About fucking time
If it’s not open-source I’m not interested.
Steam isn’t open source either.
How do you know Lemmchen is interested in Steam?
GOG is a platform for selling closed source software. If the client was open source, would you be willing to use it to buy and run closed source games? If so, why are the requirements for the client different from the games?
There are open-source third-party clients already (at least for downloading/installing games). I don’t see why I would want to downgrade to a proprietary app. That being said, I download games via the website, so I’m probably not the target audience anyway.
It’s probably interesting news for people already using Steam, since they’ve already made the concession to closed source software by using it, but youre right they its highly unlikely to be open source, especially since the Windows client isn’t and the fact they’d be shouting it from the rooftops if it were.
Go GOG!
I’m doing fine with Heroic, no rush
hell yeah
See, all it took was removing CDPR from the picture. As soon as squeezing maximum possible profits stopped being the only priority, development of a Linux client began.
They have said this before, I will believe it when I see it.
I’d love a storefront API so I could use whatever client I want that meets the spec. At least I could know then what information is being exchanged.
They confirmed they started working on it in 2014.
Without a percentage of how much they’ve accomplished in the last 12 years, it’s hard to judge if they’re still just 12 more years away, or 36 more years away…
They have a Windows app. How hard can it be to convert it to work on linux?
Or two weeks away! Or 56 years! Or 52 minutes! Or 19 seconds! Or a thousand years!
https://xkcd.com/612/ Classic
The Windows copy dialogue of completion times 😂
I like your range
So will this include its own wine or proton wrapper or will we still have to set that up manually? 🤔
I could see value if I don’t have to tinker with that myself.
Umu-Launcher could be used which would have the same compatibility as Steam.
Ten years too late for me. Gave up on them so long ago.
I’m wondering how long it can take to just port an existing launcher to linux? If I can remember right, the interface, store etc. is all just the embedded website, apart from certain elements. That’s something a halfway talented developer could probably do within two weeks tops.
They might be trying to integrate wine into the launcher.
Since they announced that they’re working towards GOG Galaxy on Apple Silicon, this seems like a natural progression.
Whoever these people are, they’re fucking amazing, and I love them
Very late but good to know; this and physical games and I’m officially a gog fan
The momentum and attention Linux is getting lately is beautiful to see. Hope it keeps going strong for long enough to make it mainstream.
