Gog is doing much better than in 2022. They are making 1.2M dollars in profit. Which is pretty good for such a platform personally. I really like the ideals of GOG, but haven’t really used the platform a whole lot.
If you want a markup of what this actaully means see here
For all you Linux folks complaining about why GOG isn’t on there:
Maybe a small company can’t devote the resources for 5% of the market share when they have 86% covered.
I mean, I think most of us understand why GOG’s Linux support is miles behind Steam’s, but that doesn’t change the fact that it is behind. Years ago I bought several games from GOG because of the no DRM policy; but once Steam released a Linux version, and began pumping resources into Proton, the choice for me was easy, and I switched over. I understand GOG’s position, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with people pointing out how GOG doesn’t have the same level of Linux support as Steam does. That’s useful information.
Steam has been absolutely amazing, and I think one of the only companies that realize the corner their in.
I’ve really not seen a whole of the history, but it seems that is definetly carving out a way forward for them.
Heh, a little thing: if you don’t support something, you won’t see anyone from there because there can be none.
I’m supportive of GOG generally, but haven’t really played around enough with it to form a full opinion
How small of a company do you think they are? Their parent company is publicly traded and worth at least half a billion dollars. Not only that, but after they port their launcher, they can piggyback on the investment Valve has made into the platform for pennies on the dollar, if they were interested in wrapping games with Proton or whatnot.
Just because their parent company has that much money doesn’t mean they spend it on GOG.
Sure they can, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they are. It might just take a bit of time.
I’d guess the percentage of players with a steam deck is also in a single digit.
It is. There’s no doubt about that.
I’m pretty sure about it too, but if anybody asks me a source I don’t have one…
The market share of Linux is much higher among people who oppose DRM as a concept, which is their primary audience.