Katana314@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoSteam Now Warns Consumers That They're Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchasewww.cgmagonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down11
arrow-up1225arrow-down1external-linkSteam Now Warns Consumers That They're Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchasewww.cgmagonline.comKatana314@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareJo MiranlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·edit-25 hours agoThat’s not GOG works. Get your offline installers.
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 hours agoOn a legal level, it is how GOG works. They still only sell licenses. You just have the loophole that their installers and the games installed by them will work regardless.
minus-squareStrider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-23 hours agoWhile that may be partly true, (also likely) depending on the county you’re located, they’re not able to revoke the license though. So in this specific case you having the files makes a world of difference.
That’s not GOG works. Get your offline installers.
On a legal level, it is how GOG works. They still only sell licenses. You just have the loophole that their installers and the games installed by them will work regardless.
While that may be partly true, (also likely) depending on the county you’re located, they’re not able to revoke the license though.
So in this specific case you having the files makes a world of difference.