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'

• lud@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  No, that isn’t what GOG is doing.

  GOG is still only licencing games to you. They do offer you the opportunity to download an offline installer though.

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  • kshade@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    As far as I know there is no mandatory DRM on Steam either, so if a publisher wants to they can just make their game be portable and not require Steam to even be installed. Pretty sure all the re-releases that use DOSBox or ScummVM are like this, for example.

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    • lud@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yeah there are loads of DRM free games on steam (mostly indies of course). Steam just offers a very basic (and easily bypassable if you know how) DRM to debs/publishers but they absolutely don’t need to use it.

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  • CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    How is having an offline installer that can’t be taken away, not the same thing as owning?

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    • lud@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Because you are still only licensed the game

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      • CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        So, “licensed” is a legal term. Explain to me how being able to keep something forever, isn’t the same as owning?

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