ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square305fedilinkarrow-up1949arrow-down147cross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1902arrow-down1external-linkSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square305fedilinkcross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareCALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down9·1 month agoSure, and if you don’t uninstall Galaxy, go through some hidden menus and download the installers then your GOG games will be gone regardless.
minus-squareAielman15@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoYou don’t need to ever interact with Galaxy to play your games, not even to download the offline installer. And the download option is not hidden on the website.
minus-squareTallonMetroid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoThat’s a failure to download the installers to begin with, not them being taken away from you after the fact.
Sure, and if you don’t uninstall Galaxy, go through some hidden menus and download the installers then your GOG games will be gone regardless.
You don’t need to ever interact with Galaxy to play your games, not even to download the offline installer. And the download option is not hidden on the website.
That’s a failure to download the installers to begin with, not them being taken away from you after the fact.