Posted January 15, 2022
nightcraw1er.488: Also, it’s worth noting that you can already buy games on epic direct from galaxy, so for the vast majority of people who use galaxy and don’t care about drm/client/online gating/online only etc. the game is already available for them. Why would Sony create another version with galaxy for a smaller return? Same goes for any game on epic now.
tfishell: Couldn't the same thing be said about Horizon Zero Dawn? I assume it was available to buy on Epic direct through Galaxy months before the game came here, but GOG obviously wanted it here. (presumably because they make far more money from people purchasing it here than purchasing it on Epic through Galaxy) Also the game wouldn't have been ported for Galaxy on Epic's store right? You can launch the Epic client from Galaxy but don't get Galaxy achievements, multiplayer, etc., right? In any case this doesn't bother me on the level it bothers you. (I'd prefer not to argue over that however) I think GOG will still fight to get more Sony games here on their own store (for the money), and I assume Sony won't care much because of GOG's small userbase/income (and possibly because of the CP2077 fiasco already mentioned), besides the DRM-free requirement. HZD has seemingly sold quite well here, but dunno if it was "well enough" for Sony's expectations.
72_hour_Richard: I'm surprised people are expecting it to be on GOG, especially at the PC launch. Sony are only selling their former exclusives on PC out of desperation to help keep their exclusive studios alive. Once the number of units sold start dropping dramatically on Epic and Steam, it might arrive here .. or it may not, as with Days Gone,Yakuza and others.
The game itself I have no interest in. I have played some of it and did not like it; mediocre and pointless puzzles with Soulsborne combat that mostly felt like a string of quick-time events, and an uninteresting storyline.
Even if the game did arrive on GOG and I had some degree of interest in it, I would not buy it out of sheer principle, because I know that as soon as the PS5 console starts selling well again, Sony will stop porting to PC. So I don't really feel like supporting that brand and that studio. F 'em. There are other, more PC-friendly publishers and studios I'd rather support with my hard-earned money.
That’s a tad unfair. Sony are a console developer first off, so that is their focus. The pc market is secondary. Compare this with the likes of M$ who are windows, and yet lock games to their console secondary market (forsa horizon 1,2,3 for example), and even on pc cripple their games with GFWDead or Windows Store. To me Sony are at least doing what they were built for and expanding their user base by allowing pc users access to exclusives. I don’t know about nintendo, but I don’t see many of their games on pc (same setup as Sony)?The game itself I have no interest in. I have played some of it and did not like it; mediocre and pointless puzzles with Soulsborne combat that mostly felt like a string of quick-time events, and an uninteresting storyline.
Even if the game did arrive on GOG and I had some degree of interest in it, I would not buy it out of sheer principle, because I know that as soon as the PS5 console starts selling well again, Sony will stop porting to PC. So I don't really feel like supporting that brand and that studio. F 'em. There are other, more PC-friendly publishers and studios I'd rather support with my hard-earned money.
Post edited January 15, 2022 by nightcraw1er.488