ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours 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-square211fedilinkarrow-up1686arrow-down132cross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1654arrow-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 · 20 hours agomessage-square211fedilinkcross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareImhotep@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-26 hours agoCan you sell them? or trade, give, even lend them? My guess is you can’t. And when I was a kid I did all those things. It’s not anedoctal IMO, but a change in paradigm. I’m not saying it’s all bad. I buy games on GOG. But I don’t own them really A 2015 study in France showed 54% where more willing to buy a game when they knew they could sell them when done
minus-squarehistic@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·48 minutes agoThere is no drm so zip the installer and everything to your friend and call it a day
Can you sell them? or trade, give, even lend them? My guess is you can’t. And when I was a kid I did all those things.
It’s not anedoctal IMO, but a change in paradigm. I’m not saying it’s all bad. I buy games on GOG. But I don’t own them really
A 2015 study in France showed 54% where more willing to buy a game when they knew they could sell them when done
There is no drm so zip the installer and everything to your friend and call it a day