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Freedom of choice. Optional client. Cross-play. Coming soon to all gamers!

Earlier today (or was it yesterday for you?), during the [url=http://www.gog.com/news/cd_projekt_red_gogcom_summer_conference]CD Projekt RED and GOG.com’s Summer Conference we dropped the news about our next big step forward! GOG.com has always been home to more and more of the the best games in history (for Windows and Mac), both classic and new. Differing in shapes, flavors, and sizes they had one thing in common: they were mostly single-player, and our focus was mainly on the experience of a singular gamer. If that's your thing, nothing really will change. You can always enjoy your favorite games 100% DRM-free on GOG.com, with no need to activate your game online or remain connected to play your single-player title. Just like GOG.com has always been about.. But what if you want to play with your friends?

Today we are excited to announce GOG Galaxy, a truly gamer-friendly, 100% DRM-free online gaming platform that will finally provide the GOG.com community with the easy option to play together online. GOG Galaxy will allow you to share your achievements, stay in touch with your pals and get the updates for your games automatically. We've developed this technology to improve your GOG.com experience. We think GOG Galaxy really deserves your attention and we hope many of you will give it a try! But, here's the great thing: it is totally optional, so it's all up to you! If you do not want to play online, or use our optional client to access these features, then no worries, you will always be able to play the single-player mode 100% DRM-free, and download manually the latest updated version of your favorite title from our website. Now, for one more feature we call cross-play. We always believed in an open world for gamers, with no obligation to be tied to a specific platform or client; and this is why GOG Galaxy will allow gamers to play with their buddies who use Steam, without any need to use any 3rd party client or account, nothing, nada. We’re taking care of connecting GOG.com and Steam players, so just sit back, relax and give it a try.

See the outtake from the CD Projekt RED & GOG.com Summer Conference

Talking of which, we are proud to announce the soon-to-come launch of the beta phase for The Witcher Adventure Game, a faithful adaptation of the board game of the same title. It allows up to 4 players to play together, whether they use Steam or GOG.com. Cross-play at its finest! If you wanna get the chance to try it out, please visit and sign up to get in the queue for your beta access key. You can also simply take advantage of our amazing [url=http://www.gog.com/tw3]pre-order offer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which includes 2 beta access keys for he Witcher Aventure Game, delivered to you as soon as we start handing them out to public.

We believe GOG Galaxy has the power to provide the best of both worlds. Playing the single player mode of your favorite game, 100% DRM-free, while still having the OPTION to use our soon-to-come client for an enhanced experience (auto-patching, achievements, and much more) or play online with other GOG.com (and Steam) players if you so wish.

There will be more GOG Galaxy titles coming up this year, so stay tuned for more news and get the word around!
Post edited June 06, 2014 by G-Doc
Intriguing. +1
can someone tell me how this work? i this already implemented? or will there be a client to download and install much like steam, and if there is a installable client will my account on this site work on that client?
Still very interested, but could you at least give an estimate as to when we'd get our hands on the client? This summer? Fall? Christmas present?
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OK, playing a bit the thick-in-the-head luddite here, but please bear with me :

- on the whole I don't give a rat's ass about multiplayer
- I don't give a flying fuck about "sharing achievements" or "staying in touch with my pals" (I know how to use email & phone, thanks)
- I am not (that much) mentally disabled, and thus I know how to click the download links in the "My Games" section of the GOG website

So I can safely ignore this, and nothing will change for me as far as using GOG goes, right ?
That would be rad.
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tikyorules: ... will there be a client to download and install much like steam, and if there is a installable client will my account on this site work on that client?
I think this is highly likely with the difference that the GOG client will not check online if you really own the game when you want to play. At least that's how I understand DRM free.
Post edited June 06, 2014 by Trilarion
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Erich_Zann: So I can safely ignore this, and nothing will change for me as far as using GOG goes, right ?
That would be rad.
Yes, you will be able to use GOG.com just as you use it now.
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Erich_Zann:
You can ignore it safely, however I'm glad in way, because this might mean that games which are steam exclusive can be brought to GOG easier, and hopefully it'll mean more games here for us.
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Erich_Zann: OK, playing a bit the thick-in-the-head luddite here, but please bear with me :

- on the whole I don't give a rat's ass about multiplayer
- I don't give a flying fuck about "sharing achievements" or "staying in touch with my pals" (I know how to use email & phone, thanks)
- I am not (that much) mentally disabled, and thus I know how to click the download links in the "My Games" section of the GOG website

So I can safely ignore this, and nothing will change for me as far as using GOG goes, right ?
That would be rad.
Yup thats how it will be. You don't have to use the client at all. Just continue doing what you have been doing.
Well i did keep saying i would like optional client..... so its good news...
Post edited June 06, 2014 by Niggles
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Not what I want from GOG, so -1 from me.
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Erich_Zann: ... So I can safely ignore this, and nothing will change for me as far as using GOG goes, right ?...
You can absolutely safely ignore this as they say in the first paragraph:

"...our focus was mainly on the experience of a singular gamer. If that's your thing, nothing really will change. You can always enjoy your favorite games 100% DRM-free on GOG.com, with no need to activate your game online or remain connected to play your single-player title. Just like GOG.com has always been about.."

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Smannesman: Not what I want from GOG, so -1 from me.
Just for the record, what do you want?
Post edited June 06, 2014 by Trilarion
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Erich_Zann: OK, playing a bit the thick-in-the-head luddite here, but please bear with me :

- on the whole I don't give a rat's ass about multiplayer
- I don't give a flying fuck about "sharing achievements" or "staying in touch with my pals" (I know how to use email & phone, thanks)
- I am not (that much) mentally disabled, and thus I know how to click the download links in the "My Games" section of the GOG website

So I can safely ignore this, and nothing will change for me as far as using GOG goes, right ?
That would be rad.
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Thistler: Yup thats how it will be. You don't have to use the client at all. Just continue doing what you have been doing.
Id be curious whether some of those can be disabled as options --- i like idea of client but not achievements or multiplayer (i suspect most of the customer base has no interest in multiplayer aspect)...
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Trilarion: Just for the record, what do you want?
Good Old Games.
I want very much to know, if we can simply download installers through GOG Galaxy. Hopefully, more details will come by, when ready.