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GOG v Steam
There used to be a big difference between gog and Steam but they are now getting very similar.
DRM is non issue since forever.
I think it’s about Quantity and choice (Steam) vs quality of the support (gog)
Gog can’t accept everything or they will start losing what makes them different.
I used to think Steam was getting pretty messed up with them allowing everything in but now I think it’s their biggest strength, but I also don’t want gog to become like it.
Yes… I also think having some competition is healthy. The same is true for every market.
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@Wilco
I still don’t see that as a reason for Gog.com not to accept more titles. As long as they keep ‘curating’ and picking the better titles of the genre.
Also Giom is French. Otherwise he wouldn’t have taken offense. Calling it.
I am French (although I’ve lived almost half of my life abroad, I don’t have a second nationality yet), but I’d have been equally offended if you had said he was German or any other nationality, ethnicity or color of skin…
I didn’t catch from your message that you meant it as a joke and I’m rather touchy on the subject of racism…
And yes, I believe that the criteria for inclusion in Gog is not quality but instead popularity (or strength of the publishers) and while popularity often correlates well with quality, it’s not always the case.
The real issue is how to make this choice… There’s always some subjectivity in the matter.
Metacritic is one thing, but it’s not always reliable. Reviewers will most often give very good reviews to games that are well made but not really original. (most AAA games)
On the other hand, some more unique games may have some flaws but show much more creativity.
In the end, it comes up to one thing : do you want someone else to make that choice for you? Or do you want to decide yourself, maybe after filtering with objective characteristics? (genre, theme, length…) Or after reading reviews from people who played the game?
Some games might not be for everyone, either. I know mine isn’t and some people will think it’s pretty bad, because I didn’t follow the usual formula. (In my case, a lot of people who usually don’t like adventure games absolutely loved it, while some core adventure gamers despised it)
It’s a complex matter…
How did the other mediums come up with solutions to this? Music, cinema? I’m not sure, to be honest.
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Tim, very timely thread for me.
Thanks for posting it! 
How did the other mediums come up with solutions to this? Music, cinema? I’m not sure, to be honest.
If you are talking distribution systems such as Apple, Amazon and Netflix, I doubt that you would find many rejects. When your consumer base is in the tens, if not hundreds, of millions I doubt you can afford to act as a curator/censor of people’s tastes.
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@Wilco
I still don’t see that as a reason for Gog.com not to accept more titles. As long as they keep ‘curating’ and picking the better titles of the genre.
They can’t or they’ll lose the quality support for the titles available. Resources are limited
And yes, I believe that the criteria for inclusion in Gog is not quality but instead popularity (or strength of the publishers) and while popularity often correlates well with quality, it’s not always the case.
I don’t think popularity is the critical factor for inclusion. I have seen a lot of indie games pop up on GOG.com that were far from popular: Teslagrad, Apotheon, The Cat Lady, Evoland, Gemini Rue, Va 11 Hall-A(that bar keepers visual novel) to name a few.
They can’t or they’ll lose the quality support for the titles available. Resources are limited
As product portfolio grows so should the company. Hire new personnel.
How did the other mediums come up with solutions to this? Music, cinema? I’m not sure, to be honest.
If you are talking distribution systems such as Apple, Amazon and Netflix, I doubt that you would find many rejects. When your consumer base is in the tens, if not hundreds, of millions I doubt you can afford to act as a curator/censor of people’s tastes.
@Dara100 - Thanks for the thanks!
I don’t know, Netflix has a very limited catalog (at least here in France)
But I don’t know if Netflix rejects stuff or the film/series owners.
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I don’t know, Netflix has a very limited catalog (at least here in France)
But I don’t know if Netflix rejects stuff or the film/series owners.
In the case of Netflix it is purely a licensing issue. Netflix intends to offer the same content globally in the coming years. At least…that’s their goal.
Netflix currently has a limited footprint in Europe, as well as in Asia. Part of that is because they need to work on the systems, such as how do they get paid. I expect that once the systems are functioning you will see rapid growth. At least that’s what they are telling their shareholders.
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Maybe that French people are always complaining?
That might be true
I am French (although I’ve lived almost half of my life abroad, I don’t have a second nationality yet), but I’d have been equally offended if you had said he was German or any other nationality, ethnicity or color of skin…
Does that mean that the French aren’t aware of their own stereotypes abroad??? 
Origami was alluding to the stereotypical French chauvinism. This “petit Belge” got the joke instantly. Is that just a Belgian/Dutch thing? 
On-topic: I use both GOG and Steam. Both have their pros and cons, all have been discussed here already.
If given the choice, I usually prefer GOG because it’s always DRM-free and there’s never an active internet connection needed just to play. Having said that, you rarely have the choice, thus I have far more games on Steam than I do on GOG…
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Does that mean that the French aren’t aware of their own stereotypes abroad???
Origami was alluding to the stereotypical French chauvinism. This “petit Belge” got the joke instantly. Is that just a Belgian/Dutch thing?
Yes, that’s why I said Origami’s nationality was also important. (I didn’t know about Belgium though.)
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Yes, that’s why I said Origami’s nationality was also important.
Could you explain why my nationality is important for making a joke like that?
Dutch are not particulary known for being funny. What is a classic Dutch stereotype though is that we are known to be pinchy.
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