If they have the launcher on all major platforms, it will be an excuse to cut the standalone installers. Be careful what you wish for.
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rockerface@lemmy.cafe 1 week ago
Now if only they stepped up on Linux compatibility, I’d actually be using their launcher like I used to on Windows.
diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 6 days ago
“Steak too juicy” type downside. If they were looking for an excuse, they could just stop supporting the standalone installers.
InGodWeThrust@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
And at that moment If stop supporting Gog. I have used them pretty exclusively exactly so I can own my isntallers
bandanawearingbanana@lemmy.world 6 days ago
What is this nonsense about Linux compaitibility they have tons of Linux compatible games. On any game you own they let you download a Linux version if it exists.
AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 6 days ago
They don’t have a Linux version of their launcher, and don’t have a system to automatically configure Wine/Proton for games without native Linux support, which is most of their library. There’s nothing in the licence of Wine or Proton that would stop them just reusing Valve’s work, which is why third party launchers like Heroic can do it.
bandanawearingbanana@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Fair enough, I’ve never really thought of GoG as a launcher, to me it was always more of a storefront.
I actually play most GoG games on Steamdeck through Heroic Launcher and only ever had minor issues with the games not registering SD controls.
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 6 days ago
Oh, I’m using Heroic for that too, it works well enough. But I was using GoG launcher before switching to Linux, even for Steam games and other storefronts. I would like to keep using it on Linux, hence my previous comment.
I appreciate the enormous work Valve has done for Linux gaming, but I’m also somewhat concerned about Steam being the only storefront that also combines with a Proton-compatible launcher. GoG could be a real competition if they added that option.