2.1 We give you and other GOG users the personal right (known legally as a âlicenseâ) to use GOG services and to download, access and/or stream (depending on the content) and use GOG content. This license is for your personal use. We can stop or suspend this license in some situations, which are explained later on.
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212632089-GOG-User-Agreement?product=gog
You do not own games purchased on GOG. Same as Steam, EGS, Ubisoft Connect⊠GOG shills like to spread the lie that you own GOG games, thus justifying the use of their garbage platform, but when asked to explain how, they just say you can download the EXE so itâs functionally the same as owning (omitting, of course, that you can run most Steam or EGS games without having their respective clients installed, as that would go against their narrative).
Okay, I see your point, but Iâd still say itâs a better license than Steamâs/Epicâs, because the games are DRM free (unless theyâve changed that and Iâm not aware of it) and so once Iâve downloaded them, I can then play them whether or not GOG still exists or my âlicense to use GOG servicesâ was revoked.
you can run most Steam or EGS games without having their respective clients installed
This is not consistent with my personal experience (though admittedly itâs been a while since Iâve tried â maybe a lot of games on Steam are now DRM free).
EGS doesnât require the client, you can simply run the EXE.
Steam games most commonly use Steamworks DRM, which is so easy to bypass it might as well not exist.
Thatâs beside the point, however. GOG doesnât sell you games, but licenses. Playing the game after your license has been revoked is copyright infringement, and no different than using a cracked version. DRM is another topic entirely.
What matters is I can put that exe on a harddrive/usb stick, plug it into any PC, and play it. Does that work with epic and steam? If I copy the game folder onto a usb stick and buy a new pc, can I plug it in and play it without ever installing the launchers? Or having to do some other workaround like download software I donât know if I can trust that I wouldnât have to do with GOG?
I donât care about whether itâs technically illegal or not, I only care about how easily I can play the game using nothing but the game, exactly like a cartridge.
No offense but license infringement is such a weak argument because there isnât anything to really enforce these licenses. They arenât watching us in our homes, they canât forcefully remove it from our computers. It is gatekeeping that people choose to feed into. They talk big and act small, youâre not supposed to play the game if your account is deleted or the service closes, but there isnât anything stopping you from doing it, theyâre just trying to gatekeep you. No real point in listening to them.
