Ebany: It's degrading for my Extremely expensive gaming rig to run such an archaic piece of software, couldn't even slow the system enough to run one of those Amiga games. It would be like hitching a horse drawn carriage to a Ferrari.
IAmSinistar: Technofetishism is the province of insecure males who think shiny objects will help them get laid. :)
But really, I hope you don't actually equate "more hardware" with "more fun". That just as absurd as saying that movies with bigger special effects budgets are always better than those with less. Personally I've seen enough CGI-and-explosion films (and played enough AAA console titles) to know that these tend to be hollow inside when compared to games made on a smaller budget but with more affection and talent.
True, but the ones with a smaller budget, less renown actors, or cheaper CGI almost always remain on the fringes eating the left overs. Don't get me wrong, there are many old titles which could hold my interest for up to 20 minutes, but I want GoG to survive and thrive ......... can you honestly say that would happen if they spend all their time on old Amiga games?
Not to mention the fact there's a ton of Indie clones on almost every old game ever made.
toxicTom: I think GOG could be a little more outspoken towards the industry: "See, DRM-free works!". But we don't know what happens behind the doors at the negotiation tables.
IAmSinistar: The inertia in the industry is due to most companies being a mixture of equals parts of echo chamber and tribal witchdoctors. Just like individual people they reinforce their own beliefs, however wrong those are, and selectively bias the information they bring in to sustain those prejudices ("throwing virgins into the volcano stops eruptions!", "DRM stops piracy!"). Very few of them want to be first or take a chance, sadly, which makes GOG all the more precious.
I agree. In almost every case of a game been pirated the person never had any intention (under any circumstances) of paying for it, so how could it be classed as lost revenue. Really it's just the base cost of stolen intellectual property. Sometimes I think DRM is more about stopping Console users switching to a PC and learning the ropes so they can access all the good games :)
