gog-release?

[ナナシ]

Hey guys,

any words about a gog-release? It would be awesome!

Cheers

[Leo3ABP]

a witcher series would be a good example of showing that DRM does nothing but causes troubles to end users. Witcher 1 and 2 went DRM free on the day of release and were selling like hot cakes. CD Project Red didnt went bankrupt but instead earned a fortune. So neccesety of DRM and piracy ruining profits is a myth made bu publishers like Ubisoft and EA as excuse to their draconian DRM measure which do nothing but cause troubles for end user. DRM doesnt make good sales - good games do.

[boxman]

Ajito Daikitsu eredeti hozzászólása:

IG-88 eredeti hozzászólása:

that not how gog work
maybe you should visit them

LesserGer eredeti hozzászólása:

People who still don't really know what GOG is and why it exists won't begin to visit the site.

The purpose of DRM, is locking the game tied only via single or several distribution site. If I'm a developer, I would like my game to be delivered locked at least until a break even, or profitable enough that selling it via DRM-Free distribution site wont hurt the revenue overall.

I can't see skylines going DRM-Free anytime soon. maybe after several years, when skylines deemed "complete" and/or "complete edition" are sold, it's gonna be sold DRM free. And I think it's too much hassle when you still actively updating and adding content to your software.

The sad thing is that it really does not achieve much. This game like any other game will be cracked on day one pretty much defeating the purpose of DRM. The only thing DRM does is make it more painful for us paying customers. If it actually worked I would understand the point of it, but currently there just is zero point in using drm of any form.

And just because it is on steam there is nothing to prevent it from being DRM less... Kerbal space is a perfect example of a game on steam that is completely DRM free except for using steam for distribution of updates. You can copy the folder to any pc you have even if it does not have steam and run it like normally.

[ナナシ]

Fenyx eredeti hozzászólása:

DRM doesnt make good sales - good games do.

amen

[WickedManXD]

I don't think there'll be a non-steam release in the next few years. Seeing as Cities: Skylines is fully integreated into steam (DRM, Workshop, Cloudsave,..). Although I'd really apprechiate a gog-Version. Might even be a reason to buy it again.

[Mansen]

Mike... buddy. No need to necropost. OPs question was answered, explained and debated to death... two weeks ago.

And no - A non-steam version is never going to happen.

[Barboss]

who is GOG ?

[falloutttt]

I want a gog version! :(

[Cast Iron Duck]

While many people have religious objections to DRM, other people don't object to DRM per se, only when DRM prevents them from using their games in a reasonable manner. It is certainly your right to only purchase DRM-free. Going around to the discussions of games with reasonable DRM policies and happy customers and proselytizing your DRM-free religion is not going to change the world.

[falloutttt]

Cast Iron Duck eredeti hozzászólása:

While many people have religious objections to DRM, other people don't object to DRM per se, only when DRM prevents them from using their games in a reasonable manner. It is certainly your right to only purchase DRM-free. Going around to the discussions of games with reasonable DRM policies and happy customers and proselytizing your DRM-free religion is not going to change the world.

..maybe not or maybe it will change the world and you will have to accept the new DRM-free religion and bow to the gog gods, or else you will be declared heretic and hunted down like a dog/duck by the DRM-free inquisitors!

[Mansen]

GOG's not going to happen - Steamworks is Steam only.

[Cast Iron Duck]

Worse than Emacs vs. VI.

[Asane]

DRM generally only slows pirates down by a few hours, generally hard DRM does more to stop legitimate owners from the product, Steam is far from the obtrusive DRM as say... Games for Windows Live, which I've never had ANY luck with any GFWL title work out well.

I'd cave and buy it on steam if I were you.

[boxman]

nirth eredeti hozzászólása:

Why would you want a gog release?

I'm just curious since you already have a Steam account.

Because steam is DRM. GOG is completely DRM free which lets you run the game on any system without having to rely on third party DRM software.
If for some reason you lose your steam account by getting banned or hacked, you will lose access to all these games. With GOG you will always have a copy that is yours and will run even if steam goes under.

[boxman]

Mansen eredeti hozzászólása:

GOG's not going to happen - Steamworks is Steam only.

There are plenty of steam games that are also released DRM free on stores like GOG.
Nothing stops them from releasing a DRM free version that does not rely on steam at all.

[[at] ajyto]

Oh BTW, I can't launch Skylines without launching steam first. Means Skylines is fully DRM-ed now? Gonna grab some DRM-Free on GOG (or somewhere else) when it's available.

Yes, as a publisher I need DRM, as a buyer i hate DRM. XD