If you wish, but the answer came from GOG themselves - http://www.gog.com/thewitcher3/en (In the FAQ section).
DRM-free means you can copy the DVD. Which would give you a backup. But if you want digital, you may want to consider buying directly from GOG, as it's still DRM-free (unlike Steam), it's supporting the developer, and you may find the price is better.
Correct. That's something else that DRM-free means
Ok thanks. One last thing if it's not bothering you too much. How do updates/patches work without a client? Does it use an option on the launcher?
For backup, i just open the disks and copy the content to an external hard-drive?
For backup, i just open the disks and copy the content to an external hard-drive?
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Exactly like in TW2, TW3 will most likely have a launcher where you have the build in optinon for patching
Or if you don t have the gaming PC "online" then you may download the patch exe files manually and patch the game
also manually
(like back in the days... when Games had their OWN patch routines/ manually patching)... ahh glad days
when you still had the feel you own your games XD and your gaming behavior was not monitored hahahaa
and you where not region looked ... or blocked for certain patches to redo censored stuff XD anyway thats not
the matter here
to the back up.... yes you may direclty copy the DVD for a digital backup on your PC
or you can use a burning program to do so...
or a progam what can copy dvds into ISO files ... there are plenty of possibilitys out there.
CDPR trusts you.... as you may trust CDPR
so you may OWN TW3 if you buy it...
though we still just OWN the right to "consume" it XD hell that sounds weird XD hahahaha
So long
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Ok thanks.You know, i've never owned a drm free game, as i always played on playstation and i got my pc something like 2 and a half years ago; i have the other witchers but they're on steam (and i still have to play them), so still no drm free there, and the updates come through the steam client.
Now the witcher 3 looks really good and the retail edition really juicy (it has been years since i haven't bough a decent retail pc edition of a game, they do not even come with a manual, and the last one, shadow of mordor, even had 5 dvds stacked on a really hard plastic i almost broke them, and the code on the cover... it took me minutes to find it, and i was about to call the reseller). Now i'm looking forward to play it with my 970, i hope at least 60ps on medium-high 1080p
Now the witcher 3 looks really good and the retail edition really juicy (it has been years since i haven't bough a decent retail pc edition of a game, they do not even come with a manual, and the last one, shadow of mordor, even had 5 dvds stacked on a really hard plastic i almost broke them, and the code on the cover... it took me minutes to find it, and i was about to call the reseller). Now i'm looking forward to play it with my 970, i hope at least 60ps on medium-high 1080p
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Actually GOG does the same thing with the backup copies of both Witcher 1 and 2 . Create an account and using your Steam keys claim the backup copies and once they`re in your account they are there permanently to download as many times as you wish . With no logging in ever to play your games .
Backup ISO file for my Storage drive will be excellent kudos for no DRM plus i might make a DVD Copy just to play the paranoid side.
:thumbsup: Cheers CD Projekt RED
kudos for no DRM plus i might make a DVD Copy just to play the paranoid side.:thumbsup: Cheers CD Projekt RED
Hello guys, i'm new here and I thought this thread will be perfect to ask my question. So i bought a new laptop mostly for the witcher 3 and I dont even hava a cd-rom in it so i won't be able to install the game from a DVD. I really wanted to buy the retail version of TW3, so if i do will i be able to install the game anyway (like using a code on gog or somehow gain access to the digital version) ? Or maybe i shouldn't buy the retail version and buy the digital instead?
There are no plans for a GOG backup copy, like they did with Witcher 1 and 2. It would be a safe bet to go and buy digital if there's no way for you to install it from an optical drive.
One option would be for you to copy the files from the disk on portable storage device, with the help of a PC that has an optical bay.
One option would be for you to copy the files from the disk on portable storage device, with the help of a PC that has an optical bay.
The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt Collector's Edition (PC)
I want to have contents in the CE with Steam key, is that possible ? I rather keep the game in my Steam library than having a physical CD and serial key.
I want to have contents in the CE with Steam key, is that possible ? I rather keep the game in my Steam library than having a physical CD and serial key.
Your best option would be to search eBay for extra content when the game is released.
Retail goodies and Steam version
I prefer my games to be on Steam, but I really really want to get pre-order retail goodies, and I really don't want to buy same game all over again, or just live in fear of losing my DVD.
Is there anybody with same problem? And also perhaps with their planned solution?
I prefer my games to be on Steam, but I really really want to get pre-order retail goodies, and I really don't want to buy same game all over again, or just live in fear of losing my DVD.
Is there anybody with same problem? And also perhaps with their planned solution?
Just copy the game files from the DVD to your HDD. Problem solved.
Or buy a retail version now and buy another version on Steam in a few months for very little money during a sale (for storage/collection purposes).
Or buy a retail version now and buy another version on Steam in a few months for very little money during a sale (for storage/collection purposes).
Well, in that case you'll have to decide whether you want to have the pre-order goodies (are there even some?) for the retail version or the game on Steam. There is no solution to that dilemma I fear.
The map, soundtrack, etc in the physical edition isn't a pre-order incentive. It's the standard retail copy. The only pre-order incentive I see around here is
A wolf medallion keychain at Gamestop
and
A comic book at Amazon (Pretty sure the same comic book you get for Pre-ordering on GoG)
I just decided to buy it on GoG since it's cheaper on there. I can make a physical copy out of the GoG version too if I want.
A wolf medallion keychain at Gamestop
and
A comic book at Amazon (Pretty sure the same comic book you get for Pre-ordering on GoG)
I just decided to buy it on GoG since it's cheaper on there. I can make a physical copy out of the GoG version too if I want.
Short pre-order question
Hi.
I would like to ask if i pre-order the game for example on steam , i'll get the boxed version, and i'll also be able to download the game from your server, or steam server then activate it with the retail key?
Asking this because i would like to have a physical copy of the game, but mostly because of the map and other stuff with it, but since i don't have an optical drive i would need to get the iso files or something.
Hi.
I would like to ask if i pre-order the game for example on steam , i'll get the boxed version, and i'll also be able to download the game from your server, or steam server then activate it with the retail key?
Asking this because i would like to have a physical copy of the game, but mostly because of the map and other stuff with it, but since i don't have an optical drive i would need to get the iso files or something.
Steam is a digital distributor only. If you "buy" a game on steam, you only get a digital copy. You never get something physical from it. If you want a boxed copy of the game you either buy it from sides like amazon, where its says that it is a boxed copy, a regular store, or buy it from GOG and copy the data onto a large USB or SD. CDPR have, as for now, stated that there wont be a digital back-up copy made available to you, if you bought a physical copy, like it is the case with Witcher 1 & 2 but that may change in the future.