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GOG.com (formerly Good Old Games) is a digital provider of DRM-free video games.
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008-02-22 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Video Games |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.gog.com/ |
Consumer-impact summary
User Freedom
Client is optional to install and update games
User Privacy
Games that do not require internet access or external servers are more likely to be privacy-respecting than those that do. The lack of DRM on the games prevents remote modifications on the games.
Business Model
All video games provided by GOG are DRM-free. Games purchased by users are owned by them, and cam be reinstalled whenever they want.
Market Control
Market share is approximately between 10-17%
While GOG is a popular DRM-free game shop, DRM game services like Steam are more popular in the general gaming space. Also game consoles, like Xbox and Playstation, offer their own game libraries, which usually include DRM.[1]
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the GOG.com category.
Example incident one (date)
- Main article: link to the main CR Wiki article
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
Example incident two (date)
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Products
- GOG Galaxy (Client available on Windows, Mac and Linux)