Comment on "Game preservation only works if people care" As GOG doubles down on its commitment to saving old games, it's asking players "who give a s**t" to support its crusade

• circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Because supporting GOG now means supporting unfettered AI usage. If you disagree with such policies, the only way to voice that discontent is with your wallet.

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I suppose so, but even if that bothered me, it would still mean I’m not owning the games I buy when I shop elsewhere.

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    • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Depends on the game. As I mentioned in another thread, there are many games on Steam which are DRM-free and do not require the client. GOG’s advertising suggests they are the only method for getting such games, but as always, the devil is in the details.

      Mostly it comes down to how much you feel about one issue over the other, but I don’t see how they can be unrelated if there’s a monetary transaction involved.

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      • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Considering games with no DRM can have it added retroactively, that Steam pushes updates I may not want with no option to decline, and that that wiki can’t even load in its entirety without erroring out for me and comes down to user submitted data, GOG’s DRM free promise is more than just advertising.

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