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From: JAB <noway@nochance.com>
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Subject: Re: More free games on Prime!
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2024 08:25:49 +0100
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On 06/08/2024 16:09, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Aug 2024 10:00:12 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 05/08/2024 18:57, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>> I am confused as to which client you mean: Amazon's or GOGs? Perhaps I
>>> am misunderstanding your complaint?
>>>
>>> In any event, the Amazon client can't show you GOG games because GOG
>>> isn't allowing Amazon to directly link accounts, likely for privacy
>>> reasons.
>>
>> It's the Amazon client, so my complaint is that in the same way that the
>> Amazon games website allows you to claim a GoG game by giving you a code
>> I'd like that also implemented in the Amazon client. I don't see why
>> that requires any linking of accounts.
> 
> Oh, I see what you mean now. Yeah, the Amazon client is pretty
> lackluster. The only time I ever use it is if I actually want to
> download/play the Amazon games. Whenever claiming the titles, though,
> I go directly through the website (https://gaming.amzon.com ).  Not
> only does it lack linking, often entire games offered for free on the
> website just don't show up at all when using the client.
> 
> But, again, this doesn't really surprise me. Unlike pretty much every
> other client on the market, the Amazon client doesn't have a
> storefront. That means there's no way for you to actually BUY anything
> from Amazon using it. Thus, its development is very low on their
> priorities; it's a cost-center, not a revenue generator. At least if
> you go to the Prime Gaming website, you're only one click away from
> Amazon.com and spending more money.
> 

For the first few months I didn't even realise how it worked and naively 
thought that the website and client would show the same games!