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> he believes GOG’s approach is more relevant than ever: no lock-in, no forced platforms, sense of ownership

I really hope that we'll be freed from the forced Windows platform. Sure, you can download and install GOG games today using a third-party client, but it'll never be as good as official support. There's also the issue of syncing saved games and achievements, not to mention the additional friction for less tech-savvy users.

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TBH Heroic Launcher isn't particularly hard to get. Just download and run the AppImage file from their site, login to your GOG account and it'll download any dependencies automatically.

It isn't any harder to use Heroic Launcher than it is to use Steam and some distros have both in their repositories.

it's really hard to say. the games industry is huge. it is significantly more diverse than video, where people have been making the same arguments and have gotten absolutely zero traction, so it's hard to say there is a lot of demand for what he is saying.

there is space for the specific thesis he is talking about, but it isn't necessarily the biggest opportunity in, whatever niche, which is to say, the line is probably going to keep trending down.

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