EGS doesnât require the client, you can simply run the EXE.
Steam games most commonly use Steamworks DRM, which is so easy to bypass it might as well not exist.
Thatâs beside the point, however. GOG doesnât sell you games, but licenses. Playing the game after your license has been revoked is copyright infringement, and no different than using a cracked version. DRM is another topic entirely.
What matters is I can put that exe on a harddrive/usb stick, plug it into any PC, and play it. Does that work with epic and steam? If I copy the game folder onto a usb stick and buy a new pc, can I plug it in and play it without ever installing the launchers? Or having to do some other workaround like download software I donât know if I can trust that I wouldnât have to do with GOG?
I donât care about whether itâs technically illegal or not, I only care about how easily I can play the game using nothing but the game, exactly like a cartridge.
No offense but license infringement is such a weak argument because there isnât anything to really enforce these licenses. They arenât watching us in our homes, they canât forcefully remove it from our computers. It is gatekeeping that people choose to feed into. They talk big and act small, youâre not supposed to play the game if your account is deleted or the service closes, but there isnât anything stopping you from doing it, theyâre just trying to gatekeep you. No real point in listening to them.
