• MurrayL@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Do you say the same for Epic Games Store exclusives?

    Yes, actually. If they funded a game, like with Alan Wake 2, then whether or not they make it an EGS exclusive is their prerogative.

    there is no pro-consumer reason that the GOG fixes could not have been given to everyone that already owned the game on Steam as a free update

    I disagree. GOG invested time and resources into patching the game. Tacking the word ‘pro-consumer’ in there means nothing. They’re a business. They shouldn’t be expected to give away their work for free to customers of a competing platform.

    I don’t care if 2% or whatever goes to GOG for their fixes

    That much is clear. You seem to want something for nothing. Pirate the GOG version if you’re so desperate to play without paying for the work that went into fixing it, but don’t frame it as some kind of pro-consumer protest.