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I did not realize they were trying to compete in the first place.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Because you're smart and you are archiving everything. Most people don't even know they can download the installers, they just install Gog Galaxy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

GOG Galaxy has the ability to download offline installers. They're listed under Extras on the game's page. It's arguably even better there than on the website because you can download those .bin files all in a single click.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

There's always someone in the world archiving stuff, and with GOG the installers can be shared freely if they ever close shop, since they don't have DRM. With Steam that can be a lot harder, depending on the DRM they have