![]() ![]() The GOG team recently announced what appears to be a massive update and near-total overhaul of the Galaxy client, which they’re calling “GOG Galaxy 2.0”. The idea of GOG working steadily to improve its Galaxy client leads me to the topic I’d like to discuss today. In my personal case, it’s nice to know I might be able to sync my save data of older games to GOG’s cloud so that I don’t lose any progress. Of course, Steam has had these and virtually every other feature new to Galaxy for quite some time, but I still think it’s nice to see that GOG is working steadily to make substantial improvements to the Galaxy client. To name a few examples, Galaxy’s most recent non-beta update introduced such features as cloud save synchronizing for games which support it, the ability to take and save screenshots in supported games, and online chat functionality if someone on your friends list is playing a game, browsing the client’s store, or on the main GOG website. This launcher is known as GOG Galaxy, and it offers several features which compete with those present in the Steam client. This means that, as a customer, you “won’t be locked out of titles you paid for or constantly asked to prove you own them.” I’m sure you can imagine why this business philosophy has gained as much attention and respect as it has over the course of GOG’s existence.Īlthough you can directly download and launch each game you purchase from GOG without the need for a launcher, GOG also offers a launcher and game client for customers who prefer to use one. Virtually every game available on GOG completely lacks DRM. In addition to that, the site adheres to what its “About” page refers to as a, “You buy it, You own it,” business model. GOG has gained a significant amount of notoriety and respect as a direct result of the various aspects of its business philosophy.įor example, the site started out as a storefront from which you could purchase updated versions of classic games which will run on modern computers and operating systems with as few issues as possible. Thoughts on GOG Galaxy 2.0? Drop them in The Pit below.If you’re a fan of classic PC games and/or you prefer your modern titles without any form of DRM, I’m willing to bet you’re at least somewhat familiar with a digital storefront by the name of GOG. GOG throwing their hat into the ring on this matter is a welcome surprise. ![]() There are also a number of friend based features including leaderboards, activity feeds, cross platform chat (coming soon), and a master friend list (coming soon).Īt a time when PC gaming is becoming far more splintered and walled off, having a master program to manage all of your libraries and launchers seems like it could make a really positive impact for gamers. While these are the major features of Galaxy 2.0, the beta highlights a number of other features such as enhanced privacy with guarantees of no spying, no sharing of data with third parties, and one click data removal. ![]()
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