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minus-squareLeafimo@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·1 month agoUntil gog finally gets a good first(!) party linux client buying games there is not really worth it yet.
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoYeah. I know it must seem like a small market to them, but Linux should really be higher on their priority list. As it’s growing at Windows’ expense.
minus-squarepressanykeynow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoWhy do you need a first party client when third party client works fine?
minus-squaredoublah@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoBecause the third party client based on reverse-engineering and undocumented APIs could break at any time.
minus-squarepressanykeynow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoFair point but it’s also true that first party client can break at any time just as well.
Until gog finally gets a good first(!) party linux client buying games there is not really worth it yet.
Yeah.
I know it must seem like a small market to them, but Linux should really be higher on their priority list. As it’s growing at Windows’ expense.
Why do you need a first party client when third party client works fine?
Because the third party client based on reverse-engineering and undocumented APIs could break at any time.
Fair point but it’s also true that first party client can break at any time just as well.