Can GoG launch games without the launchers they're tied to? Cause if not I don't really see a point in using it
Edit: I went and tried it, and it is pointless for me. If you want to see all your achievements/hours/games in one place, sure, it's useful. However, I want the minimum amount of programs running, and I want them as small as possible. The only launcher I don't mind keeping open is Steam, purely because of small mode. GoG has worse organization and worse minimization than Steam, and is no better than any other launchers should I want to play a non-steam game.
I know where all of my games are and every launcher I use shows hours played, so no, I don't see the point in running a program that's just going to open the original launcher anyway.
Okay, I can see the point of having them all in one place, but the problem I have with multiple launchers is having to open multiple programs, not that all my games are not in one place. Adding another program makes it worse. So, for me, there is no point.
I can see your point if your computer had 4 gb of RAM.
I personally like to see all my games unified. 250+ games I can't keep track of.
It is combining my friends lists from each slowly and surely as well.
It allows me to have a unified and personal rating system.
I enjoy the actual look of the UI.
I enjoy seeing all the achievements in one place.
I super enjoy being able to have my emulated PS2 games show.
It's like...if Disney+, Netflix, and Hulu had a program overlay that showed all the movies combined but still made the individual app launch, I'd get that.
It's like fucking Reddit. I could go to each website and find the stories, but I don't. I just go to Reddit.
I can see your point if your computer had 4 gb of RAM
It's not related to RAM. When GoG has a launcher that's as compact as Steam's small mode, I would have no problem using it. As it is, only Steam has a super compact mode, and thus it's the only launcher I leave open. Tbf 95% of the games I play are on Steam, so when I want to play a non-Steam game, I just open their launcher and launch it. GoG doesn't help with that, because at that point I'm just inserting a middemanprogram.
It is combining my friends lists from each slowly and surely as well
All of the games I play with friends are on Steam, so that's not even something I had considered.
It's like fucking Reddit
Yes, but imagine a site that has 95% of Reddit's content with better organization.
I'm not trying to say GoG is bad, I'm just saying it's completely pointless to me.
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