I have been using steam for years, and I finally see gog is better. I am no shill, I am a white south american man.>GoG lets me download and carry installers everywhere, no need for wifi past the initial downloadsteam doesn't let you do that, you are forced to have steam always working even for completely single player games>You can share your GoG installers with everyonesteam doesn't let you do that>GoG has one bad thing: way less games than steamIn that aspect, steam is better, more gamesThe conclusion? GoG for all singleplayer/no wifi games, especially for when the world finally collapses or for ww3 when wifi worldwide will probably be cut. steam instead can be used for multiplayer online games.My intent with this post is hoping I reach some users from places where having no wifi at times, or even having potato PCs, makes GoG the better option. Steam requires decently powerful PCs for their games and stating always online, GoG instead gives you installers
hmm thank you sir
All games are free on GOG. Imagine giving money to tranny lovers
>not a shill, okay guys? btw i'm not a shill okay? oh and i'm not a shill prinky promise ok?
>>743436591>I am a white south american man
>>743436591>a white south american man
>>743436591I like that gog has no bloat that steam is full of nowadays. It's just a shop and installer downloader, not some fucking gamer facebook with faggy marketplace for skins and decorating your profile.
>>743437045I like that I'm not a massive retard and can just ignore things I don't intend to use.
>>743437134I FUCKING HATE THINGS THAT CATER TO AN AUDIENCE I THINK IS RUINING MY HOBBY.
>>743436591>GOG still doesn't have the 'ignore' buttonWould have been perfect if they let me filter a bunch of slop off my screen whenever I browse the shop.
>>743437576They are so deep in the financial shitter that they can't afford to not advertise absolutely everything to you
>>743436591I won't read, but I already know that Steam allows you to do all of that unless you have a major skill issueGoGIsPointless
>>743436591>>GoG lets me download and carry installers everywhere, no need for wifi past the initial download>steam doesn't let you do that, you are forced to have steam always working even for completely single player gamesWrong. Steam lets devs make their games DRM free. Most devs just don't do that. Even if a game has Steam DRM, it's as simple as dropping one .dll into the game folder to crack and your Stema copy is equivalent to GOG while still having access to Steam's features.>>You can share your GoG installers with everyone >steam doesn't let you do thatWrong. Aside from family sharing, you can share the DRM free or cracked game files to your friends.
>>743437692>>743437895With GoG you own your games, you can have installers in all the PCs of your friends. Zzzteam doesn't let you do that. With GoG all you need is a USB drive, meanwhile steam can take away your games like they did against Russia
>>743436591>an actual consumer
its objectevly better in every single aspect except one game selectionThere are barely any games on it so im forced to use steam even if i prefer gog
>>743436591Yes GOG == good. Butta, you're gonna need some local storage solution for WW3, because Ursula von der gayen will outlaw videogames by that point.
>>743438331This, I fucking hate that half the games are that Larry bullshit garbage with that Mr bean looking character. Why the fuck is that Larry subhuman always showcased first??? Is he a polish icon??
>>743436591>white south american manWhite and south american don't correlate
>>743436591>I am a white south american man.
>>743436591GOG is has been a mess recently. They lack focus, browsing the store feel exactly like Steam - you are digging in a heap of garbage to find something valuable.That said, it's probably the most consumer-friendly platform currently.Sales usually have lower prices than Steam, though I am in Poland, and for some time now, Steam's pricing for this country has been higher than most EU countries.The fact that you can save installers, write them to a disc or external HDD and basically have an on-demand digital library is an antithesis to the current market trends.Galaxy's cloud saves are universal for all games, while on Steam a game has to support it specifically.GOG has regular free games.However...>if you're on Linux like me, you pretty much still have to use Steam for some GOG games for better compatibility and gamepad support (unless you're using the Xbogs pad).>multiplayer and mods are seriously gimped on GOG>a lot of games are behind in updates compared to Steam and some don't even get patched at allTLDR is that if you care about keeping your library without relying on platforms and account, GOG is the way to go. But they fail miserably in terms of competition. Galaxy should already be available for Linux with gamepad emulation and some sort of mod workshop, but CDP faggots are more than willing to take government grant and no deliver anything. They could make an effort to encourage indie dev to publish on their platform, but they do nothing, lose those titles and revenue in turn.I genuinely think that the whole of Steam's competitor are retarded - it's easy to see how they could become a proper threat with minimal effort, but it seem they just like to stick their niche and make money through tax avoidance and government grants for sponsoring political campaigns.The reasonable thing to do is, if you like a game and want to buy it, buy it on Steam, play it there and pirate the GOG installer to keep archive for when really bad times come.
>>743436591Anyone else feel like the dreamlist is fucking pointless? Out of the millions of requests they've barely added any of the obscure gems that needed to be archived the most and only focus on the most overrated slop that can already be emulated for free.
>>743438013On Steam you also own all your games, the only platform that you can't own your games on are Playstation and Xbox
>>743438013Anon. You were just told that cracking Steam's DRM is as simple as overwriting a .dll file. Either Goldberg Emu or Steamless if DRM is baked in the .exe, which take all of five seconds to crack the game wide open. Steam does not give you DRM free OUT THE BOX, but you are a Google search away from cracking it. And again, it takes all of five seconds. GOG is definitely more convenient, but the library is limited. GOG is optimal for installers, but cracked Steam games are just as effective. It just takes the extra effort of lifting a pinky finger to bring that equilibrium. It's not Steam DRM you need to be concerned about, but Denuvo. Tldr: Stop being a faggot and use both.
>You can share your GoG installers with everyoneno, you can't>but i can physically do it!coolsame goes for steam
>>743438948And nintendo. Just consoles in general.
>>743439401>same goes for steamYou can put a steam gaym.exe file on a USB and then play it on another PC without having Steam installed?
>>743439527you can strip steam integration away in 30 secondsit's as legal as giving your installers to someone else
>>743439453True, forgot Nintendo due to how irrelevant they are. And just for the record, unlike >>743439156says, even the games with denuvo on steam are yours if you buy them, denuvo on steam is pathetically easy to dismantle and is no obstacle to ownership
>>743436714GOG are no longer owned by CD Project, and gave the bare minimum apology to appease the people mad over [picrel].
>>743439401>posts who-give-a-fuck-license>no, you can't>words in document say I can't do so, so I can'tRetard. >same goes for steammuch more effort required and doesn't work for everythingI wonder where all you legislative faggots crawl from under? Every fucking thread there's a fucktard posting license shit nobody give a rats ass about. Tell whoever is paying you it's not working - people don't give a fuck about laws, licenses or any of that retarded nonsense - if they can copy something to a physical media they own, they own it, no matter what some retarded lawyer concocted. "Laws" you can't enforce are not laws. Fuck you and your handlers.
>>743440030>much more effort required and doesn't work for everythingWhy do you lie? even the games with denuvo in them can have denuvo completely disabled by messing in the game's files if you're not a complete moron
>>743440030>words in a document should only apply to steam because i want it to loseretard>much more effort required and doesn't work for everythingdownload goldbergreplace steam api in game foldergame is now steamlessare you really going to cry about this process, faggot? at best it matches the amount it takes you save from faster downloads and one click downloads as opposed to installers on gog
>>743440302pretend it takes in the third line doesn't exist, i wrote that down before i decided on what to say
>>743436591Gog is not as fun as steam, but they give you the games and did learn a bit the last 5 years or so. Remastering games themselves comes very late as idea.
>>743440302Risk of viruses anon, GoG gives you clean games, meanwhile pirating can fuck your PC forever with invisible shit that will ruin your PC and can't be removed even with factory reset. It happened to me.
>>743440649>cracking your steam games with an open source solution will lead to virusesjust how fucking retarded are you?
>>743440649you're fucking retarded m8
>>743436591GoG doesn't allow me to customize my profile with my trophies, featured games, favorite game, a space for screenshots, to display the groups I'm part of, it has no badge and profile level system like Steam hasIt also misses many games, there's no Battlefield 6, Monster Hunter Wilds, the newer Resident Evil games, the newer Final Fantasy games, no Dark Souls, no Elden Ring, etcIt simply does not put enough effort in its features to warrant considering using them over Steam
>>743436591>no need for wifi past the initial download>South American Yup checks out. Is your kind allergic to good internet and actually using ethernet cables for your PC?
>>743440649>can fuck your PC forever with invisible shitThis isn't the 90s.
>>743441063lol cheevos cuckI'm here to play games.
>>743441268so you use steam?it's a one click download and play solution, it's as seamless as possiblegog is just a retro fetish
>>743441268good for you, I also like to play games and Steam offers me all the games that are on GoG and more
>>743441405One click download? It's forced updates. Instead I got a .exe that I can store on a external drive that starts a install wizard and I never have to connect to the internet, no bullshit drone stuff, I cannot be banned from the game either.
>>743441105Because we have to share wifi with 10 other family members, funnily enough the gamer at home is the one sacrificing himself for the rest of the family. When everyone at home: mom, uncle, aunt, sister x2, brother, grandpa, grandma, great grandma all use internet and make it very slow by doing shit like>Mom and aunt downloading music every day, even songs they already downloaded, and watching soap operas and using social media non stop>Endless TikTok from sisters, instagra, and a million other apps opened at the same time and notifications put to high priority in all devices>Grandmas using YouTube for soap operas>Grandpa using YouTube for football stuff and their cellphone too>Unemployed uncle watching anime non stop and downloading anime, obsessed over dragon ball, one piece and maybe NarutoThen that means the younger boys end up suffering and have to sacrifice their enjoyment. That's why gaming is so difficult for us.And that entire family has to survive with around $300 a month at best. So internet plans are also kinda bad.
>>743441710>I cannot be banned from the game eitherLiterally not a problem on any game on Steam unless you act like a moron, but then again, if you act like a moron, I'd say you deserve having your game taken from you
>>743441975>not true unlessSo it's true.lol cuckHave fun when Steam becomes gaming Netflix when Microsaar inevitably buys it.
>>743441063>GoG doesn't allow me to customize my profile with my trophies, featured games, favorite game, a space for screenshots, to display the groups I'm part of, it has no badge and profile level system like Steam hasoh no it's just games!
>>743441710cool, i can do that with steam gamesbut i don't need to live my life around the idea of falling into poverty
>>743441975Russian civilians, literal kids and teens that had nothing to do with the war, got all their games taken away. All those kids who got their parents to buy their games legally just lost them all because steam is a private company that aligns politically with israel and the usaGoG, despite being Polish, didn't take their installers away. They can't. Once you have the installer it's gg.
>>743441948Not beating the brokie bugman allegations here buddy.
>>743442101what makes you think gabe will allow microsoft to buy Steam? lol
>>743437895I just don't want to use a dedicated mandatory client to download and play my video games. The best launcher is a folder named games on my desktop.
>>743442182The thing is, Steam has all the same games and more, so there's no reason to use GoG you dumbo, even if you only care about games, Steam is still better by virtue of having more gamesTry and play the Resident Evil Remakes on GoG, try and play the Final Fantasy 7 Remakes on GoG, oh no you can't!
>>743439612>You can break the lock in 30 seconds, this means the door was already open.
>>743436714Cry harder, shitskin thief.
>>743442205>Think about the Russians Bro you don't need to sell Steam for me. I'm already on board.
>>743442382>if someone has their door open you can legally walk in
>>743442432You are dumb, the point is they can take your games away too. If you happen to share an opinion steam or the usa government suddenly doesn't like, ggs, your games are lost forever dumbfuck.
>>743436591>GoG for all singleplayer/no wifi gamesThere's plenty of great WiFi/LAN games there. HoMM 3, for example.
>>743442665I really wish there was a forum or site that discusses gog games so I can learn what games are hidden gems
>>743436714>he doesn't know
>>743436591
>>743436591Both have positive and negative shit going on.GOG was fine with dosgames, newer games lag somewhat behind on their updates on gog but what is killing me are these old 3D games they sell and barely run on a modern PC.
>>743443545>spain is south americado americans really
>>743443651spain is a turd world country tho, so it makes no difference
>>743443724spain is wither than you tho, mutt
>>743436591OkayDidnt ask
>>743443812I did tho, gave im a phone call
>>743443361Eh, "hidden gems" is a difficult thing to discuss because it effectively means "less mainstream game that I end up liking a lot". At the end of the day it's very subjective. For me it's Aegis Defenders (platformer tower defense with split-screen multiplayer). Judging by the Steam charts literally nobody played the game but I fucking loved it both singleplayer and multiplayer.
>>743438767>buy it on Steam, play it there and pirate the GOG installerYes, pay Valve to add DRM to your game and fuck over the only company that provides the product you actually want.
>>743444865gog is already dead lil bro, give it upthey got sold for a paltry $25 mil
>>743439645>denuvo on steam is pathetically easy to dismantle and is no obstacle to ownership.Is that why we needed to wait a gorillion years for crackers succeeding Empress to do anything and also result to cope with Hypervisor bypasses? What have YOU personally "dismantled", anon? You do not own shit with Denuvo. You only 'own' the games when the publisher stops paying for Denuvo or someone cracks it.
>>743445053Because everyone said to just pirate Gog games and buy everything else on Steam. What happens when Gog goes out of business and publishers add newer uncrackable DRM to games now that there's no competition?
I buy on gog because i just dont want to fund Gayben's yatches, simple as
>>743445803for gog to be actual limiter on drm it would have to be even remotely relevantyou know what's fighting drm? basic realityeveryone using hardcore drm is actively fucking up their own mindshare for nonexistent gain
>>743436591>GoG is bettertruth nuke
>>743441063>I love drmanon, grow up
>>743446350are those particular Snoy releases are DRM free on GOG tho?, i mean, not every game on GOG is DRM free as they claim
>>743446669>re those particular Snoy releases are DRM free on GOG tho?Yes, sadly something like Spoder Woman isn't there, at least they released some of their games drm free.
>Steamies are arguing with GOGoonies again!Meanwhile, real Pirate Chad (PC) Gamers like me are too busy playing video games that we downloaded for free!
>>743436591i am a human and i realize that using gog instead of just fucking pirating games and still shilling about "ownership" is subhuman behavior
>>743446805>I'm a pirate from indiaSaar, honestly, enjoy! I'll gladly support GoG and other DRM-free services, so you can enjoy gayming too!
>>743446805no, you're just completely impoverished and don't understand that you're advocating for the death of your own hobby
>>743446805This is why I only buy denuvo games
>>743447254>DSP avatarfitting
>>743436994>>743436818>>743438695>>743438754>>743443545>>743443651>>743445952>>743446929Messi won.
If it's not on GOG I legit don't buy it.
Oh my fucking god why are people still giving billion dollar companies money? It's mind boggling. "I heckin love GOG cause I own my games." No, you technically still don't but people don't want to hear that argument.Pirate every game. Pirate EVERY game. If you can't pirate it, it's not worth playing. Simple as.
>>743448346>giving 70% of the revenue to games you like is bad because the other 30% is living in your head rent free
>>743448346I just like to buy games on GOG from time to time, so they won't go bankrupt, because ther are a great source of easy to pirate games.
>>743436591Gog is better for the consumer, but most companies will never release their game there, even if it was as dominant as Steam, they would have all fucked off in their own launchers and storefronts like Activision Blizzard or use Epic.Steam works because it's the best compromise between consumer rights and publishers demands.
gog isn't drm free because you need an email and an account. crazy how people don't understand that though.i actually wake up most days wishing everything in the world was free and that we as a species could just make everything affordable. we live in a retarded cosmic joke world.but also, i recognize, fundamentally, that we are one with the universe and that desire is largely illusory. we may have some desires, but excessive desire was never real.
