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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

EGS doesn't require the client, you can simply run the EXE.

Steam games most commonly use Steamworks DRM, which is so easy to bypass it might as well not exist.

That's beside the point, however. GOG doesn't sell you games, but licenses. Playing the game after your license has been revoked is copyright infringement, and no different than using a cracked version. DRM is another topic entirely.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

What matters is I can put that exe on a harddrive/usb stick, plug it into any PC, and play it. Does that work with epic and steam? If I copy the game folder onto a usb stick and buy a new pc, can I plug it in and play it without ever installing the launchers? Or having to do some other workaround like download software I don't know if I can trust that I wouldn't have to do with GOG?

I don't care about whether it's technically illegal or not, I only care about how easily I can play the game using nothing but the game, exactly like a cartridge.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No offense but license infringement is such a weak argument because there isn't anything to really enforce these licenses. They aren't watching us in our homes, they can't forcefully remove it from our computers. It is gatekeeping that people choose to feed into. They talk big and act small, you're not supposed to play the game if your account is deleted or the service closes, but there isn't anything stopping you from doing it, they're just trying to gatekeep you. No real point in listening to them.