Comment on GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you
banazir@lemmy.ml 2 weeks agoPer 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.
Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks 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?
Pissmidget@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah, but good luck reinstalling it on your next computer. Having the installer ensures easy installation in various future scenarios.
Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks 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😅
scutiger@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What do you consider slow? I just installed Cyberpunk today and maxed out my internet connection at 50 MB/s
Assuming you kept all your games installed, yes you could probably transfer them over to another system. But do you really keep all your games installed at all times? I know many people have more games in their library than their storage can handle.
Pissmidget@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Some games require more than just the files on disk, at least with older games, they set some properties in the registry or some such. How gog or heroic get around it I don’t know, but ah actual installer is guaranteed to give the same result every time.
For most people with stable internet and using the launcher this isn’t really an issue, but I imagine someone rural, on the ISS, part of the Atlantis expedition, or what have you, would enjoy to have a surefire way of getting their heroes 3 up and running
Not a use case for everyone, but for some it’s invaluable.
PiraHxCx@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Well, I don’t really see a point in having to download and install another program just to download and install the program I want to actually install… also, I hate launchers.
banazir@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Backup. If you lose your Internet connection or GOG goes tits up, you don’t lose access to your installers.