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Release the GOG Galaxy client for linux in progress
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herbwest Please release the GOG Galaxy client for Linux, because there are many penguins out there who would prefer to buy games on your site, but don't do so, because of the convenience of the Steam client. Sorry for my bad english, but I'm no native speaker ;)
Oxidiz Although I'm a linux power user experienced enough to install all the games on my own, I still kinda prefer the lazy way to get all the dirty stuff done on a single click, and focusing on enjoying the game itself. So I would appreciate it if the native linux client is REALLY on your agenda.
cr0t0 TO-DO List for GOG: <br /> * linux client <br /> * spanish language (is a shame GOG) <br /> * improve review interface (example read No Man's Sky is frustrating)
dobri Please release Linux version. Thanks.
daro7557 September 2017, still no dedicated GOG Galaxy Linux client.
maxRunnr It's OK guys, there's already a solution: <a href="https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_under_Linux" class="light_un" target="_blank">https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_under_Linux</a>
nullSum They seem to have decided they don't care.
Julientaq that would be the next step into building a real drm free playing universe. Thanks for thinking about it
trawz I would really appreciate a GOG Galaxy Linux client! Thanks in advance
scoobypup4rd Waiting to buy Tooth and Tail till it comes to Linux here, which means we need Galaxy soon.
13hirteen Hey, here to chime in that I'm disappointed at having to get Tooth & Tail on Steam rather than here due to the lack of Galaxy for Linux stymieing its release. Could we at least get an ETA on the client?
dyrvere GOG Galaxy could have turned GOG into a much more important asset for Linux gamers, but it seems you are too little, too late now. Our people are turning away and going with the competition. Good job, give yourself a pat on the back.
Patsche85 Yesterday I wrote Kalypso, why we get no linuxversion of their games - the answer: <br /> gog have no linux client <br /> ... <br /> ... <br /> Whats about the linux-galaxy-client? Is it really in progress? We only want a message about this situation. :(
narr So, now I have to buy Tooth&Tail from Steam, because you don't offer a Linux client. That's really disappointing.
nm96 Something tells me Galaxy for Linux is "in progress" the same way Half-Life 3 is "in progress" -- they know they would lose more customers by telling us the truth, so they just lead us on indefinitely instead. I never thought I'd say this, but I think I'm going to go back to just pirating games. Trying to buy games legitimately just isn't worth the hassle anymore.
CochainComplex damn it is almost impossible to download a game without an win computer ....playonlinux does not work no login possible even with deaktivated twoway ....lgogdownloader not working.....what else ...wine doesnt do a proper job with gog downloader....please what the hell ? you are advertising with linux support for some games but no way to download it ? seriously
ishtu +1. Really looking forward having it. Even better solution would be to provide API spec and let community write their own client :) or build open-source one.
elbuglione "As we stated before we'll eventually bring it to Linux, but currently it's not a priority for us, and we don't have any estimated date to share at this moment." <br /> <br /> You customers has defined your top priority are GOG Galaxy client for Linux <br /> <br /> GOG team: you must do your work or someone else will make it for you <br /> <a href="http://itch.io" class="light_un" target="_blank"><br /> itch.io</a> > <a href="http://gog.com" class="light_un" target="_blank">gog.com</a>
Tinwhistle I love GoG Galaxy and use it extensively - it is almost my only source of games. However, I am fed up with Windows and won't switch to Windows 10. So when Windows 7 support runs out, I need a convenient game client for Linux, and recently installed Steam. If Galaxy does not come to Linux, I am afraid I might wander off to Steam out of convenience.
amigo Its about time, please put more work into this
Marcheziora Has been far too long since they spoke about Linux, we need some progress reports about it.
hringriin Upvote!
PaganDegree want it want it want it want it .............
sgrizzard A computer is like an air conditioning unit...it is useless if you open the Windows... <br /> <br /> Please make a Linux client!
sn1ks pleeeeease! you are anti-drm and so basically is the linux community! connect with us and you will make so many players happy!
nikster77 Linux Client we need.
infamedavid when?
Kaffe Hi. You know what I want by now. Please, put some priority on this!
Ryein Please release Linux version. Thanks.
NisnaVerb Someday I'll be able to play the game I purchased. Maybe.
dare-devil still no gog galaxy client for linux...? <br /> didnt they announced the client years ago?!
serphu We really need this now.
nm96 Linux gaming may be significantly smaller than Windows gaming, but now that everyone hates Valve it may be a good idea to go after their Linux gaming monopoly, especially since DRM-freedom is more important to Linux users than Windows users on average.
Piekny-Cygan Do they realize that this currently is the most voted feature for GOG Galaxy ?
zedyx Yes, gog galaxy for linux!!!
Psycosy I have lost a bit of respect to GOG after they said they will not prioritize GNU/Linux support for the GOG Galaxy client. I have put a lot of money into buying games on GOG, but now I will consider buying my games somewhere else.
coppercount I mostly use linux at work and at home. Windows only gets booted when i want to play some old game. I nowadays even try to buy only games that run on linux. Please make the client a reality for linux. With VGA passthrough my plan is to have an old Windows (7/8) for all the old games that i cannot run under Linux in an VM.
pete14312 Waiting for this, too. At the moment it's always support GOG for the cool DRM attitude vs the convenience of the steam client. Sucks that this is not really in progress :-(
hchilde It is ugly to lie to customers. Please remove the "in progress" tag from this wishlist
cfbauer Eventually I'll buy games on GOG, but for now it isn't a priority for me.
Patolinux I have to say I really despise the putatively neutral business language. Saying that linux "is not a priority" to you, while linux is a priority and life of many people, is outright frustrating. But that's OK with me: I not only make *my* priority to support companies which make stuff for my OS, I go out of my way to advocate and get sales for them. Really - I can't express my frustration at you, guys: GoG started selling games for linux even before steam, and now dismissively treats our open-source OS this way.
rpgresearch0 Our company runs Linux (and OpenBSD) almost exclusively. The few Windows (and Mac) systems allowed, are not allowed direct Internet access. If you are too shorthanded on developers, please do consider releasing the client information as opensource, and the community will help maintain it. That will be a great way to bring in a very helpful community and grow support of your products that much more. Linux users can be VERY loyal customers if you treat them with consideration. Happy Gaming!
lightman05 pessoal do Brasil gostaria muito que tivesse um cliente da GOG galaxy para Linux.
gnanini As we have seen on the latest researches, 2.5% of users on steam use Linux... We are growing fast. Steam is heavily supporting us, the number tittles ported to Linux is growing, now on August we have a lot of ports, Vulkan is a fucking awesome reality... It's better for GoG to support us, as we will support you... I don't have to pay for a windows license, so I have some money to spend on games...
DrDoctor GOG's statement on why they won't port Galaxy to Linux is troubling, at the least. Many devs want to use Galaxy's features to improve their games, but if the Galaxy client isn't available on Linux then why should they even try to port games to Linux? If QA and dev time is limited, outsource the Linux client to a company like Aspyr or, better yet, open-source the client and let the potentially hundreds of thousands of devs who contribute to OSS for /free/ work on development for you.
Maki Until the GoG Galaxy client is released for Linux, I am no longer willing to purchase anything on GoG and will distance myself from any interaction with GoG. I will not point to GoG for anything, will not support it in any way, and will consider it as dead as GoG apparently believes the Linux userbase is. You don't support us, so I won't support you. Telling us for YEARS that the Linux client is "coming" or "in progress" is just outright lying when you don't intend to develop it, and you may see from the recent responses that this is not how you treat people.
ManicRobot_ The Linux market share on desktops keeps growing and if nobody wants to develop software for Linux, nobody will use it for desktop purposes! And if nobody uses Linux for desktop purposes, nobody will develop software and so on. Please, dear <a href="http://GOG.com" class="light_un" target="_blank">GOG.com</a> team, keep on working on the Linux client. Linux and DRM free software, a match that is just perfect! Even making the current GOG Galaxy client open-source would help significantly because there are many people in the community willing to port it to Linux.
TesX At this point just open-source the client... Until the linux version is out, I won't buy games on GOG unless I have a VERY compelling reason to do so.
AlexRavenheart The ”in progress” status needs to be removed as it is clear now that no GOG Galaxy team member is actually working on the Linux client. If the status of this item remains the same, it is just outright lying to your customers.
Vladar "As we stated before we'll eventually bring it to Linux, but currently it's not a priority for us, and we don't have any estimated date to share at this moment." <br /> <br /> Well, I guess, buying games on GOG won't be a priority for me for a long time now.
AgentVotan +CheapHorder -- completely agree! <br /> If you release a barebones client that is open-source, the community will maintain it, that's the beauty of Linux. <br /> It doesn't even need to be exactly the same as the Windows client. As long as it provides some of the most basic features such as allowing us to run games that require it on Linux. The community can then take over on maintaining it, that's what we do. <br /> By not having the GOG Galaxy client on Linux (especially when games require it in order to run), you're literally forcing us to buy the same game on Steam instead.
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