ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days 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-square310fedilinkarrow-up1948arrow-down147cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1901arrow-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 · 25 days agomessage-square310fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareCALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down9·25 days 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-225 days 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-down1·25 days 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.