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I'm OOTL, why is GOG such a big deal? Isn't it just another storefront like steam?
It is, but most of their library is DRM free, so once you download it, those files are yours. Steam won't let you launch a game without logging into your account, gog doesn't even check.
Is this for real? I'm able to go to the folder on my hard drive and launch steam games without opening steam.
not all games on steam use the DRM