Those are terminologies corporations care about. But, for real life use there is a difference between a product that can be remotely taken away and products that can’t. Otherwise could be argued there is no difference between a pirated copy of Red Dead Redemption 2 and a legit one, which there is once you try to play offline.
You really need to look at what you’re buying. Whether it’s a download, a DVD, or damn floppy disk, you’re still just buying a license. A very revokable license. If it’s online, the publisher can cut you off.
stardust@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Darorad@lemmy.world 1 week ago
GOG Seels DRM free games that you can download the installers and all necessary files. No matter what they do, once you’ve downloaded it, they can’t stop you from playing it.
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
GOG installer is offline:
gamesradar.com/…/valve-reminds-steam-users-they-d… x.com/GOGcom/status/1844752098145038435
Kichae@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
GoG isn’t the publisher. Y’all don’t read the shit you agree to, and know fuck all about media distribution. You’ve never owned a video game, a movie, or even a book that isn’t in the public domain. You’ve only ever owned licenses for personal use, and those licenses have always been provisional and revokable. Always. Your ignorance is not change that.
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Enhance your calm. I was merely pointing out that the game installers are offline for GOG, meaning there’s not a physical mechanism to cut you off. As you mentioned, if it’s online, then they can cut you off, which is true for Steam but not GOG.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 week ago
And how does that work when they close down and servers close down? Wheter you have a revolve license or not, you still won’t ever be able to access the game…,
Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 1 week ago
When you buy a game on a CD or Cartidge, it’s up to you to make sure you continue to own it from then on. That is the same model as GoGs digital downloads. You own it, you make sure you still have it on hand for as long as you want to still have it on hand for.
Auli@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
You own the media but just have a license for the game. You have never owned a game the media has always given you a license to play the game.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You download it immediately after purchase, and should archive it somewhere,same as everything else you purchase digitally
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scops@reddthat.com 1 week ago
When I buy a game from GOG, it comes with the presumption that I will download the installer in a timely manner and store a copy on my local storage device. Assuming I have good backup practices, that’s really the end of the story. I can build a 100 new computers and install the game I bought on each one. GOG went bankrupt ten years ago? That’s a shame, but my installer works just as well as when they were kicking.
When I “buy a game” on Steam, I technically get an installer, but Steam isn’t going to help me keep it. Those 100 new computers are going to download that installer a 100 times. And if the 51st install comes around and Steam isn’t around anymore? Or Steam decides not enough people play this game anymore and it no longer makes financial sense to host the installer? Well, at that point I guess I’ll just regret not buying the game on GOG.
brrt@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
How do you need a simple concept like a backup explained to you? All while being smug…