#194 - GOG Interview On Game Preservation, DRM, Japanese Laws, Stop Killing Games.......

GOG is a digital distribution platform with a mission to preserve video games. I spoke with 3 employees Piotr(Senior PR), Marcin (Senior Business Developer) and Adam(Technical Producer). #gog #gamepreservation #pcgaming

SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - https://www.gog.com/en/ X - @GOGcom

NOTE: Unfortunately the guys had some technical and internet issues, so we needed to use Google Meet to record this so the audio quality and even the video feed arent up to my usual standard, this is also why the layout is different to my usual format. Apologies for this, the guys are keen to do another one at some point, so if you would like that then like this post.

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00:00 - Intro

00:50 - FFVII Is The Best Game Ever/Why Final Fantasy Isnt On GOG Yet

03:29 - Japanese Publishers Are Coming Around To No DRM In Games

08:50 - Why No DRM Is Important/Games Are Aging Slowly

11:10 - Making GOG Viable For Publishers From A Cost Perspective

16:34 - Working Around The Rights/Japanese Rights Are Very Complicated

21:05 - GOG Preservation Program

27:05 - GOG Has A Small Amount Of QA People/GOG’s Internal Tools

31:48 - Simplying The Tools To Preserve Games

32:58 - GOG’s Thoughts On AI

36:01 - Working With Sony Was A Milestone/Japanese Publisher GOG Wants To Get

38:20 - Offline Launchers

40:20 - People Approaching GOG With Rights To Games/System Shock 2

43:29 - Gamers Care More About Gameplay Than Graphics Now

49:57 - Q+A - What Has Enabled GOG To Give Away Free Games On Twitch/Amazon Prime

52:34 - Q+A - Recreating Box Art & Manuals For Old Games

55:55 - Q+A - Will GOG Collaborate With Stop Killing Games Initiative

58:30 - Working With Politicians In The EU

59:10 - Most Important Lesson Piotr Learned From His Late Uncle(THIS IS FUNNY ASF LOL)

1:00:46 - Closing Comments