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Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by deelly on Thursday July 13, 2023 @06:20AM (#36707041)
Just 5 cents, thats why I always trying to buy any games on GOG. No "install necessary launcher" bullshit and 100% confidence that backup of any purchased game will work in next decades, or even in next next decades without internet.
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Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by Narishma on Thursday July 13, 2023 @08:52AM (#36708360)
Maybe I'm being pessimistic but I feel it's only a matter of time before they too make their launcher mandatory.
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Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by jocoda on Thursday July 13, 2023 @10:36AM (#36709806)
Last time I looked Gog had a launcher as well.
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Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by mrguyorama on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:05PM (#36715206)
It's entirely optional. Every game you buy from them has a link on the store page to raw executables or even disk images.
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Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by deely3 on Thursday July 13, 2023 @05:17PM (#36716100)
GOG launched like 15y ago and mostly owned by CD Projekt - creators of Witcher and Cyberpunk games, so I am cautiously optimistic.
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Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by marcus_holmes on Thursday July 13, 2023 @08:52PM (#36718117)
GoG for books would be awesome
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