On Reddit the "Verified GOG Rep" said this:

"You will be able to buy Epic games on GOG GALAXY without having the launcher installed, but for obvious reasons the launcher will be necessary if you want to install them."

No idea what is the truth now.

Which launcher(s) will we need here? Epic Game Store Launcher? GOG Galaxy? Both?

Just found the same quote as you. It would have been nice if that information had been posted in this topic along with the "Good News".

gog will sell epic games on their store which means they are selling games with drm.

I want another St. Anger...unironically love that album.

Still don't want DRMed gaming clients though.

No damn clue right now. Guess we have to wait and see.

No effin clue what you're doing GoG. I use this site because I want the guarantee that everything I buy here is DRM-free. Looks like that's out the window. I'll wait for more information but it's not looking good.

I dont use Galaxy as a store, but as an update/download app.
This move just makes me stay even more distant from using it as a store. Who knows if id be able to make sure any game sold is drm free when this feature is released, or even includes an offline installer.

Seems like gog is going the humble path of shifting into a key store. Sad times. Maybe this can work out favorably for the drm free enthusiast, but i dont see how atm.

I think one particularly sad thing about all of this is that GOG seems to be trying to fragment its own user base, into several different camps:

- those that have no interest in Galaxy and just want to be able to download offline installers
- those that want to use Galaxy, like achievements etc., but still care about DRM-free
- those that don't give a shit about DRM, will buy/play anything and just want the Galaxy client

They are trying to be all things to all people, which seems like a bit of a risky strategy ...

That is pr spin, you will need the launcher to install the game and then you dont which you can do with steam drm free games too. it still relies on the launcher to install.

From the same thread:

A user asked:

"In description I can read that I can install game with GOG Galaxy app.

Does this mean that I can install and launch games from Epic without Epic Launcher?"

With the following reply:

"[–]-chandra-Verified GOG Rep[S] 1 point 4 hours ago
No, the launcher is still necessary as these games have DRM. It means that, if you already have the Epic launcher installed, you can install the game without leaving the GOG GALAXY app. Otherwise when you were to install the game, it will ask you to install the launcher."

(emphasis mine)

Yeah... Galaxy will be the one client to rule all clients. And in the darkness bind them.

Oh boy. There goes the neighborhood.

Having read all the comments up until now, these are the worst and best case scenarios I see;

Best: GOG will be using Galaxy 2.0 as a test-bed for partnering with other stores in selling DRM-free games, while getting a cut of the p(r)i(c)e themselves.
(Hopefully they will soon come to the browser store with stand-alone installers and patches)

Worst: GOG is aiming to become a client to rule all other clients, compromising their core values in order to squeeze out the most profit.

Whatever the case may be, I really don't think I can see this as a good move.
Unless GOG clarifies themselves by going into more details about it, and their long-term goals.
Which is highly unlikely considering their history, and that these kinds of deals usually abound with NDA agreements.

I'm all about DRM-free games with stand-alone installers and patches myself.
I don't use, and will not use, the client for the foreseeable future.

*edit* Man, lots of new posts since I wrote this, heh.
I just wanted to add that I'm also not a fan of this because..epic.. you know, epic..

So, FCK-FCKDRM it is, then. :/ major bummer