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Why is GOG not as succesful as a Gaming Alternative? (feddit.org)
submitted 7 months ago* by to c/gog@lemmy.world
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Now i am someone whos a Huge Fan of DRM Free Gaming (well im in GOG Community go figure :P) and basically what i was always wondering as as to why DRM seems to be so popular still among Gamers considering StarForce and such? >.>

DRM Free Gaming is probably mostly a Thing that probably comes into Old Gamers Minds more than newer ones considering that StarForce and SafeDisc are more or less RetroDRMs that i doubt many Newer Gamers cant phatom really? >.>

But what surprises me the most is that the Voice arent "louder" for even just removing Basic Denuvo after 6 Months off Steam or so >.>
Like for me itd be honestly fine to make a Trade off them just having Denuvo on a New Release for 6 - 12 Months and then removing it honestly as itd love to buy Games such as the Persona Games instead of having to emulate them honestly :P
Where i was wondering as to Why is GOG not the most Popular Gaming Platform?

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[–] 1 point 7 months ago (10 children)

@RetroHax EN : Because it's “neither here nor there.” They preach ethics but only do things halfway, with old games that have bugs that make them unplayable and missing features (fewer languages) without any rational explanation. But they could go further and attract a certain audience thanks to this:
stop one-off sales and instead offer a steady reduction to a reasonable price that doesn't change, more Linux games, free games...

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (8 children)

    eh? >.>
    I am honestly a bit confused as to where your coming from with this >.>
    i personally would not say i have noticed some kind of Game Breaking Bug in a lot of Older Games to be honest >.>
    Major Factor is maybe no Controller support in some Old Games but i suppose i just let that Fly really since as long as my Game works and i can get it DRM Free i gladly pay the Price honestly :P

    But i also wouldnt mind obviously discussing it more with you :P
    Especially considering that i dont understand the “neither here nor there.” Thing of yours >.>

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    It's not uncommon to see Scumm or DOS games having their wrapper / emulator outdated. In special for ScummVM, that's problematic as usually that means you'll have to figure out how to install or compile some outdated dependency, or provide a newer ScummVM yourself, defeating the purpose of having the packaged one included.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    yea i gotta be honest i really do not understand why atleast for linux they ship Old DOSBOX or ScummVM considering how easy it is to simply install them on Linux and just have the start.sh file give an Error if it cant find DOSBOX or ScummVM on the System really >.>

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    @RetroHax @Auster @gog

    Arguably it's because they can't ensure the same (or higher) level of compatibility with newer versions of dosbox or scummvm (e.g. because of regressions). It's still possible to use newer dosbox/scummvm with the games they provide by hacking around the launcher and/or just using the installation elseways, but it would be nice if this was supported at the installation package level.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)
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  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    ah shite! -.-
    Yea i can see that but also considering that it just affects Multiplayer from my Readings i do not really see the Issue as long as the SIngle Player Game isnt broken per se >.>
    But i can 100% see and understand that being quite a annoying Bitch to work with :(
    Atleast it doesnt seem to be common obviously but these outliers obviously hurt to see :(

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    @RetroHax Do you have an example of a game that won't support controllers?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago

    Well mostly Old Games like the FlatOut Series (both 1 and 2) wouldnt work but i dont mind that to be fair >.>
    considering on what Time they came out and DInput just basically bebing the Standard and XInput iirc not existed yet :P

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