i've already got stuff from steam, epic, gog, ubi, rockstar.. i'm sure there's another launcher i'm missing…
is there any real difference if you're connected all the time anyway?
Do you have a preference?
Pros and Cons either way…
DRM Vs DRM-Free Games: What Are The Main Pros and Cons?
jimdotpud on 14/07/2020 - 15:07
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Thanks. I've read most of those already. Still couldn't really grasp what i would gain/lose from it either way. If it's down to basic rights… i'm all for "my game, my way" and if it's more money to Devs, well i'm down with that too, the less middle men the better. In these days, especially with the way I play (only from home, mostly on the games rig and some smaller games on my laptop) i was just wondering if it's really an issue.
When steam gets bought out by Disney, and start charging $15 a month to access your library, you can shrug and keep playing your DRM free games for free.
as soon as disney gets involved it's time to bail
GOG allows you to download games from their website when signed in, no launcher (or constant connection) required.
Should the service close 'your' games are lost with it.
the same could be said for GOG, assuming you haven't downloaded the game already from them or other drm free platform
Well, I guess it you aren't going to download the game, you won't be too upset?
sure I will.. but no one to blame but myself
Was a thing early 00's when internet was still crap, in 2020 it doesnt really matter
i get that and was my thinking too, though most seem to make a distinction whether it is DRM Free or not.
Coke vs pepsi but with gAmErS
internet is still crap in australia!
NBNNNNNNNNNNNI know it has it's days, but most of the time i'm getting 90Mbps…. boring i know but sometimes i've sat and watched games downloading from Epic at 11MB a sec
To me it seems you have a confirmation bias towards launchers and do not really want to understand the advantages of DRM.
Let me put it this way:
With DRM you have more control of the games you buy, how and when you play them, and nobody collects data on you.
It is also a bit of a mindset - if you do not mind that companies have all data about you all the time then sure go with Steam.I want companies to have as little of my real data as possible which is why I prefer DRM-free and use false names whenever possible or swap things around with friends so the data sets are inconsistent and do not match up.
@Lysander: Not sure where you are getting that perspective from. I absolutely prefer to have full control over whatever I've purchased, as i stated in my response to your first reply on the thread.
I loathe subscription style service.Even for DRM free, don't you need the launcher (gog galaxy) to get the game? I thought you had to have the launcher to download/install the games… if there's pure download links available I'm all for it.
I didn't really think about this stuff before starting multiple libraries (all the free stuff being handed out as well)… and i've gotten some good deals on steam games before.
@jimdotpud: You do NOT need Galaxy!
That is optional.You can just download a file and instal - just as it was before Steam.
Go to your GOG account and click on a game you own. Then look for offline installers and voila!
@Lysander: ahhhhh… nice. just noticed that. thanks. Of course my eyes only originally saw the big blue "Install now" button via Galaxy client.
I've just been reading up on GOG Connect.. I haven't linked it up yet…are all steam games available for import?
@jimdotpud: No. Only what they offer on there and the offers are limited in time so if you don't grab it during that time you will miss out.
DRM-free: You own the game.
DRM: You have permission to play the game for a period of time.
Pretty obvious which one is better.
Plenty of discussion around on that already. Just a few examples:
https://www.reddit.com/r/selfpublish/comments/5gsoeo/can_we_…
https://www.reddit.com/r/gog/comments/hnuxqd/steam_user_buyi…
https://www.reddit.com/r/RimWorld/comments/4th9zf/pros_and_c…
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/35pvfs/could_some…
Plus, I am sure you can figure out the three main benefits of not needing a launcher:
No control by some third party who checks on what you do, when you do it, who you do it with etc.
You do not need internet to play which is good if you do not have internet (e.g. plane) or have metered internet
You can install the game on all PCs in your house without any issues