So… Is this a good thing? Bad thing? Gut reaction says that probably not the greatest for GOG, being detached from a huge publisher like CD Projekt probably isn’t great for a niche marketplace. In their faqs it states that GOG had a strong year financially but they would of course bill it that way. The question about why the new owner did so also just sounded disingenuous.
Interested to see where this goes from here. While I love gog and am a patron, their Linux support leaves a lot to be desired. The sole fact that cloud saves are such a pain to get working has led me to switch back to steam. I hope with these changes they can maybe get some support on Linux.
Last year I played 56 Polish games on Steam.
This year I switched to Linux and to playing on GoG (a Polish company) exclusively.
Now this acquisition, still by a Pole, happens and it only sounds good to me.
One more round of Zubrowka for everyone!
Least nationalist European /s
I would do the same, but GoG support for Linux is so bad :(
I use Heroic Games Launcher and have no reason to complain.
But no achievements and no cloud saves…
Poland is so cool. They have such a burgeoning games industry.
Why are they so good at it, whereas the bigger and economically stronger Germany not as good?
A weak theory, but Poland being one of a handful of countries with a reasonable claim to “inventing” the computer probably helps, mostly indirectly. When deciding to invest in tech education things like that can make a big difference by stoking some national pride. The UK has absolutely benefited from Turing’s legacy keeping us involved in tech (despite everything).