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@netchami @XenoStare I feel like devs who make games for windows and apple should use the open source tools to port their games to Linux, I.e steam. There needs to be some formate where we can play games on the deck that are deck compatible without steam. Hell, without heroic, too.

@festus do you know why I get this error message using gog on heroic on the Steam Deck?

@festus nice. So what’s the point of the gog launcher app after this? Anyways, I prefer to use heroic. Much lighter and easier.

@festus where is this offline installer, exactly? Link? I just get hit with the gog new launcher option being advertised on the site.

@festus @headmetwall how do you make sure that when you load up a gog game that it does not launch the gog launcher? What are the steps?

@XenoStare @headmetwall that’s right. Steam is a business. They are not really for open source. Open source, is still a business model. It’s not public domain or libre software. Then can always make their stuff closed source at anytime. Just need to gather free work from the community and to elevate its private business. Still, there are articles detailing Valve as anti-consumer. It’s a search bar away.

@TWeaK I’m a little confused about the overall post and the UK position since we are talking about an American company but yes, alternative business models are needed. Thank you for contributing.

@TWeaK @rambaroo valve is currently fighting France for the right of consumers to share and resell games purchased on steam.

@PM_ME_FEET_PICS @njinx yes! This is why that we really need to start pushing for alternative gaming business methods. Itch.io is great for this. Better than gog in my eyes for really bringing forth gaming space to a more democratic and DRM free space. The mission needs to include more open source, libre software and we need to support that. Gamers making their games their way and not trusting third or fourth parties to get them there.

@TWeaK @LoafyLemon it’s not a co-op. Still, that would be an interesting business model in the gaming space. I think people would be down to support something really alternative. I’m tired of MS and apple and all these business that are still stuck in old school business mindset.

@LoafyLemon @boo @ono @DrVortex @rambaroo what book?

@SamboT @Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow apple is going to buy valve and Sony and capcom.

@WarmSoda there’s nothing more powerful than imagination (and dreams).

@HughJanus what did you get today?

@CaptDust @De_Narm wow! What craziness. Do you accept this?

@SkyeStarfall @xkforce how do you know this?

@WarmSoda @kadu it needs to be public domain or so that way anyone can get the rights to move forward with steam as the community demands it. An open source license will not go far enough.

@HughJanus @greenskye I agree that gog is not supportive of games running on Linux unless that game is already a Linux game. Funny enough, said games may even be playable on Linux but gog will just have the windows port of that game on gog (Alien Isolation for example). So, I agree, if you are on Linux and use steam, then it’s clear to use steam like an iPhone user using Apple Music. It just works.this is where I say that steam should be more open so drm games on steam don’t need steam launcher

@Null @citrusface is Linux better than windows? I have a Mac? How can I put Linux on it?

@vividspecter What does this mean?