gog has a bunch of tweaks for the stuff they host. I’m guessing it’s either a clause in the contract for their storefront, or this is a volunteer for the game preservation program.
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artyom@piefed.social 1 day ago
Someone explain how gog is about to patch software that they don’t own?
Peffse@lemmy.world 1 day ago
artyom@piefed.social 1 day ago
I know they do but always wondered how but that’s a good guess!
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They actually do quite a bit of legwork to track down current/original rights owners. In some instances they are even able to acquire original source.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 day ago
They’ve done it forever, it’s been part of their initial concept for ages. Lots of the actual old games on there (as the name Good Old Games is derived from) are pre-patched to work on modern machines without setup, often also including community patches if there are any.
artyom@piefed.social 1 day ago
Yeah but how? Haha
MurrayL@lemmy.world 1 day ago
If you’re interested in a specific example, here’s an interview with their technical producer on how they updated and rereleased Alpha Protocol in 2024.
Lots of insights!
artyom@piefed.social 1 day ago
Not technologically, legally.