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Steam versus GOG.com, Which is Better?

See my thoughts as I compare two of the largest online stores for purchasing PC games, Steam and GOG.com! Watch as I place them in a steel cage match for superiority. Two sites enter, one site leaves with the coveted "Shut Up and Take All My Money" award!

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NYC_Gamer4137d ago

Steam= new releases with sweet deals

GOG=much better variety of classic games

dedicatedtogamers4137d ago (Edited 4137d ago )

I use both services, but one thing that really sets Gog apart is their strong stance on no-DRM titles.

If my internet is down (it happens often enough, since I live out in the country), games on my Steam account will soon be unplayable, either due to "Steam is not able to access the key server" or due to "Steam needs to update. Please go online". It's a form of DRM, no matter how you cut it.

Gog, on the other hand, lets me play my games whenever I want whether or not I'm on the internet. They also throw in a lot of free extras like the original manuals, soundtracks, expansion packs, etc.

A typical day on Gog is like "Hey, Alpha Centauri was just updated and now it includes Alien Crossfire. Go download the expansion for free."

A typical day on Steam is like "Hey, sorry you weren't able to play your games for the past 12 days because you were offline. But in the meanwhile, such-and-such came out with a new expansion. Go pay $20 for it".

aquamala4137d ago

love GOG, I can still play games I played in the 90s, and for cheap!

sdozzo4137d ago

Steam has ridiculous cheap deals. It wins by a slim margin.

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Helldivers 2: How to Link Steam and PlayStation Network Accounts

This article explains how to link your Steam and PlayStation Networks accounts, which is becoming a must for Helldivers 2.

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Ups 4 Review -- Gamerhub UK

Save the quarters and blast everything to oblivion at home!

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Steam’s Refund Policy Change Won’t Affect You Unless You’re A Lowlife

Steam is changing its refund policy, but you probably won’t be affected

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thorstein11d ago

Should have happened a long time ago. People wanting refunds after 50 hours in game.

fsfsxii11d ago

Pc gamers will take this as an excuse to pirate things

KyRo11d ago

I'm not sure why you're getting disgrees. Whilst not all PC gamers are petty, an awful lot of them are lol

Crows9011d ago

Entirely untrue. Not any more petty than console gamers. The only large difference is console gamers don't have much of a choice.

Michiel198911d ago

Not sure why you're getting agrees. an awful lot of console gamers are overemotional twinks ready to go to war over a plastic box, I'll take being a pc gamer then.

Speaking about overgeneralizing much.

Nooderus10d ago

"X" type of gamer conversations are cringe

qalpha11d ago

Daily reminder that 'TheGamer' is a corporate-generated, anti-gamer, anti-consumer, clickbait web site. They are mostly A.I. generated articles that villainize gamers. They provide nothing positive and actively try to provoke and divide the community through extreme view points and politics. Do not give them any clicks.

Inverno11d ago

Only scumbags? As if people don't play their games on console put in the most amount of hours and return it to GameStop and trade it in for another game. But also how many people are actually do this? And what games have been allowed to be refunded?

DustMan11d ago

You can refund any game you've purchased as long as it hasn't been longer than two weeks, and you've played less than 2 hours. I wish they would change it to 3 hours because some RPG's have so much exposition that you may only get an hour total of complete gameplay. That's my only knock on it. I've refunded plenty of stuff I was just curious to try. I typically stay away from Early Access titles which are the only ones affected by this policy change.

Inverno11d ago

Apparently early access doesn't count, only complete games with a play early preorder bonus.

Gaming4Life198111d ago

I definitely know if I want a refund in 2 hours.

SegaSaturn66911d ago

I never liked refunding anything. Even if a film is bad, i dont want my money back. Sometimes things just aren't for me, and it's not the creator's fault necessarily.

Gaming4Life198111d ago

I feel you and i have never walked out on a bad movie cause I payed my money. I also don't refund games cause I'm a gamer and I know what to buy lol. I think having a digital refund is great.

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