What does it even mean to “own” a video game?

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Mnementh said:

BraLoD said:

Yes, GoG claims to sell you games and not licenses, and that's a way better model than Steam on PC.

Sadly GoG is basically non-existent compared to Steam up until now. I don't know if I can even say it's 2% of it.

Yeah, too few people use Gog. I can see why though, Steam is very convenient and has built a reputation of trust. But all it needs is for Gabe to bite the dust and the next owner having different goals. We need actual independence, hence being free of DRM.

Wow. I just looked into GOG... I'm blown away. You download an offline copy of the game, you burn that game to a disc, and thats that. There is nothing GOG can do at that point (unless you start reselling pirated copies of their games, at which point publishers can file a lawsuit on Copyright Infringement). That sounds incredible!

Anybody see any strings attached? It seems pretty cut-and-dry. If this is as good as I think it to be, then yeah, I'm done with Steam. Unless there's a game available only through Steam and not through GOG, I will exclusively be purchasing through GOG moving forward.