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Re: GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

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Post by bravetraveler »

freehorse wrote: post #50
bravetraveler wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of words for "yes they will insist on fragmentation"

Compiling their own tool for linux (ie advancing cross-platform support) is not "fragmentation".

Disagree, but that's fine. Only so many users, attention, etc. Heroic will probably see degradation.

They're entirely welcome to do this, I just think there's room for more opportunity with combined/open effort. Idealistic? Sure.

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that doing nothing remains an option.

Re: GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

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Post by m-schuetz »

bravetraveler wrote: post #24
gamesieve wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're not creating something new. They're taking their existing tool (which - for all its flaws - is still far ahead of Heroic in many ways), improving it further, and changing it to also work on Linux. If they then go add additional features like wine integration to that tool to make it overlap more with Heroic is something we're all assuming, but not actually a given.

A lot of words for "yes they will insist on fragmentation"

Why would they join another project that's worse than their own solution, over which they have full controll?

Re: GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

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Post by thrownawaysz »

>Competitive Salary – We ensure fair and attractive compensation that reflects your skills and experience: 18 000 - 27 000 PLN/month

I know it's eastern Europe but that's $5000-7500 a month, barely $90k a year. It sounds like a solo job too so a lot of responsibility for this salary.

Re: GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

#54

Post by bravetraveler »

m-schuetz wrote: post #52
bravetraveler wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of words for "yes they will insist on fragmentation"

Why would they join another project that's worse than their own solution, over which they have full controll?

So many replies. Hello everyone. Beats me, just commenting as someone who won't pivot to the new thing. Outcomes matter, etc.

Supporting Heroic would appear on-brand given their old game/archival messaging, but I'm not learning marketing for free.

Not really against a first-party option, even. I do, however, find the inevitable user split notable.

Re: GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

#55

Post by freehorse »

bravetraveler wrote: post #51
freehorse wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Compiling their own tool for linux (ie advancing cross-platform support) is not "fragmentation".

Disagree, but that's fine. Only so many users, attention, etc. Heroic will probably see degradation. They're entirely welcome to do this, I just think there's room for more opportunity with combined/open effort. Idealistic? Sure. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that doing nothing remains an option.

Obligatory xkcd

https://xkcd.com/927/

Re: GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

#56

Post by isbvhodnvemrwvn »

thrownawaysz wrote: post #53

>Competitive Salary – We ensure fair and attractive compensation that reflects your skills and experience: 18 000 - 27 000 PLN/month I know it's eastern Europe but that's $5000-7500 a month, barely $90k a year. It sounds like a solo job too so a lot of responsibility for this salary.

Welcome to Europe!

Re: GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

#57

Post by tokai »

thrownawaysz wrote: post #53

>Competitive Salary – We ensure fair and attractive compensation that reflects your skills and experience: 18 000 - 27 000 PLN/month I know it's eastern Europe but that's $5000-7500 a month, barely $90k a year. It sounds like a solo job too so a lot of responsibility for this salary.

US devs are vastly over payed.

Re: GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

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Post by CopperWing »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #30
stavros wrote: post #6

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Famously so. The main method of deployment was an offline installer before they made Galaxy, and AFAIK Galaxy just downloads and runs the installer.

The running game can also call out to Galaxy and unlock, or not unlock, ingame content based on what it hears back. It's pretty difficult to imagine a definition of "digital rights management" that doesn't include this.

As far as I remember, the only games which optionally need Galaxy running are those will online multiplayer, and only if you want to play online. This is because the original developers shutdown their own servers for matchmaking or originally used Steam servers for that. GOG servers are only replacing those.

Re: GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

#59

Post by bravetraveler »

freehorse wrote: post #55
bravetraveler wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Disagree, but that's fine. Only so many users, attention, etc. Heroic will probably see degradation. They're entirely welcome to do this, I just think there's room for more opportunity with combined/open effort. Idealistic? Sure. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that doing nothing remains an option.

Obligatory xkcd https://xkcd.com/927/

Yea. Good and bad, I'm exhausted. The fragmentation argument goes back to the creation of 'init'.

Cheapshot: Good Old Games (as long as our proprietary software functions)

Re: GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

#60

Post by account42 »

EspadaV9 wrote: post #7

No. Please don't. Contribute to something like Heroic Launcher instead. Don't create something new just for GOG. Help make the existing tools better. It'll mean GOG has to do less work, and the programs people are already using will get better. Or even just sponsor Heroic so they can send more time we can working on it themselves.

Agreed, I don't want yet another launcher.

And as the underdog it even makes sense for GOG to fully embrace cross-store launchers.

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