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Capcom's Steam Deck Verified Games are being made unplayable with new DRM that only punishes paying customers (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 52 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is why I primarily shop at GOG. There are almost no other storefronts left that promote DRM-free games.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (3 children)

But they don't promote linux platform.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago

That's true, they don't. But they're at least open enough to allow community efforts on Linux like Heroic.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's a missed opportunity.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Is it? Linux gamers are not exactly a huge demographic. I'm quite okay with being able to use Heroic Games Launcher for games, no need for official support.

[–] sir_reginald 3 points 10 months ago

the beauty of no DRM is that if a game runs fine on wine (and I'm sure most games in GOG will) then you can just install them.

[–] PrettyLights 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

GOG lost my trust with the Hitman situation, and lashing out at customers that were leaving reviews detailing the situation.

https://www.eurogamer.net/hitman-gog-release-sparks-drm-row-review-bombing-accusation

They also sneakily updated the page to mention the DRM after people had bought the game.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago

There’s an updated article that includes GOG’s follow-up to that situation: https://www.eurogamer.net/gog-pulls-hitman-from-its-own-store-admits-it-shouldnt-have-released-it-in-its-current-form

Dear Community,

Thank you for your patience and for giving us the time to investigate the release of HITMAN GOTY on GOG. As promised, we’re getting back to you with updates.

We're still in dialogue with IO Interactive about this release. Today we have removed HITMAN GOTY from GOG’s catalog – we shouldn’t have released it in its current form, as you’ve pointed out.

We’d like to apologise for the confusion and anger generated by this situation. We’ve let you down and we’d like to thank you for bringing this topic to us – while it was honest to the bone, it shows how passionate you are towards GOG.

We appreciate your feedback and will continue our efforts to improve our communication with you.