Comment on Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'

• OhYeah@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They set up a commission with gog if you buy games through heroic

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  • ouch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is this an actual, specific deal with Heroic, or some general affiliate linking thing?

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    • OhYeah@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No clue if it’s heroic exclusive but it’s more than just affiliate linking. Heroic embeds the actual gog store page in the launcher and gets a percentage of anything you buy per their agreement with gog

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      • ouch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        For the record, the affiliate link is listed here:

        heroicgameslauncher.com/donate

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      • ouch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Sounds technically just like affiliate linking, even if the browser is embedded.

        affiliate.gog.com

        Just curious if there is a specific deal between Heroic and GOG.

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