I’m trying to understand, since it’s DRM-free, can I buy it and share with many people so they can play it on their PC? Or there’s something that prevent me to do that?

Does it mean that pirating GOG games is easy as transferring to other machine?

If so, I wonder why pirate sites like FitGirl still use cracked Steam version of games, why don’t just share GOG version?

  • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 days ago

    can I buy it and share with many people so they can play it on their PC?

    Yes

    Or there’s something that prevent me to do that?

    Not being a dick? And understanding that the reason a lot of studios use DRM is because of this mindset.

    If so, I wonder why pirate sites like FitGirl still use cracked Steam version of games, why don’t just share GOG version?

    Part of it is because a lot of highly anticipated releases never go to GoG because of exactly the above. But also? Steam DRM is a very solved problem. And most of the time it is solely related to distribution. Which gets us to…

    since it’s DRM-free

    CD Projekt’s PR was on fire when they pushed this marketing line. The reality is that GoG DOES have DRM. It is a fully server side model that restricts who can download what. Which… is also what Steam does (not necessarily the DRM model Valve offer on top of that). And it is basically exactly the same model that Stardock had with GOO back in the day. The idea is that you auth to download the game and any updates and, after that, do whatever you want.

    And… that is still the model a LOT of games use even when they distribute on Steam.

    • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Not being a dick?

      Unkind of you to assume this question is about being a dick, rather than helping friends who can’t afford games, or just simple curiosity.

      • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Hold on mister moralism, why do I need to not be a dick?

        That is a decision each person needs to make and it is clear you have never shied away from doing so.

        I’ll pirate and I don’t give a single fuck

        Cool. I also pirate some stuff. Doesn’t mean it isn’t a dicky move. Especially when it is an outlet trying to minimize the detriment to consumers

        I play because I can

        Got it. You take things because you can. I’ll leave it as an exercise for the reader as to what other kind of people have that mindset

        If GOG provides DRM-free, well, good for me, bad for them.

        Actually bad for all of us. Because while I have a lot of Thoughts on how CD Projekt manipulate the consumer base, at the end of the day they are selling a minimally invasive DRM and often going out of their way to let me grab the games of my youth without needing to resort to torrent sites or search archive.org.

        The more poeple who pirate that and the more their installers end up on trackers, the less likely newer games are to release GoG builds. Which suck from both a “I can keep a copy of this if it ever gets edited or they go under” and from a “there might be more of these in the future” perspective.

        It is similar to the people who exploit regional pricing. All you are doing is making things shittier for everyone else, including you.

        we’re talking about stealing from insanely big companies that take advantage of people.

        No. We’re talking about wanting a luxury item and not wanting to pay for it. Simple as that.