• overload@sopuli.xyz
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    17 hours ago

    I’ve got half a mind to buy on GOG instead, just to get some more assurances around access in the distant future when Gabe passes. Steam just provides such a better service with controller support and the reviews though.

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      8 hours ago

      GOG is fine but it has a tiny library by comparison, lacks pretty much all the features of Steam, and doesn’t support Linux at all.

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        23 minutes ago

        Those are all very good points and are things the Epic launcher hasn’t been able to improve on either despite having bazillions of dollars.

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      15 hours ago

      Can’t argue with that, it would be nice for GOG to have:

      • Cloud saves
      • A controller pass through with configuration as you described

      Those are really steam’s best features, and if GOG had those I’d likely stop buying steam games

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        14 hours ago

        GOG does have cloud saves and actually provides a more convenient way to manage them, unlike Steam, which kept restoring my ancient RimWorld saves for hours until I could finally convince it to get rid of them.

        However, the storage space is smaller than Steam. Also, there’s no equivalent of Steam’s Workshop on GOG.

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        14 hours ago

        DRM-free is the biggest positive of GOG. Steam Family Sharing recently has been just so pro-consumer as well though. I gave my mate my old steam deck after getting the OLED deck, and he’s now got a library of 200+ games right out the gate.