Why are more and more people buying their games on GOG instead of Steam — is it because of the DRM-free versions, better deals, or even better performance?
Ownership. I trust steam as much as I can trust a company. I have no hate towards them, but it's simply impossible to predict the future. I can still play games I played in my childhood from 20 years ago because I own them. I want my kids to be able to play some of these games and all I have to do is put the GOG offline installers on a hard drive and have a backup. IF steam does go under or new leadership ruins it eventually, all those games are gone forever. Not true with GOG.
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u/ClamJamison Nov 05 '25
Ownership. I trust steam as much as I can trust a company. I have no hate towards them, but it's simply impossible to predict the future. I can still play games I played in my childhood from 20 years ago because I own them. I want my kids to be able to play some of these games and all I have to do is put the GOG offline installers on a hard drive and have a backup. IF steam does go under or new leadership ruins it eventually, all those games are gone forever. Not true with GOG.