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by simgoh 16 hours ago
> They've got a few in their catalog now that require proprietary launchers/drm etc and I really hope it doesn't become a trend.

It's been a while since I've used GOG but it's whole shtick is that they give you the installation files to the games so you can keep them forever. Have there been new games where they haven't been able to do so and offer installation solely through the GOG dekstop client?
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Pfhortune 14 hours ago
> Have there been new games where they haven't been able to do so and offer installation solely through the GOG dekstop client?

No... but GoG does not prevent the publisher from instituting their own launcher/DRM/malware scheme. See reviews at https://www.gog.com/en/game/horizon_zero_dawn_complete_editi... and https://www.gog.com/en/game/pathfinder_wrath_of_the_righteou...

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simgoh 14 hours ago
> No... but GoG does not prevent the publisher from instituting their own launcher/DRM/malware scheme.

I mean, they dont really have a way of doing that short of not allowing them to be on the Platform. If anything, letting the reviews stand as a warning is probably the right thing to do. The additional thing that they should do is probably make it top-level visible that there's Publisher DRM on-top of the game.

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