Itch.io – Marketplace for Indie Games

Re:Itch.io – Marketplace for Indie Games by fredophile on Sunday January 27, 2019 @04:37PM (#19013932)

I'd disagree with your characterization of GOG. I'd say they're more like a DRM free Steam. Just like Steam they also charge 30%. I also have a somewhat negative bias against them because several years ago they announced they were shutting down in under a week. This turned out to be a PR stunt but I haven't bought anything from them since.

They're also an excellent example of how tough this space is. Even though they're owned by CD Project Red you can still buy games like the Witcher on Steam.

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Re:Itch.io – Marketplace for Indie Games by eggsome on Sunday January 27, 2019 @06:50PM (#19014499)

I agree that the "shutdown" stunt was poorly executed, but it did have the effect they intended.

Here is a quote from discussions on slashdot at the time:

> Plus, they must suck at advertising. This is the first I heard of them.

https://www.slashdot.org/story/141308

Also, as people pointed out at the time - with GOG at least you don't need their servers to be online to reinstall from your backups.

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