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I'm just glad GOG is surviving. It's even closer to an ideal of DRM-free games you own. I try to buy from there whenever I can.
Gog is on life support last I checked, it wasn't profitable and they had to cut headcount dramatically
That was back in 21. Last year's numbers posted in May 2023 have them making a profit.
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It's worth buying from them every chance you get. Even if they disappear you will own your games so long as you can store them, unlike every other store front, steam included.
I found out recently GOG was created by CD project, the same company behind CD Project Red which made The Witcher and CyberPunk. Was very glad to find out about that.
Even closer? Implying that steam ever cared about digital ownership?