Comment on GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you

• banazir@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Per Michal Kicinski on the GOG forums:

  Please also be assured that financially GOG is very stable, and I personally have a quite extensive financial safety net in case of any needs. So while GOG is no longer part of a very big corporation (which actually has some pros too ;-)), it is very safe financially. There is really no need to back up your collections. If such a disaster would ever even theoretically happen, you would be clearly informed well in advance — but honestly, I cannot see any realistic scenario where this kind of danger would appear.

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  • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I might be stupid, but what’s the point of downloading offline installers. Isn’t a game installed through Heroic or Gog Galaxy playable offline, which would mean it would still be useable if GOG went bankrupt?

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    • Pissmidget@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah, but good luck reinstalling it on your next computer. Having the installer ensures easy installation in various future scenarios.

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      • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Through Heroic I think you can just import an already installed game you have on an external hard drive. Wouldn’t this allow you to use your game on every new computer you get?

        The downloads are really slow through Heroic, so I’d prefer not having to download offline installers on top of it😅

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    • banazir@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Backup. If you lose your Internet connection or GOG goes tits up, you don’t lose access to your installers.

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