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There's a license agreement that doesn't let you play the game unless you agree to Bandai Namco collecting your personal data, so I'm guessing that's a "no". GOG games tend to be DRM free, which as far as I understand would mean that you could play the game offline and avoid getting data harvested.
I bought this game several years ago and just discovered I have to accept this agreement, or they don't let me play the game I paid for. I'm unsure if this was something that was added later. I usually avoid these types of deals. Either way I feel uncomfortable agreeing to it.
Sony PlayStation games and Baldur's Gate 3 also collect telemetry and both are on GOG. And you can play them all offline.
I'm not sure which Playstation games you're referring to or the details of their data collection policies, but in the case of Baldur's Gate 3, the collected personal information isn't sold to third parties. Bandai Namco sells information to third parties, unless you're under 16 years of age. I.e. Larian doesn't have a monetary incentive to collect personal data, beyond improving their own games with it.
This is why I consider it less likely for Ni No Kuni to end up on GOG.
Steam is way better. No reason to use GOG at all
they did say "compared to steam" not just "it sucks"
People prefer GOG because it offers DRM-FREE games with offline installers, which cannot be taken away. Steam does not. That's why people prefer GOG over Steam.
Now, not everyone values those offline installers as much as others, but people are different and have their own preferences. That is why some want it on GOG, instead of the "Superior" Steam. If everyone agreed that Steam was better, nobody would be asking for a GOG release.
You will never see anyone ask for an Epic release lol. That is just worse Steam with no unique selling point. Free games is not a selling point. People just claim those and continue not paying.
I will just go ahead and use your own question, Epic is worse then Steam because? I'm asking because i have never used it, and would actually like to know. I haven't used GOG, but i have seen some of the games and eh none of the ones i want are not able to be gotten on Steam.
I don't shop at GOG for its exclusives. If Steam, Epic and GOG have a game, I will always go for GOG, because all GOG games are DRM-FREE and come with offline installers. Most games use DRM on both Steam and Epic. While a few games on Steam and Epic are DRM-FREE as well, neither platform advertises hem as such, nor provides offline installers.
That is the appeal of GOG. That is what appeals the most to GOG users. There are other features that Steam may be better at, such as all the "social media" stuff. Forums, profiles, profile customisation, etc. Some people, prefer all this social stuff, over things like lack of DRM. Epic doesn't have any social stuff. It doesn't even have a forum or user reviews. It took Epic years just to implement achievements.
- Steam is obviously the largest and has all the social media fluff.
- Epic has a small catalogue, but many modern games and basically no social media stuff.
- GOG has a larger catalogue than Epic and some social media stuff. GOG's games are DRM-FREE and come with offline installers.
So if all you value is social media fluff, then sure "Steam is better". But that's not what people go to GOG for.Steam's unique selling point is its massive scale and social media features. GOG's unique selling point are DRM-FREE games with offline installers, and maintenance of old games. Epic has no unique selling point. They give away games, but that rarely makes people spend money. They just keep claiming free stuff without spending a dime.