Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agoHow GOG fixed Cold Fear | GOG Tech Talkyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down13
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minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-229 days agoSomeone explain how gog is able to patch software that they don’t own?
minus-squarePeffse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·30 days agogog has a bunch of tweaks for the stuff they host. I’m guessing it’s either a clause in the contract for their storefront, or this is a volunteer for the game preservation program.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoI know they do but always wondered how but that’s a good guess!
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·29 days agoThey actually do quite a bit of legwork to track down current/original rights owners. In some instances they are even able to acquire original source.
Someone explain how gog is able to patch software that they don’t own?
gog has a bunch of tweaks for the stuff they host. I’m guessing it’s either a clause in the contract for their storefront, or this is a volunteer for the game preservation program.
I know they do but always wondered how but that’s a good guess!
They actually do quite a bit of legwork to track down current/original rights owners. In some instances they are even able to acquire original source.