Posted June 06, 2017
synfresh: To many people on here, specifically those who have been here a long time, they view (or once did) GoG as some sort of white knight of gaming that was going to rescue the masses from the evil that is known as Steam. A crusader which stood by DRM-Free principles in the face of the giant know as Valve and come out winning in the end. To a large part they still are this, but they have also evolved in a sense because the industry demands it. DRM-Free is a noble cause but I've always said if you put yourself on an island and shout from the rooftops that the big boy on the block is so bad, nobody is going to listen because they probably can't even hear you in the first place. GoG has found that you can't simply sell 'DRM-Free' and expect the masses to simply just show up. You need to have additional selling points to attract users to your store and yes, that includes things like a client (Galaxy) and connectivity like Connect.
It's not GoG turning their back on their faithful users, it's trying to serve those same users while still trying to be relevant in an industry that is opposite of their core business model.
Perhaps some things are meant to be niche, especially when it comes to what makes them relevant at all in the first place.It's not GoG turning their back on their faithful users, it's trying to serve those same users while still trying to be relevant in an industry that is opposite of their core business model.