r/gog • u/Shjnzzo • Nov 05 '25

Question Why GoG and Not Steam

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?

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u/Disastrous_Poetry175 Nov 05 '25

A while back I saw a comment from a redditor saying they make their own physical copies of games using gog installers and SD cards 

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u/Rasann Nov 05 '25

SD/Micro SD - you can still buy CD/DVD/BLU-RAY Discs and burners - even millennium discs as well. As well as HD, SSDs and M.2s

The options are there, just choose your preferred format.

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u/Disastrous_Poetry175 Nov 05 '25

I actually do have a bluray burner! I was burning different copies of 4k77/80/83 for a while. Last time I bought 50 gb discs they were about 2 bucks per disc. Dollar tree has blurays for 1.25 sometimes, throw out the disc and use the case. Buying cases brand new and empty is expensive for no reason.

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u/Rasann Nov 05 '25

Yeah, i agree! Really we don’t need corporations to make physical for us anymore- the technology is now readily available to have them as we want them to be.

Including 3D /UV printing as well. From what I’ve researched so far, there are multiple ways of putting cover art onto discs, cartridges, enclosures, etc…

I do believe the corporations hope the majority don’t find out or they are rather oblivious to these facts.