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whiskeypickle, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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Steam because GOG does something to their games that makes most mods not work on them.

Gotta have my mods!

LanternEverywhere, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

What is GOG?

Google,

Good Old Games. They sell lots of old PC games that you can’t find anywhere else and since many old games can’t run in modern architecture, they will usually package the games up in a way that they can run without you having to run your own emulators or virtual machines.

They also sell modern games and have their own game library software similar to Steam except unlike Steam it is DRM free.

yozul, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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Steam. It’s better on Linux, and GOG isn’t always DRM free anymore. Also, although most games do, Steam games don’t actually have to use any DRM.

Animortis, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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Steam. I need higher Linux compatibility.

nutlink, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

GOG. DRM-free support needs all the help it can get. I have nothing but respect for Steam, so it's my secondary choice. The only exception is if it's a game that's been out for a while and there's been discrepancies between GOG and Steam support (or a dev/publisher with a history of said issues), in which case I'll go with the one that's better supported.

Poggervania, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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Usually GOG, but now that I’m slowly switching to Linux and finding out how hard it is to run some games from GOG, I’m looking to move back onto Steam for games I want on my Linux laptop.

TwilightVulpine, do gaming w The Steam Deck is changing how normies think of gaming PCs.

Putting the connotation aside for a moment, is it even accurate to call people who are interested on niche secondary gaming devices as "normies"? Whatever may be their backgrounds, seems to me like they are dedicated gaming enthusiasts.

angstylittlecatboy,

I’d say they are. “Mom groups who want to play Animal Crossing-esque games” certainly aren’t what I’d think of when I’d think “dedicated gaming enthusiasts,” at least not what most people are thinking of.

Steam Deck lacks publicity relative to Nintendo Switch or even traditional PC gaming, but the product itself is absolutely more accessible than traditional PC gaming, even if not as accessible as consoles.

millie,

I mean, why not? Women play games and gamers do in fact sometimes breed or even adopt.

Misconduct,

Mom groups that play animal crossing or SDV are gamers just like anyone else. I see this sentiment a lot and it reads like sexist gatekeeping every time.

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  • Misconduct,

    I’m pretty obsessed with gaming to the point it’s probably unhealthy and I still refuse to call people normies. It’s so cringe to me.

    snowbell,
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    Thinking “normie” is cringe is cringe

    Misconduct,

    Disagree

    snowbell,
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    Agree to disagree

    shiveyarbles,

    Agree to disagree is cringe

    snowbell,
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    lol okay

    cambriakilgannon,

    The more someone devotes themselves to a hobby the less socially approachable they tend to become. At least in my experience

    ILikeBoobies, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

    GOG but I don’t because despite my 12 game library, I can’t gift because none of the games were over $15 and if I buy a game over that then it’s a 3 month waiting period

    I like Steam’s Linux push but I don’t like their support and I don’t like their monopoly

    RickyWars, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

    Always GOG. While I’ve loved Steam for years and still do, I’d rather have a stronger ownership over my games.

    brandon, do gaming w Am I going crazy?

    Memory is a funny thing, don’t beat yourself up over it. Every time you remember something, the memory itself is altered in your mind. We know now that you didn’t have a 7600X, but I think it can also be true that you remembered buying one.

    BitSound, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

    I also go GOG first. I like the whole DRM-free aspect.

    ghostworm24, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

    GOG for DRM-free, unless there is a benefit to Steam. For example, Spelunky gets a daily challenge only on Steam.

    Mechanismatic, do gaming w Am I going crazy?
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    If you ordered it online, what does it say on the order history? What does it say your card is in system info?

    Lionir, do gaming w Am I going crazy?

    I think this is the CPU you’re looking for : www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-5-5600x

    nugget359, do gaming w If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

    Steam but mainly because I have a steam deck so ease of use.

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