Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGearbox founder says Epic Games Store hopes were “misplaced or overly optimistic”arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down111cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up1218arrow-down1external-linkGearbox founder says Epic Games Store hopes were “misplaced or overly optimistic”arstechnica.comXatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square89fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoGoG exists and I always check there before going to Steam. I just won’t deal Epic.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoGOG is great, but they need to make a Linux launcher, already. Or if they can’t, they should make it so the community can.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYes. It’s not like you can’t even buy linux games on it. It was some jumping through hoops, but if you buy Factorio on GoG, you can get the linux version.
minus-squareVal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWube (creators of Factorio) have the best customer policy in game development. Don’t go on sale so you will always pay the cheapest price. if you have the game on steam you can download a DRM-free version directly from their website. (alongside all old versions) Encourage the community to create mods, host your own mod portal accessible inside the game. Make a good game. Be open about game development through monthly blog posts. The only way I would like it more is if the game was open source but since that’s impossible to sell I will take this.
minus-squareqwerty@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThe heroic launcher supports GOG.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoFor sure, but it’s not really the same functionality. You can play your games, but you can’t buy or redeem any others from Heroic or Lutris.
minus-squareqwerty@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt has a store page, basically an embedded web browser, I redeem free epic games through it, don’t know about GOG but I’d imagine it works the same.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s still a third party solution. There’s no reason they couldn’t make a Linux client for Galaxy, and some people want to use the official launchers.
GoG exists and I always check there before going to Steam. I just won’t deal Epic.
GOG is great, but they need to make a Linux launcher, already. Or if they can’t, they should make it so the community can.
Yes. It’s not like you can’t even buy linux games on it. It was some jumping through hoops, but if you buy Factorio on GoG, you can get the linux version.
Wube (creators of Factorio) have the best customer policy in game development.
The only way I would like it more is if the game was open source but since that’s impossible to sell I will take this.
The heroic launcher supports GOG.
For sure, but it’s not really the same functionality. You can play your games, but you can’t buy or redeem any others from Heroic or Lutris.
It has a store page, basically an embedded web browser, I redeem free epic games through it, don’t know about GOG but I’d imagine it works the same.
It’s still a third party solution. There’s no reason they couldn’t make a Linux client for Galaxy, and some people want to use the official launchers.