Games

GOG should be more proactive in order to fulfill its mission.

1: Officially make a Linux client.

2: Pursue indie series. Project Moon, Touhou, and more.

3: Commission remastering projects. Thief 1 & 2, FreeSpace, King's Quest, Vampire Bloodlines, and so on. Optionally buy these properties to make sequels. The IP holders don't really do much with them, it would be relatively easy to buy them.

4: Get more serious with companies like SEGA and Kagura Games. Shin Megami Tensei V has been out on PC a long while, but Denuvo makes me unwilling to make a purchase. A DRM-free release would easily net my $40. Ditto goes for perverse games.

5: Create a joint project with Valve, the EU, and Japan, to create a payment system that doesn't require the likes of MasterVisa. They are enemies to culture, and if America descends into civil war, an outside transaction processor would be needed.

Talk is cheap!

Edit: Apparently they will at least look at it: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-plan-to-look-a-bit-closer-at-linux-through-2026/

GOG needs to fix their client first and port it on Linux. Yes, Heroic is a thing but we do need better handheld compatibility anyway and Linux users, I think, are more likely to be invested in GOG mission.

>sees GOG mentioned in title

>Furiously rush to the comments, "gib linux client"

Classic.

"Being a healthy company means having healthy results." But he adds that money won't be the main motivating factor, and instead the focus is to "do a good job, have good products and good services, and then as a consequence and as a reward comes good money." It's a point that he thinks is obvious, "but many companies fall apart on that, putting the spreadsheets first."

Such a refreshing take.

Woo! I hope GOG has a bright future! I recently started buying games on GOG and have been playing them via Heroic Launcher on Linux which has worked well! Very happy to actually own the games I'm purchasing!

Would be nice if a company would try to actually compete instead of "attacking" each other for market share.

Wow, big surprise this morning! I'm glad the new owner is intent on maintaining the same values.