Comment on GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam”

• SomethingBurger@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes they can. They cannot stop you from installing the game, but once they revoke your license, it would be piracy.

  GOG shills always twist reality to try to make it conform to the “you own you games” lie, but the truth is GOG is no different than Steam.

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  • Azzu@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How do you use a Steam game after its license was revoked?

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    • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      How do you use a Steam game after its license was revoked?

      By default Steam is a mere download manager without any DRM. You can zip the game folder and back it up anywhere. Whether or not publishers go through the additional steps to enable one or more DRM solution is a different matter. My favorite Steam games have no DRM at all.

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    • SomethingBurger@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Same as GOG: piracy.

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      • Azzu@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You’re purposely ignoring the obvious differences between GOG and steam to fit what you believe. Have fun with that

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  • WalnutLum@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They can’t, actually, because they don’t hold the rights to that content, only to GOG and the installer. Once it’s installed their distribution and license rights end.

    If the game you install has its own license from the rights holder that gets revoked then you’ll be in breach of that license, if anything.

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