostic runtime) is hard to beat.
Quoting: vic-bayIn my experience it really depends. Private is great but usually only when a company starts. Not speaking about GOG specifically, but in general, when a public company "goes private" the $$$ often comes from private equity firms which in turn is typically absolutely terrible for everyone - meaning both consumers AND employees, especially employees - other than the top-most leadership themselves. When you work for a public company that announces going private, it's frankly a good idea to start brushing up the resume and looking ahead to your next career move, even getting a jump on it, before you get surprised.Quoting: ShmerlI think it's good — looks like they made GOG private so they can pursue their own vision and not be pressured by shareholders of CDPR.yeah, looking at valve and other game companies, private company is a better model for company-customer relationships. it allows for following long term strategies without being pressed by shareholders.
I.e. may be they can spend on Linux now more, while before shareholders could tell them not to prioritize Linux support. Just my guess. In the end, it's really up to what they want.
Anyway, at least with GOG it sounds like it's probably fine or even a good thing. Reads to me like this move is just saving GOG's existence before future changes occur; Which is great.
And as a european I also value GOG a lot, its good for everyone when not all companies are headquartered in the very same country.
If one can be dreaming: GOG collaborates with Bazzite to create a DRM-free game preserving SteamOS alternative that one can install to Steam Deck handhelds and Steam Machine style living room machines, leveraging and contributing to what Valve has built and using it to keep Valve honest
Quoting: _wojtekIMHO this is a good development. GOG felt like a side project of CDP without much love. Having it in a private hands and also more focus could push it forward. Steam, privately owned, shows that it can develop nicely. I do hope same will happen with GOG.Valve had all the time and resources in the world to shape Steam into whatever they wanted. Zero effective competition. Remember Impulse? Yeah.
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