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Remove HITMAN - Game of The Year Edition from catalog completed
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tfishell @Apples90: they removed it because enough people complained loudly and it made the "gaming press"/journalism. tbh I don't think the wishlist made a difference *in this case*, like how Devotion's 9k+ votes haven't either.
##@@##@@ This got less than 1k votes and they removed a game from their catalogue? Oh that bodes well.
##@@##@@ Offline versions most welcome. (including full game and dlcs)
shih1976 A step in the right direction. Always listen to your customers.
bob.blunderton I came to this store under the assumption that all games would be DRM free. That and 'old games' are why we come to this store. Otherwise, besides sales, there's not a lot pushing me to have games under multiple accounts when I have an established Steam account.
Please don't sell games with DRM without first confirming with the user upon add-to-cart AND checkout that YES IT HAS DRM, so they don't mistakenly purchase something they don't want.
Cadaver747 Since the game was removed from GOG store after the DRM situation that wish status should be reverted back to *incomplete*.
Catventurer Stop trying to be Steam. You don't have nearly a large enough of a catalogue to compete against Steam except by being DRM-free. No matter how many games you add, Steam will still have more. Stay DRM-free or perish.
tfishell I hope GOG figures out a true DRM-free solution for the game, but at least they did this.
TheTank072 Good.
DrmSucksMaster Stick to your no-DRM policy or watch yourself perish. The people will NOT have it. Games Like No Man's Sky, Northgard and Hitman which all have a form of DRM do NOT belong here. This is not what you are. And this certainly isn't why people buy games on your platform. You are not a Steam alternative because you used to be BETTER than Steam.
SumofOne i heard other people whining at times about some online games(like the CD Project Red, card game) being here etc and i always thought it was silly really. I mean is an online game of course is going to need connection.
If Forthine was on this store and of course needed online connection i wouldn't care at all.
BUT this is NOT the case with this game. Other than the "user-created Contracts" that is logical to need online, this is SINGLE PLAYER DRM.
Which is basically the exact opposite of THE CORE PRINCIBLE this store was founded on.
This is the line this store should not cross. I love Hitman games and i still ignored this latest titles because of the bull they made with them constantly needing servers. It's a rent NOT a buy.
I was looking forward to DRM free version here and this is a disappointment to the fullest.
If IO interactive doesn't give the game without DRM the let them keep it. I would have gladly waited another 5 years if that was needed for a full free DRM version instead of getting this.
Lifthrasil Yes. Hitman should not be here in it's current form. Always online DRM is the antithesis of the promise that GOG was founded on!
Michaelsson @Dancsi38 Well, don't mind this guy, is obviously trolling.
Gekko_Dekko I doubt it will happen, but I kinda support this one. While I can kinda see where "lets allow whatever stuff they have, for as long as its just for optional online content" came from, games that get nearly unplayable without such content shouldnt be allowed
jpaulrusel Please REMOVE from the GOG catalog & REFUND my purchase. I'll delete my copy.
Hexchild @Dancsi38 I'm confused as to why you addressed your last post here to me. It addresses none of my points.
Dancsi38 @Hexchild, you can not have a 100% DRM-free service/digital game distributor platform, every game has a little DRM in it (even if it's only for online connection.
Taken from PCGamingwiki.com :
DRM-free • Link
GOG.com[2] and Itch.io[3] generally deliver DRM-free copies of games, although some might require additional DRM for online-based features.[4] GamersGate, Epic Games Store and Humble Store also offer a substantial DRM-free catalogue, and some titles on Steam are also in essence DRM-free post-download.
DRM-free means a game is shipped without any formal restrictions on how it is installed, copied, or activated.
Once a DRM-free game has been bought and/or downloaded, it can be installed on any computer and copied freely between machines, with no activation limits.
Some DRM-free titles might require the use of DRM to access or enable online-based features.
Also, it says you can install/copy any game you purchased on another machine without activation limit, so i can install my GOG games on my gf computer ?
It's because when you launch a GOG game, it will launch the gog galaxy client with my account connected, this is not DRM-free, you can not load a game without the GOG client.
MysteryK They were given a chance to get rid of the DRM, but didn't listen and just pretend the issue doesn't exist, quite irresposible. This rental product needs to be removed from the store for good.
NessAndSonic If this is true, then a line is being crossed. We already gave up on your fair local pricing. Many games try to sell the VIP treatment separately now. The only thing GOG has left in terms of modern games is no DRM. If there's going to be DRM, I might as just go back to buying these games on Steam.
NovHak GOG what did you do ? DRM for multiplayer was a suspicious move already, and now this ? I suppose it's linked to the eternal problem of investors coming and absolutely not giving a thing about company values, but anyway, an honest statement on this would be appreciated at this point, not just silently removing Hitman from the shelves.
uranmorte DRM has no place in GoG. Please remove game.
Hexchild @Dancsi38 I think GOG illegally cracking DRM is very unlikely to be true, as it would basically be legal suicide for a company like GOG. More likely any such modifications to the games would have been backed by the appropriate agreements, making them legal. But if you truly believe that GOG has been cracking DRM systems without the blessing of the rights owners, then rather than bringing it up here, you should bring it up with the rights owners so they can bring GOG to a court of law over it.
Dancsi38 I am not talking about far cry because that game is also on ubisoft connect and steam..i am talking about games only released on GOG (like the 3 I posted)
Michaelsson Damn, the guy below stole me a deep laugh. So apparently, FarCry for instance, a ubisoft game, that we all know they have drm, is illegally on the store because an agreement for remove drm from a game is a impossible thing in this plane. Interesting.
Dancsi38 You guys complain about this game and it's "always constant internet connection DRM to unlock stuffs in the game", yet for other old protected (SecuROM, Safedisc and Starforce) games that GOG sells with these protections removed, you don't care.
What do you think, what make those games working and running again and modern Windows system ? The DRM got removed by GOG, which means they cracked the game in some way in order to remove the safedisc/securom/starforce protection.
Silent Hill 4 is Securom 5 protected, Stranglehold is Securom 7 and both The Suffering games are Starforce 3 protected back in the days (the retail versions).
So GOG toke the retail versions of these games, removed (cracked) the DRM (CD/DVD protection) in order to make them DRM-free and sell them digitally. Do you think cracking a game is legal ? Hell no.
When you remove a CD/DVD protection by any mean, it's cracking and should be illegal for GOG to that, yet they do it with all protected games before releasing and selling them on their store.
Mueslinator As of today, the store page for the game still states "No activation or online connection required to play.", which is duplicitous misinformation: Substantial amounts of content are locked behind an online connection requirement.
As such, HITMAN GOTY simply should not sold on GOG in its current form because it does not adhere to GOG's most core feature: The iron-clad promise that if I buy a game with you, I can run that game as locally as materially possible.
JakobFel The DRM issue needs to be taken care of. If the developers won't remove it, then it either needs to be removed from GOG or there needs to be a very clear notice about the online-only content. That said, I will not be adding a vote to this as I think this whole thing has been a MAJOR overreaction. It's an issue, but it's hardly the end of the world.
davidel DRM has no place in GoG, dont be sellouts.
01101101 01101111 Not only majority of the game is locked behind third-party DRM, but also that DRM is helluva bugged. Even completely offline install, in singleplayer mode, WILL pester you with 'omg I can't connect to servers to leak your info!' pop-ups EACH *beep*ING MINUTE.
Efeas This game doesn't belong here. You have these options:
1. Refund all purchases of this game and remove it from the store.
2. Offer people who already bought it the option to keep it or refund it and remove it from the store.
3. Make the developers to patch the game to not use online connection.
4. Become what you have sought to destroy and loose even more reputation than you already have.
Really, it's like CD Project is trying to self destruct.
Nenaisu Seems CDPR wants a place among Blizzard, EA, and Bethesda. The only reason I ever chose GoG was its anti-DRM stance against corporate giants. If you're going to play the villain, I'll just buy on Steam or Epic Games, then.
Arnklit I always choose GOG over other stores when games are available both places because of your no DRM policy. This is huge step in the wrong direction in my book. Please reconsider this.
SanekiBeko How the heck did this get on the store in the first place? This is false advertising!
colombia_supremo If you don't offer noDRM versions - you have no market niche
Michaelsson Full online connection to access the content of a game has no place in GOG. Users are here for good old stuff free of drm. This is like sneak a dish that MUST have meat in a vegan restaurant. Betraya own motto. Weird.
Onlooker GOG, this is copied from your "About GOG" page:
"We don't believe in controlling you and your games. Here, you won't be locked out of titles you paid for, or constantly asked to prove you own them - this is DRM-free gaming."
And this is from Hitman GOTY's store page:
"Please note: Internet connection is required to access Escalation missions, Elusive Targets or user-created Contracts."
This is contradictory to the first statement. Elusive Targets and Escalation missions require online for no other reason than for the customer to prove to IO Interactive that yes, they do own the game.
This is NOT DRM-free gaming.
.Keys I came to GOG exactly because I was tired of DRM'd storefronts focused on Online 24/7 content, blocking stuff from Offline use. If GOG is accepting this kind of practice here now, I have no more reason personally to stay here. GOG, please, hear your fanbase and customers. If we criticize you, it is because we care about the Store, the Games, the Principles. Do the right thing.
joppo I'm already convinced that Gog is immune to anything that defies management's thickheadedness, but sure, why not?
Gog if you ever read this I'm gonna say it once more: your customer base LOVES DRM-free . You can't have both DRM'd games and this customer base. Choose one, and do it fast, or each customer will make that choice for you. Also, the longer you take the more your brand gets damaged.
Time4Tea GOG: this game includes always-online DRM that makes a mockery of your stated principles. It needs to be removed *immediately* and not reinstated until all of the DRM has been removed.
Neurus_Ex Nothing good will surely come out of this debacle, but at least let's try to make as much noise as we can, shall we?
CyklonDX The game with online DRM should have no place on GoG.
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