should i download epic store and GOG?

[2103]

since the removal of regional prices i will probably never buy a game again so i was thinking about downloading these two platforms.
are the games on them worth it?
do they have regional prices?

[Morkonan]

There's likely a lot of International Trade Law involved for purchases across national borders and between processors in different currency exchanges - It's likely you will have some kind of Regional pricing and or complications to navigate.

Add: Best review their terms and payment processing rules, account registration, taxes, etc..

[󠀡󠀡]

Originally posted by Kat:

are the games on them worth it?

No thanks. I do not fraternize with the enemy. Why should I financially sustain them? Them. Not GOG. GOG's okay.

[Azza ☠]

Epic Store gives out a bunch of free games on a regular basis, some of which can be really good. If you aren't buying games, then it's probably the next best thing and legal too.

GOG currrently have a great free giveaway worthwhile getting if into stealth games and haven't already played that game: Styx Shards of Darkness

[SirSeanicus]

Epic Store is a landfill for crypto shovelware.

[Affronter]

Both EGS & GOG are excellent. You can also link to your Steam library.

[Plaid]

Give it a go and see what you think.

[Ganger]

You loyalty to steam has made you miss out on some top notch game giveaways over the years including GTA 5 and many other AAA+ titles and im sure GOG gave away The witcher III at some point (not sure on this one).

[Electric Cupcake]

Epic is ♥♥♥♥.

Gog is the only real competition Steam has.

[Ganger]

Originally posted by Electric Cupcake:

Gog is the only real competition Steam has.

GOG has never been a competitor to steam ever. Shame really GOG could of been if only they dropped their pro consumer stance.

[Auckes]

Originally posted by 𝔗𝔢𝔫𝔢𝔟𝔯𝔦𝔰:

No thanks. I do not fraternize with the enemy. Why should I financially sustain them? Them. Not GOG. GOG's okay.

GOG PARTNERED WITH EPIC, some time ago.

Also, gog used to have both official and unofficial policies in effect, which had been "consumer-friendly", earned them a reputation and made them grow big, back in the day. Post them entering the stock-market and random outsiders buying their shares though, they suddenly changed into somebody else, self-revoked their beneficial perks to their clientele, silently at first, with various excuses later, wooden corporate speech and lack of transparency down the road.

Among the first CORE policies, there was that famous NO REGIONAL PRICING, followed by "BECAUSE ONE EURO DOES NOT EQUAL INTO ONE DOLLAR".

Gog deceived everybody and took everything back, beneath/below the table. Unlike other services, it advertized things, brought in things, then suddenly changed them and how they run things. Before 2014-2016 your praise might have been well earned and well founded, but post 2016, gog is the worst. Nobody else fell that low, taking a dump upon their older fanbase and most passionate supporters, only to reduce themselves into a steam-WANNABE, an epic-PARTNER and IMPOSTORS of the worst kind.

Originally posted by Electric Cupcake:

Epic is ♥♥♥♥.

Gog is the only real competition Steam has.

GOG PARTNERED WITH EPIC, some time ago.

[lightwo]

Epic is a scummy megacorporation offering very limited features with a lot of spyware. They even discriminate users of Linux and macOS by not offering anything to them (only offering Windows games on their storefront), other than their proprietary game engines and said spyware.

GOG used to be a champion until the rough launch of Cyberpunk 2077, when they started relaxing their no-DRM policies and adding tracking spyware to their website (of which Steam has none, in comparison).

If I were you, I'd pick GOG since many releases are still DRM-free, and they have a vast library of old games patched to work on today's hardware.

You don't need to "download GOG" unless you want automatic updates, achievements and stuff. GOG games come with individual installers, the launcher is optional for the vast majority of games.

Lastly, GOG doesn't even have regional pricing.

[Electric Cupcake]

Originally posted by lightwo:

Epic is a scummy megacorporation offering very limited features with a lot of spyware. They even discriminate users of Linux and macOS by not offering anything to them (only offering Windows games on their storefront), other than their proprietary game engines and said spyware.

GOG used to be a champion until the rough launch of Cyberpunk 2077, when they started relaxing their no-DRM policies and adding tracking spyware to their website (of which Steam has none, in comparison).

If I were you, I'd pick GOG since many releases are still DRM-free, and they have a vast library of old games patched to work on today's hardware.

You don't need to "download GOG" unless you want automatic updates, achievements and stuff. GOG games come with individual installers, the launcher is optional for the vast majority of games.

Lastly, GOG doesn't even have regional pricing.

Linking gog to the Heroic Launcher is worthwhile. Moreso than Gog Galaxy, anyway.

[Xautos]

your choice what you download, either way it has nothing to do with this store you are creating a thread on.

[kilésengati]

Not sure about EGS, but GOG prides itself with not having regional prices. The greatest benefit is most GOG's stuff is DRM-free, but the same can be said about sites like ZOOM Platform. And I just don't use because of their aggressive - dare I say anti-competitive - business practices and having been in bed with Tencent.
And unfortunately, GOG participates in that ESG score bs, which means they refuse to deal with anything the corporate apostles deem immoral. This isn't to the benefit of anyone but some Western elites that subject themselves to this cult. So if Turkey, Argentina or whereever you are from is deemed "the bad thing", tough ♥♥♥♥.
Actually, GOG was a bit like this even before joining the ESG bandwagon, only that they now chase investor capital like crazy. It's the dance around the Golden Calf.

Yes, all of this has nothing to do with the user experience. Which I think is still superiour on Steam: Forums, support, refund policy, workshop, etc.
At least when you buy stuff from GOG, most of the time, you get an offline installer to back it up so these titles are preserved should ♥♥♥♥ hit the fan. Also they have a fair bunch of golden oldies. But they've been slowly doing away with DRM-free for a while now. Multiplayer being locked behind accounts. In-Game goodies needing activation through third-party accounts as well. It's just a matter of time GOG becomes a DRM-ridden mess like many other storefronts, without any of the benefits of Steam.

[Los Pollos Rimmer]

Epic for free games, never buy there.

GOG for some good deals and a good library of classic games, some of which aren't on Steam.