I think it's pretty clear from context that they mean they have the ability to perpetually play the games because of the lack of DRM, not the right.

[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Again, the same is true for Steam as well, so it's a moot point.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Nobody is saying otherwise.

[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

This is a thread where someone claimed that you don't own the games on Steam but you do on GOG, this is the comment the person was replying to:

In case of Steam.

With GOG I get an actual license key & terms that state my ownership.

So yes, that's exactly what the person is saying. So the fact that GOG can't remotely wipe your drive is a strawman fallacy, because neither can Steam, and the differences between GOG and Steam is what's being discussed, so anything that is the same has no bearing on the discussion.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 22 minutes ago

GOG is the only big option if you want to own the games you purchase.

I think it's pretty clear from context that they mean they have the ability to perpetually play the games because of the lack of DRM, not the right.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago

I think it’s pretty clear from context that they mean they have the ability to perpetually play the games because of the lack of DRM, not the right.

Plenty claim it's their right and with much ferocity while as vehemently ignoring that there are plenty of games on GOG that offer reduced content when playing offline (an extensive list was posted by someone). Also, because games on Steam must disclose their use of DRM (and anti-cheat), people can just buy DRM-free games which can be backed up just as well. Goldberg is a drop-in library for games that use Steam APIs. So everything is fine there as well for people who actually make informed buying decisions.