Short explanation of the GoG service then:
1. You start an account with them.
2. You buy a game.
3. The game is added to your virtual shelf, with all extras tied in to the title.
4. You download the installer for the game and save it on your harddrive.
5. You run the installer, and install the game.
6. You back up the installer on an external drive/DVD
7. Your harddrive crashes and the dog eats your DVD backup.
8. You log in, download the installer again, and this time you back it up on one more drive.
9. You play the game, and realize it works under 64-bit Windows 7 without any thirdparty emulationsoftware that you need to worry about, you just run the shiny icon on the startmenu.
I have some 40 titles or so on my GoG account. They are one of the best things that happend to the old-games scene in many years. The prices are realistic, and not 30$ for Monkey Island 1-style.
We made a policy MANY years ago, that IF we found a serious retailer of a game, first hand copies, we would remove OUR download, and point it to the sales site.
It has NEVER been Abandonias idea to profit on ANY game, since we do NOT hold the rights to them. We've had software developers and companies tell us that they do support what we're doings, since we aren't doing any intentional harm to sales of any games directly.
It has always been the policy of Abandonia to provide a free experience, when a payed, legal option is NOT present.
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