Poll: GOG and Steam.
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Thats a good feature. I was just saying gog isnt always cheaper. Especially with steam sales. I bought Far Cry for 2.50 day or two ago, thats less then 9.99Mortons4ck said:
I've only used Steam, so I feel I have to vote for it. I have looked through the catalogue on GOG though, and it looks like that would be a good place to get some older games that no-one sells any more (although I'm too young to remember most of them, so Steam pretty much has me covered).
I've been half-planning to get the Fallout complete collection from somewhere at some point, since it looks extremely good. Steam seems to have all the games though. Sorry, GOG...
I've been half-planning to get the Fallout complete collection from somewhere at some point, since it looks extremely good. Steam seems to have all the games though. Sorry, GOG...
I have to go with steam, as GOG is a site that focuses on selling old games, but somehow they do not have system shock 2 or thief 2.
Comparing the two is pointless, in my opinion. One sells classic games at great prices with a great company behind it. The other sells all kinds of games at varied prices and provides a means of social interaction, with a great company behind it.
Steam will win the most votes, of course, because there is gonna be some people who haven't even heard of GoG and even more who haven't used it.
Steam will win the most votes, of course, because there is gonna be some people who haven't even heard of GoG and even more who haven't used it.
They aren't really comparable, seeing as one primarily does old games while the other does new. If a game is available on both though I go for the gog.com version: because it is entirely DRM free, often cheaper, comes with bonus stuff, supports a smaller guy and can be entirely backed up locally
Perhaps I'm not doing something right. That's often been the cause of a headache or two for me. I have a question for you: Do you think it's wrong if I buy say, Portal 2, then pirate a non-steam version of it?bombadilillo said:
Kind of a complicated question.
I really like the features that Steam brings, such as the automatic updates[Which CAN be turned off, if neccesary], friends list and general ease of installing a purchase.
However, Steam also happens to be the most expensive place for a European to buy Digital, in some cases even more expensive than Retail, and for that reason I've been using Direct2Drive for day one purchases.
As has been said by many before me, GoG does remain the only place to find the oldies, which is a nice feather in the hat.
I really like the features that Steam brings, such as the automatic updates[Which CAN be turned off, if neccesary], friends list and general ease of installing a purchase.
However, Steam also happens to be the most expensive place for a European to buy Digital, in some cases even more expensive than Retail, and for that reason I've been using Direct2Drive for day one purchases.
As has been said by many before me, GoG does remain the only place to find the oldies, which is a nice feather in the hat.
I voted Steam, though GOG has my heart... heh. As someone who games on the cheap, if there's any distribution channel you have to sign up for first, it's Steam. I have never paid full price there, and have well over a hundred games. Not all blockbusters, as you can imagine, but when you can get a pack of five indie games for five bucks during Christmas sales, it really takes the singe off of any purchase you may regret. They also have some major publisher collection sales and if you don't mind waiting for a game to become a year or two old you can find some really amazing deals. They're tight for multiplayer aspects too, so there's that. What you should always keep in mind though, is since it's client based and not internet independent, there may be frustrations involved. Bugs, weak net-code, even inaccessible games (this isn't scare-mongering per se, mostly difficulties with updates and weak broadband) are a possibility. Keep online mode off (no cloud save or access to social features) and update on a monthly basis to reduce niggles. Download caps and hard-drive space (you can always redownload) are factors too of course.
But GOG are really something special, and feel like a unique beacon of light for PC gaming... just well after the games have meaningful market value, is all. If you have any sense of nostalgia or you want to diversify your tastes, there's always room for a classic gem from them. None of their classic range titles (everything they offer outside of The Witcher 2) are over ten dollars, they're DRM-free, so if a game is seven years or older you should always check to see if they have it available. Their catalog certainly isn't incredibly broad though, it can be hard to find someone who releases their games with no strings attatched as DRM-free implies.
So for the poll's sake it's Steam, but since you're on The Escapist, it should really be both.
But GOG are really something special, and feel like a unique beacon of light for PC gaming... just well after the games have meaningful market value, is all. If you have any sense of nostalgia or you want to diversify your tastes, there's always room for a classic gem from them. None of their classic range titles (everything they offer outside of The Witcher 2) are over ten dollars, they're DRM-free, so if a game is seven years or older you should always check to see if they have it available. Their catalog certainly isn't incredibly broad though, it can be hard to find someone who releases their games with no strings attatched as DRM-free implies.
So for the poll's sake it's Steam, but since you're on The Escapist, it should really be both.
I really like Steam because it runs in the background all the time. If I want to play I just click it and start any game from there. Then there's the sales that come every day, special sales every weekend and midweek. Ubisoft week this week, with sales on all Ubisoft titles, and some selected titles will have a great sale every day. Today Is Assassins Creed day with 33% off Brotherhood, and 66% off the first and the second. There's a messenger, integrated browser so I can browse and chat without closing the game.
I haven't tried GOG, but from what I hear you shouldn't exclude it just because the poll says you should do steam. When you got a computer no options should be excluded... except for Games For Windows Live.
I haven't tried GOG, but from what I hear you shouldn't exclude it just because the poll says you should do steam. When you got a computer no options should be excluded... except for Games For Windows Live.
Steam. They're a professional business. GoG has yet to do anything to shed this image they created of themselves as some prank loving teenagers who should not be taken seriously. And since they don't want to be taken seriously, I'm happy to not give them any of my money.
Really, I don't understand why Steam haters can't just give honest reasons as to why they dislike the platform instead of constantly spewing forth that blatant lie from their mouths, but rest assured that they're dead wrong. You can play Steam games offline. The only time you can't is when the game has extra DRM (hello Ubisoft and EA, how are you assholes doing today?), but that's not Steam's fault. Blame the publisher for the terrible DRM and for being dumb enough to include their DRM on top of Steam's DRM.
You're not lucky. Everyone who complains about not being able to play Steam games offline is just a liar. I've been disconnected from the internet in the middle of playing something I've gotten of Steam, and not only did it not kick me from the game, it didn't even make any fuss whatsoever that my internet went out. It let me keep playing and I didn't even notice I had no internet until I exited the game and was informed by Windows that my connection had been lost.bombadilillo said:
Really, I don't understand why Steam haters can't just give honest reasons as to why they dislike the platform instead of constantly spewing forth that blatant lie from their mouths, but rest assured that they're dead wrong. You can play Steam games offline. The only time you can't is when the game has extra DRM (hello Ubisoft and EA, how are you assholes doing today?), but that's not Steam's fault. Blame the publisher for the terrible DRM and for being dumb enough to include their DRM on top of Steam's DRM.
