Comment on As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year

• FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I did read and I disagree with your assessment: It was not really explained.

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  • Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ya see, if i buy the game and it’s strictly tied to my account, then they can revoke tbe access when they want, but if it’s something that i buy and then i can download to use even without steam, it’s not strictly tied to my account anymore, which is what GOG does

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    • FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Supposedly if Steam ever goes under they'll unlock everything, but if you ask me: GOG is just the thing for you!

      Or set sail if it's a shitty company that stole the game you bought, arrr....

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      • Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah, GOG i awesome, i currently only sail the seven seas for economic reasons but i will absolutely use GOG when i can

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      • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Look, with things like the Goldberg Emulator almost all games that use the Steam API can work without Steam.

        The main practical differences between Steam and GOG is are:

        • You need to have certain technical skills to work around Steam’s (often very weak) locking. Not crazy high (basically how to navigate a filesystem), but some.
        • In Steam you do NOT know at the time of the purchase if that will actually work or not (games heavily integrated with the Steam API still won’t work with the Emulator) or if the game has or not further DRM, so you CANNOT make an informed purchasing decision in terms of “will I still have access to these games in the future no matter what”.
        • You know for certain that games in GOG have no DRM, theirs or from the publisher’s, because CONTRACTUALLY GOG forces the publishers to not have DRM in their games to sell via GOG.

        Personally I buy tons of games from GOG and only a handful from Steam because I do value the certainty that if I have the hardware and OS for it (or an emulator), I can still have fun with those games 10 or 20 years in the future. Then again I’ve been gaming for almost 4 decades hence have enough experience with getting to a point were I miss a game that was fun but can’t run it anymore.

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