X Games on GOG!

[eladan]

Just a heads up for the steam-haters on here - the X games up to AP (no Rebirth) have just appeared on GOG.

Finally!

:EDIT: 26/2/16 X Rebirth is now on GOG as well.

[MrFiction]

Finally! Thanks Egosoft, it's about time. GoG is the future, let's hope Rebirth follows soon so I can finally play it.

[blotunga]

First of all a big kudos and thank you for releasing Albion Prelude from the clutches of Steam. I do have one question though
Do i have to rebuy all games or is there some way planned to transfer them from Steam.
Alsonit would be nice to get Rebirth to GOG. I don't have it yet but would be an instabuy.

[dizzy]

I hope I'm not completely offtopic in here but I just wanted to drop a message to thank Egosoft and GOG for bringing one of my favorite game series ever to my favorite game store. DRM free is how all good games should be and I thank Egosoft for making the effort.

http://www.gog.com/news/release_x_series

Thanks again!

I just went and re-bought all X games, now I have 3 copies, Steam, disc and GOG for most of them. The fact that there was no Albion Prelude DRM-free release was a pain point for me, having to download the Steam version and get the DRM-free executable seemed a bit annoying. No more of that!

[MarvinTheMartian]

Even though I have registered 3 copies of TC, 2 of X2 and 1 of each of the rest I feel strangely compelled to buy the X pack

[vukica]

First of all a big kudos and thank you for releasing Albion Prelude from the clutches of Steam. I do have one question though
Do i have to rebuy all games or is there some way planned to transfer them from Steam.
Alsonit would be nice to get Rebirth to GOG. I don't have it yet but would be an instabuy.

clutches of steam? really?

there's a no steam exe on this site, for free.

it's not only steamless, it's drm-less. has been for years.

[eladan]

clutches of steam? really?

there's a no steam exe on this site, for free.

it's not only steamless, it's drm-less. has been for years.

Sure, but you still had to get the game via steam before you could use the no-steam exe. For those of us who want nothing to do with steam, that's a bit of a problem.

[Morkonan]

YAY EGOSOFT!

Good move, guys. Congrats!

[blotunga]

clutches of steam? really?

there's a no steam exe on this site, for free.

it's not only steamless, it's drm-less. has been for years.

Sure, but you still had to get the game via steam before you could use the no-steam exe. For those of us who want nothing to do with steam, that's a bit of a problem.

^Yupp. I try to avoid steam if i can. And i think the no-steam wasn't the last version. And the possibility to back up installers like on GOG is a definite plus. Anyway rebought the games just to support Ego to bring Rebirth to GOG too.

[vukica]

^Yupp. I try to avoid steam if i can. And i think the no-steam wasn't the last version. And the possibility to back up installers like on GOG is a definite plus. Anyway rebought the games just to support Ego to bring Rebirth to GOG too.

why? what's so bad about steam? and what's so good about gog. i mean i don't really care about either of them. to me they're just leachers like any other publishing part of gaming industry.

and, yes it is. exe is the latest version. it just says it's an earlier version because that was the last version where the exe changed.

[eladan]

why? what's so bad about steam? and what's so good about gog. i mean i don't really care about either of them. to me they're just leachers like any other publishing part of gaming industry.

I know it's not addressed to me, but I'll answer anyway.

Speaking personally, I don't like steam's business practices, including (but not limited to) the fact that you lose access to all your previous purchases if you don't agree to a revised T&C version - i.e. your previous purchases are held hostage to ensure that you must agree to any changes they make to those T&C, regardless about how anti-consumer they are. I also hate the walled garden of the steam workshop, which is unavailable to anyone who hasn't specifically purchased the game via steam.

As far as GOG is concerned, I'm not particularly enamoured of them. They are simply my current digital store of choice. I prefer them because of the DRM free nature of the store, as well as the fact that they add value to the titles they sell - they generally ensure that old titles work on new hardware/OS, for instance.

I'm not interested, however, in convincing you or other people that they should hate steam, or love GOG. I have my personal opinion, but if other people prefer steam, that's their right, and their business. I'm not blind to the fact that steam does provide good and valid reasons for choosing them, it's simply that the things that other people value, I tend not to, and vice versa. I'd appreciate if that consideration were returned to me - too often it isn't.

[Alan Phipps]

... and on that note we shall all avoid further discussion of personal love/hate Steam aspects (yet again) and see what people think of the actual X game service as provided by GoG instead.

Yes this is official forum moderation in case any are in doubt.

[vukica]

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I know it's not addressed to me, but I'll answer anyway.

Speaking personally, I don't like steam's business practices, including (but not limited to) the fact that you lose access to all your previous purchases if you don't agree to a revised T&C version - i.e. your previous purchases are held hostage to ensure that you must agree to any changes they make to those T&C, regardless about how anti-consumer they are. I also hate the walled garden of the steam workshop, which is unavailable to anyone who hasn't specifically purchased the game via steam.

As far as GOG is concerned, I'm not particularly enamoured of them. They are simply my current digital store of choice. I prefer them because of the DRM free nature of the store, as well as the fact that they add value to the titles they sell - they generally ensure that old titles work on new hardware/OS, for instance.

I'm not interested, however, in convincing you or other people that they should hate steam, or love GOG. I have my personal opinion, but if other people prefer steam, that's their right, and their business. I'm not blind to the fact that steam does provide good and valid reasons for choosing them, it's simply that the things that other people value, I tend not to, and vice versa. I'd appreciate if that consideration were returned to me - too often it isn't.

thank you, that clarifies much!

... and on that note we shall all avoid further discussion of personal love/hate Steam aspects (yet again) and see what people think of the actual X game service as provided by GoG instead.

Yes this is official forum moderation in case any are in doubt.

i'm good.

OT: i think the question of xrebirth on gog is the same as question of xrebirth losing DRM. how many years did it take for X3TC to lose DRM? 3?

[Honved]

Thank you, Egosoft, for opening up AP (and previous games, the last few of which I already have on disc) to those of us who prefer an alternative avenue of purchase, for whatever reasons.

[eladan]

OT: i think the question of xrebirth on gog is the same as question of xrebirth losing DRM. how many years did it take for X3TC to lose DRM? 3?

Not sure, but I don't think it was as long as three years. Reunion was about one year IIRC, and I'd be surprised if TC was much longer than that.

Rebirth, well, who knows. Given Bernd's comments a few years ago about steam, I figured I'd never see AP or Rebirth anywhere else. At least I was wrong with that. Doubtful Rebirth would get there before development finishes on it. How much longer after that, if at all, your guess is as good as mine. The sooner Egosoft gets it there, the higher the price people would be willing to pay for it there. Hint Hint ES people!

[The Rook]

Finally! Thanks Egosoft, it's about time. GoG is the future, let's hope Rebirth follows soon so I can finally play it.

I fully agree with this sentiment. GOG are an absolute breath of fresh air to PC gaming and represent the gold standard for digital distribution – putting the customer first (and no I don't work for them ).

I'm delighted to see the X series (particularly Albion Prelude) completely free of any DRM related paraphernalia. Even though I already own hard copies of all the X series up to Terran Conflict, it has been a pleasure to purchase the full set via GOG. It's great to see Egosoft on board with GOG, and if Rebirth follows I expect I'll finally add it to my collection.

[vukica]

OT: i think the question of xrebirth on gog is the same as question of xrebirth losing DRM. how many years did it take for X3TC to lose DRM? 3?

Not sure, but I don't think it was as long as three years. Reunion was about one year IIRC, and I'd be surprised if TC was much longer than that.

Rebirth, well, who knows. Given Bernd's comments a few years ago about steam, I figured I'd never see AP or Rebirth anywhere else. At least I was wrong with that. Doubtful Rebirth would get there before development finishes on it. How much longer after that, if at all, your guess is as good as mine. The sooner Egosoft gets it there, the higher the price people would be willing to pay for it there. Hint Hint ES people!

well, i'd like them to first add more stuff to do. and see. and kill in xrebirth before they not-so-good-old-game it.

i'm pretty sure it was about 3 years. AP was quick though, because most folks were screaming for a non-steam exe.

[Nanook]

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i'm pretty sure it was about 3 years...

Copy protection on TC was removed in patch 2.5, which was released in October 2009, less than a year after the game was initially released in November 2008.

http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=261633

[SirPrimalform]

Any chance of Egosoft getting in on GOG's 'reclaim your game' thing?

http://www.gog.com/reclaim

I'd love to be able to enter my Superbox key there like people do on Steam.

[ThomasAH]

Any chance of Egosoft getting in on GOG's 'reclaim your game' thing?

http://www.gog.com/reclaim

I'd love to be able to enter my Superbox key there like people do on Steam.

I sent the same question to support and got a reply from Bernd Lehahn that they can't provide GOG keys.
I bought the series and if, at some point, this will be possible, GOG can probably turn this into a gift code to make someone else happy (this was possible with an extra Wasteland 2 key I received).