Thursday, October 1st 2020

GOG Partners with Epic Games to Expand into a Universal Storefront

GOG have recently announced plans to expand their platform into a universal storefront allowing gamers to purchase and launch titles from other platforms within GOG. The first partner GOG has secured for its GOG Galaxy store is the Epic Games Store who will be bringing over a number of titles to the new store including exclusives such as The Outer Worlds. This new feature is currently in a closed internal beta as GOG works to finalize the store with no specific release date given. GOG did not provide any information regarding any potential revenue sharing model with Epic, it will be interesting to see what other storefronts GOG will be able to bring to the platform.
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We created GOG GALAXY 2.0 to give gamers a better way of organizing all their games across multiple gaming platforms into one library. Since its launch, the most requested new feature has been the option to buy games not only from GOG.COM, but from other platforms as well, straight from the GOG GALAXY app.

Today, we're happy to invite the first group of gamers to test the brand new store we're working on, and share their feedback with us.

In the new store, we will be welcoming games from both GOG.COM and beyond - including titles previously exclusive only to other gaming platforms. With the internal beta launching today, invited users will have the option to buy games from a selection of hand-picked Epic Games Store exclusive titles, alongside all GOG.COM games. Most importantly, all purchases are covered by our 30-days refund policy as well as 24/7 human support.

There is still plenty of work ahead of us. As the internal beta test continues, we will be inviting more gamers, expanding the store's catalog and introducing new features. For a chance to be part of this test, join GOG GALAXY today at gogalaxy.com.
Source: GOG
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31 Comments on GOG Partners with Epic Games to Expand into a Universal Storefront

#26
rtwjunkie
PC Gaming Enthusiast
ValantarI might be an optimist, but I think you're being overly cynical. Expecting them to drop their core ethos and base of player trust just because the proportion of users making use of it shrinks? That's just cynicism.
:laugh: You hit the nail on the head. I am a pretty cynical person. What can I say, LOL.
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R-T-B
ValantarI might be an optimist, but I think you're being overly cynical. Expecting them to drop their core ethos and base of player trust just because the proportion of users making use of it shrinks? That's just cynicism.
Not when there is direct evidence of that happening, though.

The offline installers are absolutely being neglected as of late. I had to wait a half a week for that last Kerbal Space Program update to drop.
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Valantar
R-T-BNot when there is direct evidence of that happening, though.

The offline installers are absolutely being neglected as of late. I had to wait a half a week for that last Kerbal Space Program update to drop.
Yes, but as I said, there are reasonable reasons to expect that to be temporary. If GOG is focusing their (limited) resources on rapid growth in a short timespan (rather than rapid growth over a long period, which they would need to be stunningly naïve to plan for) it's understandable that some resources are temporarily refocused towards the elements that might provide said growth, but that they will then shift back afterwards. Unless things start going badly for GOG due to this push, I would expect things to start equalizing again in half a year or something like that (a concerted marketing push can't last that long).
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R-T-B
ValantarYes, but as I said, there are reasonable reasons to expect that to be temporary. If GOG is focusing their (limited) resources on rapid growth in a short timespan (rather than rapid growth over a long period, which they would need to be stunningly naïve to plan for) it's understandable that some resources are temporarily refocused towards the elements that might provide said growth, but that they will then shift back afterwards. Unless things start going badly for GOG due to this push, I would expect things to start equalizing again in half a year or something like that (a concerted marketing push can't last that long).
Gog galaxy pulls from a file server somewhere too. I don't see how this should be so complicated.
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Valantar
R-T-BGog galaxy pulls from a file server somewhere too. I don't see how this should be so complicated.
True, but those installers have all kinds of tie-ins to the launcher, which would break if it wasn't present (cloud saves, achievements, etc.). They also lack the GUI to be installed manually. So while the process of repackaging an offline installer isn't likely to be very complex, it's not done in five minutes either, and it likely can't be fully automated.
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R-T-B
ValantarTrue, but those installers have all kinds of tie-ins to the launcher, which would break if it wasn't present (cloud saves, achievements, etc.). They also lack the GUI to be installed manually.
Everytime I install from GOG galaxy, the installer still shows up, and I haven't noticed any integration cruft in the game. Galaxy seems to do that on it's own.
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