Posted June 21, 2020
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Swedrami: I imagine they'd at least try to get the racing games back that had been sold on GoG before but were removed due to expired licensing (I think, not sure) years ago:
From the top of my head those would include (among others?):
Colin McRae Rally 2005
GRID a.k.a. Race Driver: Grid
Re-Volt
GoG likely looks and tries to get racing games/sports games in general on the store, but the reasons that they don't end up here are likely the infestation with micro-transactions/lootbox mechanics/always-online DRM and license-holders like Codemasters not willing (for reasons) to sell DRM-free versions of their games. From a technical point of view I imagine it's also no trivial thing or even nigh impossible to remove the micro-transactions/lootbox mechanics and the always-online requirement to get a truly DRM-free version.
Thanks for your reply. From the top of my head those would include (among others?):
Colin McRae Rally 2005
GRID a.k.a. Race Driver: Grid
Re-Volt
GoG likely looks and tries to get racing games/sports games in general on the store, but the reasons that they don't end up here are likely the infestation with micro-transactions/lootbox mechanics/always-online DRM and license-holders like Codemasters not willing (for reasons) to sell DRM-free versions of their games. From a technical point of view I imagine it's also no trivial thing or even nigh impossible to remove the micro-transactions/lootbox mechanics and the always-online requirement to get a truly DRM-free version.
I have just played GRID Ultimate Edition (2019) an F1 2019 Anniversary Edition in Steam offline mode and my internet connection turned off. Both games run perfectly and I have could played in any game mode less online mode, because the games couldn't connect to the official game servers to play online.
Post edited June 21, 2020 by Kengy