GOG simply held their first GOG Showcase, and in it they confirmed that in 2027 we’ll see GOG Galaxy totally supported on Linux.
They already confirmed they have been engaged on it to us here at GamingOnLinux back in July – however not less than now they’re being extra public on it. This shall be an entire new launch of GOG Galaxy for all platforms. You’ll be able to join the Beta each time it arrives on the GOG anniversary page. Here is what GOG mentioned about Galaxy for Linux:
“We all know this has been a very long time coming, however we wished to do it correctly: GOG GALAXY is formally heading to Linux. On the similar time, we’ve reworked the consumer on Home windows and Mac to be less complicated, run quicker, and provide you with cleaner methods to view your library. Most significantly, our core promise stays untouched: GOG GALAXY is fully elective. Your video games are yours to obtain and hold via offline installers, precisely as they’ve at all times been.”
On prime of that they are engaged on GOG Social, a revamp of their group expertise that appears rather more like a contemporary social community – giving Steam just a bit bit of additional competitors with the favored Steam Neighborhood facet of issues. GOG mentioned about it:
- Precise discussions: Publish screenshot galleries, movies, and group polls with threaded replies and 0 algorithmic noise.
- Tied to your video games: Tag any title from the shop so fellow gamers can leap straight to its web page in a single click on.
- Your feed, your guidelines: Use built-in spoiler tags to avoid wasting first-timers from ruined plot twists, observe particular subjects, and inform us instantly what we must always tweak subsequent throughout beta.
A bunch of traditional video games additionally arrived together with:
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So now we’ll have Steam, the Epic Video games Launcher and GOG Galaxy all supported on Linux.
2027 will firmly be the 12 months of Linux Gaming for certain proper? I am allowed to really declare that now.