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Do you actually own anything digital? (www.theregister.com)
submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Do you actually own anything digital?::From ebooks, to videos and software, the answer is increasingly no

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

How is GOG? I haven't used it and have heard noth sides. Owning it alone makes it worth looking at.

[–] crit@links.hackliberty.org 4 points 10 months ago

It's quite alright, but the platform hasn't really grown in a while outside of its available catalogue. Gog galaxy is still in beta I think and it also still has no Linux launcher yet. Still good for the no DRM part tho

[–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

It's pretty good they do a good job of keeping old games available in a decent state

[–] LainOfTheWired@lemy.lol 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can download offline installers that don't require an internet or licence key to install, so if you back them up I'd say you own them to the same degree you'd own a game on optical media