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GOG Has Had To Hire Private Investigators To Track Down IP Rights Holders (www.thegamer.com)
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[–] tal@lemmy.today 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

While that's true, GOG also is intended to let you download an offline installer. If GOG dies, you still have the game, as long as you saved the installer. If GOG changes the terms of their service or software, they have little leverage.

There are ways to archive Steam games, but it's not the "normal mode of operation". If Steam dies, you probably don't have your games. If Steam's terms of service or software changes, they have a lot of leverage to force new changes through.

Some other wrinkles:

  • Some games on GOG today have DRM, though at least it's clearly marked.

  • I also agree that Valve has and continues to do an enormous amount to support Linux gaming. I used Linux as my desktop back in the days when Valve wasn't doing Linux, and the gaming situation on Linux was far more limited. It's hard to overstate how radical an impact Valve's support has had.