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General discussionHot Take: GOG Should Ditch Galaxy and Support Heroic(50 posts)(50 posts)
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Posted August 31, 2024
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u2jedi: That's still DRM. ANYTHING that sits between you and the installer is Digital Rights Management regardless how one coats it with aspartame.
Wrong. DRM is a mechanism that is built into the game, to allow someone else to control it. There is nothing inherently 'DRM' about using a client application to install/manage games.
Posted August 31, 2024
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u2jedi: That's still DRM. ANYTHING that sits between you and the installer is Digital Rights Management regardless how one coats it with aspartame.
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Time4Tea: Wrong. DRM is a mechanism that is built into the game, to allow someone else to control it. There is nothing inherently 'DRM' about using a client application to install/manage games.
It's not part of the original game so it IS a form of DRM. Care for some more saccharine?
Posted August 31, 2024
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u2jedi: It's not part of the original game so it IS a form of DRM. Care for some more saccharine?
It's not a form of DRM unless it involves Digital Rights Management.
Any other form of management that is under YOUR control, is not your Digital Rights being impacted in any way.
Posted August 31, 2025
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u2jedi: That's still DRM. ANYTHING that sits between you and the installer is Digital Rights Management regardless how one coats it with aspartame.
I understand DRM is just when you can't do it without. As you can download, run and install GOG games without GOG Galaxy, Playnite or Heroic and there are just optional I don't see how they adding DRM. For some GOG Galaxy, Playnite or Heroic provide some conveniences which is why they are used.
Posted August 31, 2025
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deropo: I understand DRM is just when you can't do it without. As you can download, run and install GOG games without GOG Galaxy, Playnite or Heroic and there are just optional I don't see how they adding DRM. For some GOG Galaxy, Playnite or Heroic provide some conveniences which is why they are used.
Did you manage to find this thread by accident, or was waiting a whole year actually in the cards?
Post edited August 31, 2025 by dnovraD
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