Comment on Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwide

• TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not ALL steam games have DRM. Yes, you should buy from GOG whenever you can, but if you use Linux like me, GOG doesn’t give a shit. It can be hard to decide, support DRM free games and proper ownership with GOG, or expanding compatibility with Linux and improve it in general. If its cheaper on steam cause of a sale or something, I’ll buy on steam, then years later like with DOOM 2016 for example, I’ll buy it when it hits like 4 bucks on gog. That way, I have acces to an offline installer, and I show support and interest to valve for investing in proton.

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Another option is to buy through Heroic Games Launcher. Heroic gets a cut, and GOG sees what they’d have to do to earn your entire dollar.

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    • TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Completely forgot about that, I do really like the Heroic Launcher.

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    • arakhis_@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      thanks for spreading the word

      looks like the solution i needed for all the smaller more useless launchers. wich it included connectability to ea/ubi/battleNet’s launchers too

      Xbox for example seems more solid to me as a gamerscore addict for example. Steam obviously the main standard you wouldnt want to compress

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    • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What? You can buy gog games through heroic?

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• cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’d almost argue the same with modern consoles with all the crappy digital bullshit and planned obsolescence

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• mesamunefire@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Your not wrong. If it weren't for steam being absolutely stellar than I wouldn't be buying games from them. I would try to go through gog. But with their work on proton alone I personally give them a pass.

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