#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.


timestamps


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