I don't know what Steam or GoG are. (I presume sites where you download computer games).
Am I going to need to sign up for that if I have a boxed edition on the way?
I'm honestly shocked there is a 'boxed edition.'
But you'd be better off asking on the kickstarter page or backer portal or whatever. No one from Owlcat is here for technical questions.
But I suspect the answer is yes. Even in the unlikely chance there are disks in box rather than just a code (the preload is 20.9 Gigabytes, so very unlikely, even beyond the pointless cost of printing disks), you'll need some functional way to get updates and patches.
Ah, I see. Thanks.
That’s disappointing, though not really surprising.
It depends. If the box mentions something about Steam, you will have to sign up and have it running in the background.
Good Old Games (GOG.com) has a similar platform, but it is entirely optional. The installer packages you download there are DRM-free.
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Can't they just mail us floppy disks with patches? Or have them included on cover CDs of monthly magazines? ;-)
If you’re talking 5 inch floppies (ie actually floppy) then you’re speaking my language.
It depends. If the box mentions something about Steam, you will have to sign up and have it running in the background.
Good Old Games (GOG.com) has a similar platform, but it is entirely optional. The installer packages you download there are DRM-free.
Ah, okay. Thanks. I’ll wait until it arrives, I guess and see how easy it looks.
Can't they just mail us floppy disks with patches? Or have them included on cover CDs of monthly magazines? ;-)
If you're feeling peckish, I have a fat stack of BeOS and OS/2 Warp 3.5 diskettes for you to munch on.
Hey. You were right!