I imagine achievements etc. wouldn't work if Steam is not running, hence why the Steam version of TW2 is not 'DRM-free'.
No. It’ll be a stand-alone install. You know, like in the good ol’ days? Just pop in the DVD, install it and play.Will the boxed Collector's edition of witcher 3 be a steam version?
Divinity Dragon Commander from Larian Studios offers Steam achievements and Steam trading cards and Steam multiplayer and Steam stats and Steam cloud saving, just the whole usual Steam feature program.... Nevertheless it is effectively DRM-free. You can start the game via its exe file (DCapp.exe, the normal desktop icon is linking to the Steam client) without the Steam client running or needed while playing. Of course you can't collect achievements while not being connected to Steam but that's up to each customer to decide. So that can't really be an excuse for CDPR to put DRM in the Steam version of TW2/3...I imagine achievements etc. wouldn't work if Steam is not running, hence why the Steam version of TW2 is not 'DRM-free'.
The game should run fine in both cases.@LordCrash - I just ran the test that you suggested with Crusader Kings II and lo and behold, it ran. A quick question though, as I don't plan to experiment further. What happens if the Steam Client is completely uninstalled? Or if it's transferred to a different computer that doesn't have the Client?
Several Steam games can actually run even without the client in background, if the developer/publisher allows them to.That list is very strange. Steam is DRM itself so I have no idea how can it be DRM free
I suggest you read my very first post in this thread. Many questions should be answered there.Okay my two cents. First off: You say DRM free games on Steam. However you still need to use the Steam client to download them in the first place. So how is being forced to use a client to get the game not DRM? Of course you can install it afterwards on multiple machines without Steam or so you say. Another thing: You point the finger at CDPR and asking them to make TW3 DRM free. I don't know how many games Steam has but I assume 99,99% is not DRM free. It just seems odd to me supporting a system that allows the enforcement of DRM. I doubt they'll make TW 3 DRM free on Steam since most of the customers on Steam don't seem to care about DRM in the first place. CDPR has plenty of other options for you to get the game without DRM. Also if they''d do another GOG backup thing in the future. I highly doubt they'll let you activate it on Steam. I assume they'll give a GOG backup code.
Indeed. Auto-updates, achievements and chat are mentioned in the Galaxy vid.<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->
@<a href="http://forums.cdprojektred.com/member.php?u=2002728" target="_blank">LordCrash</a>
<!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> It's also worth noting that a lot may change by the time TW3 is released. Even if they don't offer a DRM-free version on Steam, most (if not all) of the Steam advantages you've pointed out are likely to be available for the gog version as well, through Galaxy.
I'm genuiely curious which features GOG Galaxy will really offer once it's out (Edit: I mean on top of the features they already mentioned in the GOG conference, see Kinley's post above). I hope it can be a real Steam competitor sometime in the future.@LordCrash It's also worth noting that a lot may change by the time TW3 is released. Even if they don't offer a DRM-free version on Steam, most (if not all) of the Steam advantages you've pointed out are likely to be available for the gog version as well, through Galaxy.
Well, there would be no need for an additional GOG copy/backup if the game would be DRM-free on Steam (initial download through the client excluded).I still think people who bought the game on Steam should not have gotten a gog backup copy. I mean, the purpose was to have a digital backup. People who bought it directly through GOG (pre-order) got the short end of the stick. However I understand it from a marketing p.o.v. Anyhow I think TW 3 will be redeemable on GOG after a year or two.
I still think people who bought the game on Steam should not have gotten a gog backup copy. I mean, the purpose was to have a digital backup. People who bought it directly through GOG (pre-order) got the short end of the stick. However I understand it from a marketing p.o.v. Anyhow I think TW 3 will be redeemable on GOG after a year or two.
Interesting. I own a couple of games from that list of no-DRM steam games.
Let's say TW3 is released on steam as no-DRM title. Would I be able to download game installation files without steam installing the game, then remove steam and install the game manually?
I'm not 100% if that works for ALL games on the list the same way. Some just work if you move the game files without any installation needed others might need a new installation. I haven't tried it myself for each and every game as you might understand...Interesting. I own a couple of games from that list of no-DRM steam games.
Let's say TW3 is released on steam as no-DRM title. Would I be able to download game installation files without steam installing the game, then remove steam and install the game manually?