Why are you still using proprietary, DRM filled platforms that hate you as a consumer like discord, steam, playstation, youtube, xbox?Come home.
>Discord alternativeNone of my friends use it. I have around half of my friends on Signal though, which is the best I can hope for.>videoDo not care, yt-dlp+mpv.>games>mediaPiracy yeh.
>>109788256Based, but would be stronger without the Google AI Mode/Gemini slop. You couldn't find ONE human written book or article that explains babby's first logical fallacies?
>>109788256>YTAlgorithm>DiscordNot getting rid of it but i do intend to reduce usage while using XMPP for chatting instead>NetflixNever used it (Sub services for media are a waste of money anyways)>PlaystationNever owned a single console from them, mostly grew up a tendie>SteamInvestment + Memories, also the least offensive thing on the list>XboxHaven't bought a console since 360 and my MC, MC Dungeons and MCC progress is also tied to my MS account>Spotify Never used it + what i already said for netflix>Fluxerlol>ObyseeLmao>GogIt doesn't have certain games and no point in making an account when tons of websites offering the installers exist>Physical MediaOnly movies so far>PiracyBeen doing this since the early/mid 10s
>>109788256>implying people can convince their friends to leave d*scord in the first place
>>109788337>GOG>It doesn't have certain gamesOkay so pirate from devs who don't support DRM free games and buy on GOG/itch only. Why should you give your money to people who hate ownership and use steam that sells DRM.If you buy from steam you are encouraging DRM use and a proprietary platform
If I'm spending money, I'm going to buy on the best platform.If I care about ownership then I'll just pirate it. Why the fuck would I buy from GOG when a pirate gets the same experience for free?
>>109788530Steam doesn't enforce DRM, it's up to the developer. Blame them.
>>109788256YouTube does it all and nothing else compares.
>>109788567Nah I just dont think I'll give my money to steam, sorry. How about that.
>>109788256Still don't see anything wrong with Steam. They're bound to bend the knee to the industry to some degree after all or else they'd not have the market they do. The fact that they actually give push back, and try to protect their customers is far FAR more than most tech companies do these days.
>>1097885631. Because it encourages developers to make DRM free games, and destroys steam2. You support developers who care about ownership of games and media3. You get to own a legal installer forever that can never be taken away, you're not breaking any laws. If steam gets shut down, any games with DRM(The majority) are forfeit. You dont own them legally. You can't make backups. You're a criminal essentially.>Erm why would you pay for anything just steal everything and wonder why no one makes media!Nah, I'll happily pay for my media, but I'm not going to give you my money unless I own it fully outright always offline forever.
>>109788787Steam has no user protections and is just "trust me bro we won't shut down or ban your games, if we shut down, we don't know what will happen, we cant guarantee anything" It's trustless.GOG is trustful, they say "Hey you don't have to just trust me bro, we give you the installer DRM free if we shut down, and we'll never change, remove or censor your games since you always have the offline installer, you'll never have to worry about it or every lose your game"
>>109788256I only use >youtube + youtube music - there is no alternative, spotify is dogshit , odysee is youtube clone but shit, slow and has even worse UI>steam for proton since it's convenient and just works
I gotta drop youpoop, it runs like garbage compared to odysee too
>>109788256>Fluxerno one's on there>Odyseenone on the youtube channels I watch are on there
>>109788256blu-ray is DRM too i thought?
>>109788530gog also joined in the anti-russia blockade and region-locked russia following their invasion of ukraine. they will absolutely do the same with any other country if their (((masters))) demand it
>>109788798how will you download that gog installer if they shut down?
>>109788776Your loss
>>109788788>1. Because it encourages developers to make DRM free games, and destroys steam Steam doesn't force DRM and Steam is the best platform for buying games. >2. You support developers who care about ownership of games and mediaDevelopers who care about ownership can publish DRM free versions on steam>3. You get to own a legal installer forever that can never be taken away, you're not breaking any laws. If steam gets shut down, any games with DRM(The majority) are forfeit. You dont own them legally. You can't make backups. You're a criminal essentially. Pirates get this exact experience for free and the law is no concern when it comes to pirating software.>Nah, I'll happily pay for my media, but I'm not going to give you my money unless I own it fully outright always offline forever.Which is entirely possible on Steam.You havent given a single valid reason to buy on GOG. Steam is simply the best platform for gaming that has single handedly done more good for the industry than any other company or platform.
>>109788256Why in the ever loving fuck would I choose gog, which has done NOTHING for Linux even now, when valve has done 99.99% of the work for them over steam, which is responsible for the Linux boom?don't bite the hand that feeds you gog never fed me
>>109788256>GoG>still no native Loonix launcherI shan't give them money. I can easily get their shit for free so why would I support a business that doesn't care about me?>OdyseeThe blockchain trend is dead. Bury it.>DiscordI don't need this because I'm not a sexual predator.
>>109788256They are too big to die. Also Fluxer is a money-grabbing honeypot..
>>109788256OK but which one has the most lolikon hentai for me to peruse?
>>109788256>DiscordHas the userbase which is the only thing that matters to a program like this, it's like going to bluesky expecting the same userbase as twitter>SteamIs a platform, the games that have it are put on there by Devs, is the reason Microsoft hasn't taken over PC gaming and the reason xbox and PlayStation haven't gone full Eggman on the gaming industry, gog is great but they also are too small to box up against Sony and Xbox, looking forward to their growth tho>PlaystationLol lmao>YouTubeBrave removes the bullshit and makes it a viable product 'but le brave le bad', yeah it's only for YouTube use also shut the fuck up nerd>XboxLol lmao
>>109788256Gee i fucking love discord alternatives that nobody uses and youtube alternatives with no videos and hoarding physical dvds (with a stunning 480p resolution) like it’s 2003
>>109790937>brave shillKill yourself
>>109788256>hate DRM? buy Blu-ray!you're fucking retarded.
gogoyles are BTFO on g and v
>>109788980How will you get your physical copy of the game if you lose it and the store shuts down?
>>109791218By creating backups and copies since there's no copy prot-Oh.
>>109788256I can buy Steam giftcards with Monero while GOG requires a goybank card, which I will not be using to buy rape VNs.
>>109791230You can pay on GOG using PaysafeCard, I did it when I was underage.
So why do you hate gog so much? I see a lot of hate on /g/ lately for gog which is crazy to me, because gog is against drm, pro ownership, etc. I dunno why people have this weird adoration of valve, like they did so much for gnu/linux gaming. i doubt most of the new people here were even on gnu/linux before the steam deck was a thing. i've been on gnu/linux since i was a kid. steam is just a for-profit company, never forget that.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owner-of-gog-discusses-taking-on-steam-the-devil-of-drm-and-following-in-nightdives-footstepsLike I feel a lot of people dislike GOG (Good Old Games) because it shows that:1) Billionaires exist2) Legacy matters (to some people)3) DRM-free platforms can work4) You can own your games, and fact is, with Steam, Steam could revoke the license to your games. You do not own them. You own a license to the games.5) If you wanted to actually own the games, you should have purchased them on GOG, on the developer's website, or itch.io, or any platform that does not lock you into Steam's DRMStop spending money on Steam. Support the EFF. Support the FSF. I don't agree with everything that either of them say but I agree with enough that they have my support, and love.https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owner-of-gog-discusses-taking-on-steam-the-devil-of-drm-and-following-in-nightdives-footsteps
>>109788563This, GOG is just a meme, and people who swear by it are just the vegans og gaming space
>>109788256fixed it.
>>109788563If you care about supporting the developers, you would buy the game. I have pirated and paid for games in the past. I have even bought games multiple times desu. I will also say, humble bundle deserves a shoutout because people don't use it as much these days and they're fucking awesome.
Because they work better than the alternatives.
>>109791617Can I get a digital PaysafeCard thing with Monero?
>>109791676>>109791715GOG doesn't offer paying customers anything of value. Steam is objectively a superior platform for paying customers.Paying for the same experience as a pirate is retarded.
>>109791760>If you care about supporting the developers, you would buy the gameYeah I buy it on the best platform which is currently Steam.
>>109788337>>YT>Algorithmyou are a raped kikeslave
>>109791915They offer you a simple installer. It's an all in one installer. Put it wherever you want. Double click it in Windows. The game installs. There is no steam or any other account required. You own the game. That is a big offer.>Paying for the same experience as a pirate is retardedYou are wrong. You see what happens when you don't support developers and video game artists? All the good games go away, because nobody wants to make them anymore because of selfish assholes like you. Stop being a selfish edgelord. Grow up. This is what I keep a lot of the stuff I make, however shit it may be, whether with AI assitance or not, private. It's because of people like you who would call me a tranny, a faggot, and a retard when I would put my work up on a git repo. You would call me a retard, a tranny, an idiot, a vibeslopper, a whatever else. I don't like that. Neither do so many fucking people. Grow the fuck up.>>109791926In your opinion. And btw, steam can also mean condensation, like water
>>109791979Steam also offers a simple installer and a suite of other features that add value. Paying on GOG gets you the same experience as a pirate. >You see what happens when you don't support developers and video game artists? All the good games go away, because nobody wants to make them anymore because of selfish assholes like you. I already told you I buy games on steam you retard>In your opinionSteam is objectively the best platform.
>>109792128So you only play multiplayer games? >steam offers a simple installerIt's an all in one marketplace, it has all the stuff, like chat and so on, built into it. It's kind of designed to absorb all your gaming activity, desu. Epic has a similar launcher, and so does Ubisoft.You can pirate games from steam too, using https://github.com/Detanup01/gbe_fork for example. It sounds to me like the only reason you pay for games, is because you want to know that you have an edge over the people who cannot afford to buy them. Am I right or wrong?
>>109792309>So you only play multiplayer games?No. Not sure what point you're attempting to make.>It sounds to me like the only reason you pay for games, is because you want to know that you have an edge over the people who cannot afford to buy them. Am I right or wrong?You're wrong and I'd love to see you attempt to demonstrate how you came to that conclusion based on what I've said. I pay for games for the convenience, trust, and platform features and I buy them on the best platform which is Steam.
>>109792682I apologize if I got you wrong on the multiplayer games part. I made the assumption that because you only play steam games, you probably play multiplayer games, and the DRM is effective on those multiplayer games, and that you might have the inclination towards the steam platform, because online-only drm is generally harder to get around, and is gated by the steam matchmaking system.>It sounds to me like the only reason you pay for games, is because you want to know that you have an edge over the people who cannot afford to buy them. Am I right or wrong?Apologies again.My connection basically,You said the main issue for you was that you didn't want to pay for the stuff that pirates get for free. So it seemed to me that you wanted to have exclusive features that only legitimate paying users would have. So therefore, the reason that you purchase video games on the steam marketplace, is primarily because you want to be a part of an exclusive community of video gamers, who have features that the pirates do not have.What drives that desire for you, if I may ask? I'm curious, if it isn't money, what is it? Do you feel like you're actually supporting the developer, and that ist he reason why you buy it on Steam? Why do you have the affinity to Steam in particular -- I look back at your message now, and I see, you say:>Convenience I get that. It's easy and it's popular and lots of people use it.>TrustIt's steam, paypal and visa. some of the most trusted stuff around. >platform featuresLots of them. I think I can see why I got it wrong. Apologies again, and if you'd like to follow up with more details, I'd love to hear more. Thank you for your time.Sorry for getting that wrong.
