Michał Kiciński, Co-Founder of GOG and CD PROJEKT RED, Acquires DRM-Free Digital Distribution Platform For $25 Million and Promises It Will Remai...

[Peter_Brosdahl]

GOG has changed ownership, but it didn't have to leave the building to find its new home after being acquired by one of its co-founders.

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[igor_kavinski]

Gosh. That's pennies compared to the valuation of Steam.

 

[Grimlakin]

Just go's to show how profitable the market CAN be.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Yikes.

Thing is people really just don't care about the DRM or ownership element of software. That's GOG's whole angle and the company is worth $25 mil.

Customers don't punish publishers for not bringing their games to GOG and so no one bothers, and the store will fade into obscurity.

 

[Grimlakin]

We need to be honest here. Steam is far more than just a software reseller and distributor. They offer tightly integrated chat and forums. A independent transaction processor that feels very secure. They fund game development and dont put overly stringent restrictions on what they will sell. (Thats an opinion.)

Let's not forget.they invest in hardware and operating system development as well. All and all they are a market force in gaming not just in reselling games.

 

[MadMummy76]

DRM is not the issue, people (and that includes me) only care about convenience.

Therefore DRM only becomes a problem when it inconveniences people. Steam never did anything with the intent to inconvenience their users.

If someone could make the streaming equivalent of Steam they would break the bank.

 

[igor_kavinski]

If someone could make the streaming equivalent of Steam they would break the bank.

We could be headed that way. If and when the AI bubble pops, what are these companies going to do with millions of GPUs? Game streaming could be one answer. Only send a 720p image (which also enables a single GPU to serve more than one customer) and then upscale that with AI using tensor cores in a local machine. Should be good enough for the majority.

 

[DrezKill]

Well I guess it will no longer be known as CD Projekt Blue.

 

[Denpepe]

Yikes.

Thing is people really just don't care about the DRM or ownership element of software. That's GOG's whole angle and the company is worth $25 mil.

Customers don't punish publishers for not bringing their games to GOG and so no one bothers, and the store will fade into obscurity.

It's the lack of DRM that keeps the publishers away, it's pirating heaven.

Should also do wonders to get even more cheaters in multiplayer