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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 days ago

Does purchasing a game on GOG.com really grants ownership of the game and not a license to use it?

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Does purchasing a game on GOG.com really grants ownership of the game and not a license to use it?

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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 days ago

Their tagline is literally ‘you buy it, you own it’. But does it really grants ownership?

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  I know that those exist. So enlighten me, how do I download them without the launcher?
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    The developer has a link sometimes, or otherwise any other mirror or torrent can work as well.
    
    I little leg work isn’t gonna kill you ;)

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