nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agoGOG: When we said we let you ‘own’ your games, we meant that no matter what happens you’ll still be able to play them thanks to our offline installers.x.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1582arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1577arrow-down1external-linkGOG: When we said we let you ‘own’ your games, we meant that no matter what happens you’ll still be able to play them thanks to our offline installers.x.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square75fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarex00za@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·7 hours agoGOG also manages the offline installers. Especially for older games. They are known to deliver badly configured DOSBox games. GOG put us in contact with their technical team for one such game. Their technical team just ghosted us.
minus-squareKelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoYeah they manage both distribution methods. I’m just highlighting at least one example where they have regrettably left the standalone as a 2nd class option.
GOG also manages the offline installers. Especially for older games. They are known to deliver badly configured DOSBox games. GOG put us in contact with their technical team for one such game. Their technical team just ghosted us.
Yeah they manage both distribution methods.
I’m just highlighting at least one example where they have regrettably left the standalone as a 2nd class option.