The game has been released, and the Steam store promptly shit itself. Took me 10 minutes to buy the game, the download speed is normal though (2GB download).
The game has been released, and the Steam store promptly shit itself. Took me 10 minutes to buy the game, the download speed is normal though (2GB download).
Also on GOG. DRM-free and presumably without the server issues.
Bought it on GOG. I like actually owning things.
You don’t own anything on GOG. You only have revocable licenses. This is explicitly stated in their terms of services.
And without regional pricing.
Regional pricing can be a good thing at times, they are generally beneficial to lower currency value countries.
It is a great thing. Sliksong GOG price is 60% higher than Steam in some regions. GOG needs regional pricing.
Steam services that by injecting more DRM, region-locking games (and accounts) to a set of countries like consoles do, and that is incompatible with GOG’s idea. They can let devs decide on pricing without implementing any rudimentary locks, but then it would be inconvinient for wealthy countries’ gamers to ever purchase a game in their own region unless they intent to support dev/platform. It greatly complicates their side of things and would be a very divisive decision for a smaller storefront that is built around their wholesome image.
It locks out anyone who is not from a privileged rich country tho
I’m not in one of them, so I do know. I’m just sceptical GOG would do that with such complications. And I’m supporting the way of correcting it with piracy or more affordable prices rather than region locking that would lead to it’s own shenanigans.