I’ve just confirmed that I’m not buying their game.

I don’t know who said that but that is not at all how DRM works. If the developer does not explicitly release a Linux port of the game, it will not run natively. After all, the offline installer files for Windows games on GOG (when you aren’t using a launcher) are .exe files, which will only work on Linux using the WINE compatibility layer, which automatically makes it not native.

Also, have a look at this screenshot from the actual GOG store page if you’re still not sure:

It only shows a Windows icon, this is how you know what platforms it runs natively on. If there were a Linux port, there would be a Tux penguin icon to the right of the Windows icon. For example:

DRM Free doesn’t magically make it run natively on another OS, it still needs to be manually ported. No, there’s only a Windows version, but the Windows game will run perfectly fine on Linux under Wine/Proton if you use the Heroic Games Launcher for your GOG games.

I am pleasantly surprised to find out that I’ve only spent $559 (356 USD) since joining Steam in 2016. Especially since I’m GOG only now.

Same tbh. I bought Metroid Prime Remastered and Tears of the Kingdom brand new in 2023 but it was not long after that I decided to stop buying their games brand new entirely. My thinking was that I’ll buy a Switch 2 brand new maybe a year after it comes out, unless they really mess up with physical games as much as Xbox has, requiring internet, or something stupid like PS5 slim/pro’s DRM in the disc drive that demands a one-time connection. Those hopes about physical games being good seem to be okay, but the pricing of the Switch 2 has completely soured the idea of buying the console instead. And the sheer price of the games makes me know I won’t even be able to afford to buy games if I even got the console years after release (because they never drop game prices).

Oh, okay. Yeah, the game means a lot to me and my siblings who played it on the old family computer when I was 4-7. Outside of maybe some kids educational games, it was most likely the first real videogame I ever played. It was either that, or Mario 64 at my Dads house which I also played at that age.

It’s alright, those games are all Steam Deck verified so they’ll play just fine.

I know this is arguably not Nintendo, but I’m playing the new remaster of the classic PS1 & PC game Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. I have the Nintendo Switch physical Collector’s Edition pre-ordered which comes with an awesome statue of Croc, but I haven’t received it yet and double-dipped on PC due to having played it with the keyboard on my childhood PC back in the day.

(Correction: BOTW + Switch 2 Edition pack is $110, not $120)

If you only get the upgrade for the duration that you have the subscription, then that definitely doesn’t make the one-time-purchase cost justified in my opinion. If you consider that Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom is (still) $90 on it’s own, the upgrade being included for $110 means that the upgrade alone will be at least $20. While I was watching the direct, I thought it was stupid you had to pay for it at all, but honestly expected it to only be $5 at the most. After all, when you buy a Switch 2, you’re paying for the power the console has in that purchase. You shouldn’t be forced to then unlock that power through a further DLC; it’s not like they remastered the game or something. This is like Tesla making you pay extra for features that are already built into their cars.

However, I do think that the Switch 2 Edition packs like the one in Kirby and the Forgotten Land are justified to cost money, because they actually include a new campaign like a normal DLC should. Even with Kirby though, the actual graphical enhancements should be free. The new campaign should be the only paid part.

My new trend is not buying from Nintendo.

I’m in Australia too. Did you notice that they increased the price of the slightly-improved Switch 2 Pro Controller to $120 AUD compared to the Switch 1 Pro Controllers $99. What a load of crap. How much is the dock gonna be separate? $200? Plus, if you wanna buy Breath of the Wild with the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition pack included, it’s going to cost you $120 $110… a game from 2017 that only had a value for the resolution tweaked and an increased framerate cap…

“Absolute legend” is is just an Aussie saying. Nothing bad about it. Calling someone a legend is very common in lots of parts of Australia.

Not exclusivity. The game was announced to be coming to the Switch 1 with the last trailer in June last year.

It’s preserved if you manually backup the DRM free games you’ve bought yourself. If you don’t do that, they can’t be played again if they’re de-listed and made unavailable to download. DRM-Free is beneficial for preservation, but you still need to backup the games yourself if you want them to actually be preserved.

I really appreciate when a dev puts the extra effort in to make a Linux port, but I can understand when a solo dev such as you doesn’t have much time to spend on porting. To be honest, I’m just happy if the developers at the very least test the game on Linux using Proton and WINE to make sure it’s working well and correctly. That way if making a native port really is that much of a hassle, I expect them to at least test it on Linux. I think that most large teams should make a (good) native port, though.

Uhh huh.

Yeah, figured that out recently from my own physical PC collection. This wasn’t game assets, but I thought it was really awesome one day when I found a really early development test video of the Lemony Snickets game for PC. It was just a raw video file sitting on the disc in a folder. The video was an in-engine recreation of this scene and the characters had no voices or animations, placeholder models, and were just moving around the scene in a T-Pose and, it was so interesting and cool to personally bump into it because that was a childhood favourite movie of mine.

I can’t find the video online, so when I get proper internet in a few days, I’ll try to upload it.

Oh cool. I didn’t know the company was Australian, but I’m Australian and got this from a regional op-shop here (aka thrift store). You can tell it’s Australian from the G rating on the bottom-right.