That does indeed make the situation a lot better (I use Heroic) but it still doesn't change the fact that:ġ) GOG Galaxy is needed for online functionality.Ģ) GOG as a company claims to be the champion of DRM-free in the gaming world but has chosen to activelly ignore Linux, who is the de facto champion of "DRM-free" in the whole goddamn world.īut oh well, I personally wouldn't ever buy a multiplayer game on GOG (in most cases there isn't even cross-play with Steam, so multiplayer games are ghost-towns), so at this point I don't even have a real reason to care about (2) anymore. The latter also installs linux native builds if available. Quoting: tpau Quoting: pleasereadthemanualCan't get past one mention of GOG without talking about how GOG Galaxy doesn't have a GNU/Linux build. Only an utter idiot would receive death threats from a couple of other idiots who use XYZ OS and reach the conclusion that XYZ as a product is created and used solely by idiots who send death threats. If you want to blame somebody start with the moron Linux gamers who pulled those stunts back in the day. The Linux community had to learn the hard way that you can't pull that crap while being less than 1% of the PC gaming market and expect to do anything but become ignored. Might have something to do with idiots issuing death threats to CDPR over the Linux port of The Witcher 2. They'd even be supporting Valve's efforts towards building a better desktop/graphics stack. Why would anyone in their right mind not just buy their stuff on Steam and call it a day at this point. I hope they finally get a change of heart and get their shit together so I can get back to supporting them, but at this point it feels like they're just another inconvenient store, with pricier games, that may or may not be available for my platform and whatnot. Hell, it's even top rated in multiple threads too! 10 out of 11 recently top rated threads are all about Linux support and they have the audacity to suggest we install Windows on the SteamDeck despite them still offering native Linux builds on their store and Proton being a thing. Not only did CDPR publish a TW3 banner on the Steam Store's front page only to go forever silent over it, but they also just keep ignoring their long-promised Linux support for GOG, even after rebuilding their client from scratch for 2.0 and regardless of Linux support being by faaaar the most requested feature in their Galaxy wishlist. I used to buy stuff from GOG due to their DRM-free policy despite them not offering Steam-tier sales.Ī whole lot has changed ever since and not a single bit of it is for the better. Quoting: PublicNuisance Quoting: kon14Nah, I'll pass. I mean, I'd still be annoyed with them if we were still on Galaxy 1.0 and they just didn't care about developing it any further and adding Linux support, but they actually did care enough about it and devoted enough resources on it to build it from effing scratch, and they still chose to use a Windows technology (.NET) and give Linux the finger. ![]() Yeah, that's what gets me every single time. Quoting: kon14.even after rebuilding their client from scratch for 2.0. But I suppose the comments section wouldn't be as lively without these comments. Occasionally, as in this thread, there will be some discussion as to whether GOG's stance is morally or financially justified, perhaps a back-and-forth about GOG exposing the API. But it doesn't have cloud saves, you can't play some online multiplayer games. ![]() If you want to use one, though, Minigalaxy has some of the features. In fact, I prefer it that way-being forced to use a proprietary client to play a game like with Steam is far more annoying to me. It doesn't bother me that GOG doesn't have a client. ![]() It's sad that Steam is doing more for GNU/Linux as a platform that ships a significant number of DRM'd games. They don't care about the platform, even though they should more than Windows. GOG said they would release a GNU/Linux client in 2014. It will inevitably take this form ad nauseum: I don't mind the discussion, but no new points are ever raised. Any post about GOG inevitably devolves into this. The latter also installs linux native builds if available.My point was more that other users can't stop mentioning it and what it means. There are various tools that cover that need like MiniGalaxy and Heroic.
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