GOG release?

[AstroAss]

Hi!

I'm super excited to see SIMS 1 and 2 finally hit digital storefronts (again). That being said - could we expect a GOG release, please?

Since SIMS 1 doesn't use the EA app anyway - might as well release on GOG and allow those of us who prefer to not deal with DRM to actually own an old game as it was intended (GOG is the next best thing after physical, since we at least get to hoard installers for safekeeping, like we hoarded CDs).

We'd REALLY appreciate it and this game is a PERFECT fit for GOG! Please consider a release there and I'll pick it up, as I'm sure many others would do too.

Thank you!

[Rubbe]

I alredy have the orginals on cd but no cd player. Also this was for free on orgin once.

[thorin106]

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Diposting pertama kali oleh AstroAss:

Hi!

I'm super excited to see SIMS 1 and 2 finally hit digital storefronts (again). That being said - could we expect a GOG release, please?

Since SIMS 1 doesn't use the EA app anyway - might as well release on GOG and allow those of us who prefer to not deal with DRM to actually own an old game as it was intended (GOG is the next best thing after physical, since we at least get to hoard installers for safekeeping, like we hoarded CDs).

We'd REALLY appreciate it and this game is a PERFECT fit for GOG! Please consider a release there and I'll pick it up, as I'm sure many others would do too.

Thank you!

I agree. Plus GOG has a lot of experience making older games like this playable on modern hardware. It sounds like this updated "port" to Windows 10/11 is kind of janky. And they could make it a "good old game" that gets compatibility updates indefinitely.

Also you can DL the Windows installer freeing you from going through Steam the reason most like Steam. On Steam you own nothing not even the license which can be pulled at any time even if you brought the game and that depends on what country you in.

[The Dude]

1+ for GOG, wake up EA...

[SlipSlot]

I heard the game is DRM free on Steam, can anyone confirm?

[thorin106]

Diposting pertama kali oleh SlipSlot:

I heard the game is DRM free on Steam, can anyone confirm?

Good luck in trying to get a straight answer from EA or Steam.

[Syretia]

Go request it on GOG. Personally, I far prefer giving Valve who actually contributes to the gaming community via things like SteamOS money over CDPR.

[DescipleOfZen]

+1 for GOG, or even ZoomPlatform.
If junks gonna be digital, at least let us own the installers like they allow.

Diposting pertama kali oleh SlipSlot:

I heard the game is DRM free on Steam, can anyone confirm?

Apparently it doesn't, just the raw games. You only need an EA account for the bundled Sims 4 junk (If you plan to install / use it on S4)

[Bollehopp]

I want it on gog too

[mN]

The only reason why I dont like games to be on GOG is because its damn easy to pirate it

[Crashed]

Diposting pertama kali oleh mN:

The only reason why I dont like games to be on GOG is because its damn easy to pirate it

That's also why a lot of games are either indie or older titles.

[thorin106]

Diposting pertama kali oleh mN:

The only reason why I dont like games to be on GOG is because its damn easy to pirate it

Most people like GOG ,you can download the installer whereas a site like Steam you can't as you only paid for the license which can be revoked at any time and depending on the country one lives in as the digital laws may different in each country you may or may not have recourse and that is why I rather deal with GOG even if some of the games I cannot get on GOG. Steam is nice in some aspects but not in the area of ownership. If Steam goes under so does your games whereas not the case with GOG. and expecting a patch to release your games from Steam may never happen.

[AstroAss]

Diposting pertama kali oleh mN:

The only reason why I dont like games to be on GOG is because its damn easy to pirate it

Yeah, meanwhile games like Horizon: Forbidden West TOTALLY show us how hard it is to pirate outside of GOG...

https://www.thegamer.com/horizon-forbidden-west-pc-port-cracked-thirty-seconds/

Piracy will happen no matter what. It's not a reason for punishing the entire GOG customer base. You have to get more comfortable with reality.

That being said - these two games (Sims 1 and 2) have been out for aaages. Anyone who wanted to pirate them - already did. Abandonware sites still had them up for grabs just the other day, by the way.

I stand by my argument - these two need to be on GOG already.

[Sargon Aelther]

I'd love a GOG release as well.

Diposting pertama kali oleh mN:

The only reason why I dont like games to be on GOG is because its damn easy to pirate it

Let's destroy any semblance of game ownership for legitimate customers so that pirates would have to spend an extra 30 seconds looking for a Steam Repack, rather than a GOG installer.

[Sargon Aelther]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Magnus:

I like GoG too, but a lot of misinformation here. On any platform selling software they're always selling only a license, including GoG. GoG could stop providing downloads the same way Steam can.

GOG provides offline installers that cannot be taken away once downloaded. If you are not making full use of GOG's services by downloading said installers, then anything that GOG could potentially take away is your own damn fault.

Diposting pertama kali oleh Magnus:

Also, while there is DRM on Steam, you can put it in Offline mode and it will never need to talk to Steam ever again.

Offline mode does not stay offline forever. Eventually it will demand that you log back in. Used to happen all the damn time on my GPD handheld. Even if it did last offline forever, your device would not function forever, nor gain new games if it remained offline.

Diposting pertama kali oleh Magnus:

Steam has a back up option to back up the installation files built in.

Steam's backups are useless. They are intended for people with crap internet, not for game ownership. You still need to authenticate online to "install" those backed up files.

Diposting pertama kali oleh Magnus:

Gabe has stated in the past if Steam goes down there would be a way to get your stuff. There already is.

GOG's user Agreement states:
"17.3 It seems very unlikely, but if we have to stop providing access to GOG services and GOG content permanently (not because of any breach by you), we will try to give you at least sixty (60) days advance notice by posting a note on www.GOG.COM and sending an email to every registered user – during that time you should be able to download any GOG content you purchased."
So GOG has a section covering the apocalypse and proven means of delivery (lack of DRM and offline installers that work offline already). You do not need to wait for an apocalypse though. Download your installers TODAY.

Steam has no proven means of delivery, nor any mention of this in Steam's Subscriber Agreement. We only have GabeN's WORTHLESS comment that you put way too much faith in, without thinking about it. Publishers that put their games on Steam with DRM want to use DRM, else they would not be using it. Valve has no right nor the ability to crack ~90,000 3rd party games. They certainly have no ability to crack 3rd party DRM. If you had ever asked Valve for support on any 3rd party game, you would have known that they always deliver the classic line of "We can't do anything, it's not a Valve game". Also Steam's Subscriber Agreement already says that you own nothing and anything can be changed or taken away from you on a whim.

Diposting pertama kali oleh Magnus:

As for Steam removing something you've purchased - that's never happened.

Uh huh. Except that it has happened to me Twice already. With Agony Unrated and Broken Sword 2 Soundtrack. The Agony one even made the news. Steam support, as expected, did not lift a finger, saying it was not a Valve game. Your Steam library is not sacred to Valve. No digital library is.

It's also not just about library removals, but unwanted patches. Why should I let Rockstar patch out music? Their license to commercialise the music expired. That is THEIR problem, not mine. Why are they making it my problem? It was never my problem in the days of CDs. Well... I still have my old GOG installer of Alan Wake with music intact. Good for GOG.

Diposting pertama kali oleh Magnus:

Even games that have been removed from Steam for ages are still available for anyone who purchased them to reinstall.

Same with GOG, not that you should trust any digital library, for the reasons already described above.

Diposting pertama kali oleh Magnus:

GoG's offline installers are better for archiving, but only marginally so. You can back up all your Steam games in an Offline install if that's what you want. Right click on any game in your library and hit "Back up game files"

As stated previously, those are worthless. You need the Steam client to extract them and a Steam account to activate. This feature is for people still using a dial up connection. If these stupid archives were useful for any other purpose, they would defeat the purpose of having DRM and the pirate sites would be full of them. Think. THINK.

ALL DIGITAL LIBRARIES ♥♥♥♥ AND CANNOT BE TRUSTED. Only your own hardware can be trusted. Hard drives fail far less frequently than corporate licensing deals and you can always buy multiple drives for redundancy. GOG just happens to ♥♥♥♥ the least, because it allows us to rely on our own hardware.

[Tarotsu]

GOG is great and all, but because most established publishers are over-reliant on using DRM, I will never expect GOG to have a library to rival the vast one Steam has.

I hate this dystopian future where we can never truly own things anymore.