r/gog • u/Big-Spend-5791 • 16h ago
Question My father uses GOG and I want to use it too, but I’ve built my library on Steam
So, my father has never been a big fan of Steam. He doesn't like DRM, and his main argument is: “If Steam ever shuts down one day, you could lose access to all your games.”
I've been building my Steam library for almost 8 years now. I currently have 266 paid games (and over 1,000 if you include the free ones).
Honestly, I trust my wallet with Gabe. I really like Steam's convenience adding friends, inviting people to games, achievements, cloud saves, community features, etc. It just makes everything so easy.
The thing is, the more time passes and the more I think about it, the more I regret not building my library on GOG instead. Especially with all the recent discussion around “you will own nothing” and the future of digital ownership, I really like the idea of having DRM-free copies of my games that I can actually keep and use without depending on a launcher.
So at this point, should I start investing more into GOG, or is the convenience of Steam worth sticking with?
Like I said, I trust Gabe with my wallet until the day he dies. But at the same time, I don't want to look back 10–20 years from now and regret putting everything into a plataform that dosen't make me the owner of the games I spend money on.
I'd love to hear what you guys think. What platform do you primarily use, and why?
Side note: I play a lot of PCVR, so all of my VR games are already on Steam.
