GOG Pushes Physical Preservation of Digital Games as Sony Ends Disc Production
GOG's statement points to the practical limits of digital ownership as the industry phases out physical media, but DRM-free preservation still faces hurdles with online-dependent titles.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Following Sony's announcement to end disc production for PlayStation in 2028, GOG.com reiterated its DRM-free policy, stating that downloading an offline installer to a disc makes a game permanently owned. The platform promotes 'We make games last forever.' Hideo Kojima also commented on digital ownership limits. Some users have created physical packages of games like Disco Elysium and The Witcher 3.
The GOG statement came amid a wave of protest against Sony's disc abolition, with hashtags like #NoDiscNOBUY. GOG's position is that users who download offline installers and save them to disc retain full ownership independent of the store. However, the platform acknowledged that not all PC games are on GOG, and titles requiring online connections remain vulnerable to server shutdowns. The company's 2024 blog post already argued that DRM restricts freedom and risks losing access to purchased games.
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