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GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam” (gameworldobserver.com)

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[-] dbat@mastodon.gamedev.place 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

@Nibodhika @Evil_Shrubbery Stop Killing Games opened my eyes to the software "ownership" situation. In USA, apparently, noone ever owns any software. It's always licenced. Even if on physical media. Quite bizarre.

In rest of world it varies but also sucks.

[-] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yup, GOG just has good marketing department and lots of people fall for the DRM-free (but not really) games you own (but not really) campaign.

[-] obsurveyor@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 points 19 hours ago

@Nibodhika @dbat Steam did the exact same thing when it was new when they would say "If Steam ever shuts down, we'll give you perpetual licenses to the games in your game library." Probably around the same time in their existence as GOG hyping DRM-free.

[-] dbat@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 points 18 hours ago

@obsurveyor @Nibodhika from what I have heard, they cannot give licences to Americans, at least. Perhaps to other countries, but they prob never will. I mean if Steam ever was closing down, they wouldn't care.

[-] dbat@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 points 1 day ago

@Nibodhika It's freaking evil, but in their defence, it's more America's evil than any one business. They have set about systematically reducing freedom for decades.