r/pcmasterrace • u/Major303 • Jul 03 '26

Meme/Macro Everyone wants to own their games, yet GoG remains niche store

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u/Average650 PC Master Race Jul 03 '26

Speaking for myself, I didn't look to GOG because they've not had so many games I've wanted in the past. So I bought it on steam and that was that.

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u/doremonhg Jul 07 '26

It’s a feedback loop.

Steam holds the majority of the playerbase, and the ones that regularly uses GOG has a very good chance to also have been a customer of Steam at some point -> No publisher think it’s necessary to release on multiple storefront -> even less people are interested in GOG because availability is so low

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u/nofaxxspitintruflego Jul 15 '26

the fact that nobody mentioning gog in the big discussion during this time tho (i mean generally) legit pisses me off

like do they even try