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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by eviks on Monday December 29, 2025 @03:39PM (#46425315)
The same way you sell your disks: find a buyer, send them the game files, they send you the money
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by chii on Monday December 29, 2025 @09:34PM (#46428866)
> find a buyer

this buyer would rather buy off GOG than you, unless you give a significant discount (and even then, the trust is hard to establish).

Therefore, even if you might have a legal right to re-sell (which you really don't unfortunately), the actual sale won't happen.

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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by eviks on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @01:06AM (#46430073)
That's not relevant to the issue of "ownership"
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by account42 on Friday January 09, 2026 @12:05PM (#46556022)
Same for disks. That the second hand market is cheaper is expected and a feature and a major reason why game publishers do everything they can so it doesn't exist.
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