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Posted May 22, 2019
There are two things that matter to all of us gamers: the games we play and the friends we play them with. But as more titles come with dedicated launchers and clients, our games and gaming buddies become scattered in between them. With GOG GALAXY 2.0, you’ll be able to combine multiple libraries into one and connect with your friends across all gaming platforms!

“As gamers, we need to juggle between multiple clients to access our games and see what our friends are playing,” says Piotr Karwowski, Managing Director at GOG. “We believe gamers deserve a better experience, and this became the driving force to redefine GOG GALAXY client,” Karwowski adds. “GOG GALAXY 2.0 is designed for all gamers and extends well beyond existing GOG.COM users, into both PC and console platforms.”

Once you connect GOG GALAXY 2.0 with other platforms, it will import all your games into one library. You will see your friends activities and online status across connected platforms. All new library and friends features apply to your GOG.COM games and enhance your experience. And it’s designed to protect your privacy – your data belongs to you and will never be shared with third parties. We see it as an all-in-one solution for the present-day gamer.

Experience GOG GALAXY 2.0 yourself — sign up for the closed beta at www.gogalaxy.com and be among the first to get access to it!

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Learn more about our vision.
Main features and what to expect once GOG GALAXY 2.0 officially launches.

Your Games.
Import all your games from PC and consoles, build and organize them into one master collection. Install and launch any PC game you own, no matter the platform.

Keep track of all your achievements, hours played and games owned.

Customize your library by filtering, sorting, tagging, and adding your own visuals like game backgrounds or covers.

Follow upcoming releases and discover games popular among your friends and the gaming community.

Your Friends.
Bring together your friends from all platforms and see their online status.

No matter on which platform your friends are, you can chat with them.

See your friends’ cross-platform achievements, game time milestones and recently played games.

See who’s the master collector, completionist or spends the most time playing.

Your Privacy.
Your personal data will never be shared with third parties.

We’re not spying on data from your computer.

With a single click, you can remove imported games and friends data from our servers.

Your GOG Client.
All new library management and friends features take your experience to the next level.

The best way to run and update your GOG games.

Use features like cloud saving, in-game overlay, multiplayer & matchmaking, rollbacks and more.

The client is not required to play your DRM-free GOG games.

More
Connect more platforms and add new features with open-source integrations.

All customizations and changes to your library are saved in the cloud and synced between all your devices.

Save any view like a customized library or favorite games and friends to access them instantly.

GOG GALAXY 2.0 will be available for Windows and Mac for free.
Sign up now at www.gogalaxy.com for the closed beta access.
Post edited May 24, 2019 by elcook
Posted May 23, 2019
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Vainamoinen: For the last fucking time.

We don't want the launcher to end all launchers.

We don't want any fucking launcher at all.
Speak for yourself.
Posted May 23, 2019
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GameRager: Most businesses with proprietary/private code usually don't go that route for varying reasons.
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Darvond: Thing is, the nature of Linux is that if it doesn't exist, there's a good chance someone will start working on a version of it. Let's take Deluxe Paint II. It didn't exist for many platforms, so here's GraFX2.

Right now, there's Lutris. Given a few extra features, when GOG does/does not finally announce Galaxy for Linux, what's likely to happen is a resounding "Who Cares", because we supplanted the need for it with our own software. Which would land firmly in "sucks to be them", since I'm sure more Galaxy users would be positive feedback to their marketing team or whatever.

All we really need to know is what the main contributing factors preventing a port of Galaxy to Linux are, because being Linux, it is noting if not a flexible and adaptive community.

TYLKO MAŁA JASNA ODPOWIEDŹ ZROBIŁA?
The problem (at least for me) isn't that we lack a launcher for Linux. It's that certain games are impossible to port to Linux on GOG because they make use of Galaxy features (Tooth and Tail) or they have to resort to kludges because of a lack of access to Galaxy (the Stardew multiplayer beta had to be distributed iirc in a forum post because betas are a Galaxy only feature.)
Posted May 23, 2019
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Darvond: Thing is, the nature of Linux is that if it doesn't exist, there's a good chance someone will start working on a version of it. Let's take Deluxe Paint II. It didn't exist for many platforms, so here's GraFX2.

Right now, there's Lutris. Given a few extra features, when GOG does/does not finally announce Galaxy for Linux, what's likely to happen is a resounding "Who Cares", because we supplanted the need for it with our own software. Which would land firmly in "sucks to be them", since I'm sure more Galaxy users would be positive feedback to their marketing team or whatever.

All we really need to know is what the main contributing factors preventing a port of Galaxy to Linux are, because being Linux, it is noting if not a flexible and adaptive community.

TYLKO MAŁA JASNA ODPOWIEDŹ ZROBIŁA?
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tekkenfreak3: The problem (at least for me) isn't that we lack a launcher for Linux. It's that certain games are impossible to port to Linux on GOG because they make use of Galaxy features (Tooth and Tail) or they have to resort to kludges because of a lack of access to Galaxy (the Stardew multiplayer beta had to be distributed iirc in a forum post because betas are a Galaxy only feature.)
Yes, exactly. Things like this are a major problem and GOG is not even attempting to do anything that might help in anyway. Not a Galaxy client for Linux and not anything less.
Posted May 23, 2019
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Fate-is-one-edge: Yeah, quite the statement.
Please do go through with drinking that lovely milkshake of yours. It would be even better if those primal instincts of yours were restricted of the use of "we" and "nobody", until your communicated thoughts reach a mature form, sir.

Regards.
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GameRager: You might not agree with him based on him saying it/his ideas but he IS right technically(for most people anyways). In years long gone by many happily/easily saved to their own machines and were able to make backups on disc/thumb drive/etc of important things like saves.
I frequently install/uninstall games from my SSD and keeping track of the saved games is a pain lifted by the Galaxy cloud. I am glad I don't have to back up and (re)-organize them in a separate HDD partition or by means of external storage (USB, ext.HDD, CD/DVD) anymore. It is such a useful service that people with an Internet connection do actually need it, if only by means of utility.
The methods you mentioned and once upon a time I resorted to myself, belong to an era relatively long gone or are the only ones available to people without an Internet connection.
And for the record, he/she WAS right back in 2000. It's never a matter of opinion. It's a matter of superior intellect and convincing arguments. A past fight that had stooped to border-line harrashment, (thus my direct and humble request to cease it), which was not respected.
Post edited May 23, 2019 by Fate-is-one-edge
Posted May 23, 2019
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On a lighter note: https://twitter.com/CORSAIR/status/1112455241872691207 :p
Posted May 23, 2019
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GameRager: Most businesses with proprietary/private code usually don't go that route for varying reasons.
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Darvond: Thing is, the nature of Linux is that if it doesn't exist, there's a good chance someone will start working on a version of it. Let's take Deluxe Paint II. It didn't exist for many platforms, so here's GraFX2.

Right now, there's Lutris. Given a few extra features, when GOG does/does not finally announce Galaxy for Linux, what's likely to happen is a resounding "Who Cares", because we supplanted the need for it with our own software. Which would land firmly in "sucks to be them", since I'm sure more Galaxy users would be positive feedback to their marketing team or whatever.

All we really need to know is what the main contributing factors preventing a port of Galaxy to Linux are, because being Linux, it is noting if not a flexible and adaptive community.

TYLKO MAŁA JASNA ODPOWIEDŹ ZROBIŁA?
Yes, but(And i'm not 100% certain as i;m no lawyer) if a company lawyer wanted to they could likley get the effort shut down quickly(as with some fan games/apps being served with cease-desist letters/etc).

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Vainamoinen: For the last fucking time.

I don't want the launcher to end all launchers.

I don't want any fucking launcher at all.
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Mobeeuz: Fixed that for you...
Many(but not all) here originally came for DRM free/clientless gaming......not fancy clients/loaders, achievments, cloud saves, etc.

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Kristian: Yes, exactly. Things like this are a major problem and GOG is not even attempting to do anything that might help in anyway. Not a Galaxy client for Linux and not anything less.
Because i'm a bit austistic when it comes to accuracy in replies: It's a major problem, but only to those who both game on linux and actually want to use a client such as this for their games

I agree GOG could throw linux users a bone and either make a client port for linux users or at least give a firm answer as to the situation
Post edited May 23, 2019 by GameRager
Posted May 23, 2019
"Because i'm a bit austistic when it comes to accuracy in replies: It's a major problem, but only to those who both game on linux and actually want to use a client such as this for their games "

Actually no because this prevents some games from having Linux versions on GOG which is not just important for those that want a client.
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GameRager: You might not agree with him based on him saying it/his ideas but he IS right technically(for most people anyways). In years long gone by many happily/easily saved to their own machines and were able to make backups on disc/thumb drive/etc of important things like saves.
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Fate-is-one-edge: I frequently install/uninstall games from my SSD and keeping track of the saved games is a pain lifted by the Galaxy cloud. I am glad I don't have to back up and (re)-organize them in a separate HDD partition or by means of external storage (USB, ext.HDD, CD/DVD) anymore. It is such a useful service that people with an Internet connection do actually need it, if only by means of utility.
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The methods you mentioned and once upon a time I resorted to myself, belong to an era relatively long gone or are the only ones available to people without an Internet connection.
And for the record, he/she WAS right back in 2000. It's never a matter of opinion. It's a matter of superior intellect and convincing arguments. A past fight that had stooped to border-line harrashment, (thus my direct and humble request to cease it), which was not respected.
Not to be rude or make your situation sound less important, but if one can do something without aid/the thing wanted to make life easier then it isn't something one absolutely needs but something one wants.
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They are also right now.....unless one cannot physically save to their own machines/etc then it is a want not a need.

I agree people shouldn't stoop to harassment, though.




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Kristian: "Because i'm a bit austistic when it comes to accuracy in replies: It's a major problem, but only to those who both game on linux and actually want to use a client such as this for their games "

Actually no because this prevents some games from having Linux versions on GOG which is not just important for those that want a client.
How does not having a linux game client stop GOG from releasing linux versions of games? Does it discourage the devs from releasing such, does it somehow stop GOG from offering offline linux versions? A little clarification is needed here, imo.

Also again: The fraction of linux users who are more like "no linux version, no sale" are probably slightly-moderately less than all those linux users on GOG(Especially if the amount of linux users here actually bringing the point up vs. all GOG linux users total is any indication).
Post edited May 23, 2019 by GameRager
Posted May 23, 2019
"How does not having a linux game client stop GOG from releasing linux versions of games? Does it discourage the devs from releasing such, does it somehow stop GOG from offering offline linux versions? A little clarification is needed here, imo. "

These are primarily games that have Linux versions on Steam and who's GOG versions have full Galaxy support. But as Galaxy is not on Linux those games are released only for Windows and/or Mac on GOG. If Galaxy for Linux existed those games would also get Linux releases on GOG, not only on Steam.
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Kristian: It seems they can answer a question about save games, fairly quickly even: https://mobile.twitter.com/GOGcom/status/1131332111707836417

But Linux? That gets ignored.
It's stated e.g. in the forum post: we aim for Windows and MacOS for closed beta.
That obviously means Linux is not supported currently... We're sorry if it's something important for you, and for others.
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Kristian: They have also not addressed if they mean that literally such that Galaxy for Linux will never come.
We're not saying GOG Galaxy for Linux will never come.


edit: Oh! My first post in this topic. I'm super excited for closed beta to go live soon! :)
Post edited May 23, 2019 by Johny.
Posted May 23, 2019
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Bitching and complaining about Linux? How about you not? This isn't your part of the interwebs, no matter what you might think. Go away :) We don't want to hear you condescension anymore.
Posted May 23, 2019
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Kristian: It seems they can answer a question about save games, fairly quickly even: https://mobile.twitter.com/GOGcom/status/1131332111707836417

But Linux? That gets ignored.
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Johny.: We aim for Windows and MacOS for closed beta.
That obviously means Linux is not supported currently.
Thanks for this answer. I upvoted it. But there is a whole thread here of follow up questions and context. Some of the things people are worried about is that the plans for GOG Galaxy have changed such that now it will never get Linux support and also that GOG communication has been a bit misleading/inaccurate regarding GOG Galaxy for Linux. Because when Galaxy was originally released it was stated that it would get Galaxy support later. The wishlist entry for Linux support was even marked "in progress". Yet later it was revealed that it was not being worked on by anyone, so hardly "in progress" and this latest announcement, of Galaxy 2.0, seemed to indicate that the last hope had been killed and some decision was made to drop any plans for ever releasing it for Linux.

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I saw your edit. Thank you again, much appreciated. That is what we want. Communication :)
Post edited May 23, 2019 by Kristian
Posted May 23, 2019
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Kristian: "How does not having a linux game client stop GOG from releasing linux versions of games? Does it discourage the devs from releasing such, does it somehow stop GOG from offering offline linux versions? A little clarification is needed here, imo. "

These are primarily games that have Linux versions on Steam and who's GOG versions have full Galaxy support. But as Galaxy is not on Linux those games are released only for Windows and/or Mac on GOG. If Galaxy for Linux existed those games would also get Linux releases on GOG, not only on Steam.
Thaks for the added clarification, but if I may ask: How does not having galaxy for linux stop GOG from releasing tested/already made linux versions of newly released titles through offline/site installers?
Posted May 23, 2019
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Johny.: We're not saying GOG Galaxy for Linux will never come.
That is probably the closest thing we've gotten to an answer to the real question in this thread. I would still like a more clear answer on whether Linux support is clearly still in the plan or not, but I thank you for your response.

https://imgur.com/gallery/2kWGJ
Post edited May 23, 2019 by jalister
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itchy01ca01: Bitching and complaining about Linux? How about you not? This isn't your part of the interwebs, no matter what you might think. Go away :) We don't want to hear you condescension anymore.
Gatekeeping a games launcher, nice :/
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