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From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Metro Redux
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:54:38 -0000 (UTC)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:01:02 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
> wrote:

> >On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:17:45 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
> >wrote:
> >
> >>You're 22 minutes late, buddy. Also, it's more than on GoG!  ;P
> >
> >I'm fine with GOG but I generally prefer Steam, especially when
> >achievements are available, which they are for this game. Thank you
> >Ant!

> I want both!

> Steam for actually PLAYING the games, and GOG for the nice back-up
> installers. 

> In truth, if I have the game on both platforms, almost inevitably I'll
> use the Steam version to install and play the game. But while Valve
> has -so far- been a reliable custodian of PC gaming, I've absolutely
> no faith that will continue forever, and I like having the backups GOG
> provides. One day Newell may keel over (it'll happen; it's just one
> cheeseburger too many and bam!) and his heirs will probably sell off
> the company to some rapacious corporation who don't have the same
> standards as Gabe. 

> Not to mention Steam already limits me from playing any of my games on
> their service on XP machines. 

I got both for free too. I just need to figure out when to play it!
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