rockmanjoe
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Finally got through. Added 7 games to my library. Thank you GOG!
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Starting today you can import some of your Steam games into your GOG library
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hemo memo
Gold Member
I only have 4 games on Steam and can't connect so it's not related.
Pewpewlazors99
Member
Guess I'll wait till later...
Awesome.
For a little while I've actually been re-buying some of my Steam games at GOG or Humble when on really low sales just to have them DRM-free. Not all games, just the important ones I feel I should be able to keep forever: System Shock, Deus Ex, Ghost Recon 1, stuff like that. Games with lots of mods and fan campaigns usually go in this category for me.
Edit: I guess this might convince a few more people to buy games on Steam -- the people who still preferred GOG for not having DRM. It also probably came to this because Humble has basically already been doing the same thing with a lot of games -- selling Steam codes along with DRM-free copies. Getting a Steam and GOG copy simultaneously is pretty much the same thing. I also imagine a lot of the games that are or will become eligible are games that are already DRM-free on Steam. People forget that a lot of Steam games, while they require Steam to install and patch, can be booted up completely outside Steam. Witcher 2 and 3 will eventually end up on there. With any hope we'll also get some Ubisoft games like Rayman Legends, Far Cry 2, and Prince of Persia 2008. Maybe even Assassin's Creed 1.
For a little while I've actually been re-buying some of my Steam games at GOG or Humble when on really low sales just to have them DRM-free. Not all games, just the important ones I feel I should be able to keep forever: System Shock, Deus Ex, Ghost Recon 1, stuff like that. Games with lots of mods and fan campaigns usually go in this category for me.
Edit: I guess this might convince a few more people to buy games on Steam -- the people who still preferred GOG for not having DRM. It also probably came to this because Humble has basically already been doing the same thing with a lot of games -- selling Steam codes along with DRM-free copies. Getting a Steam and GOG copy simultaneously is pretty much the same thing. I also imagine a lot of the games that are or will become eligible are games that are already DRM-free on Steam. People forget that a lot of Steam games, while they require Steam to install and patch, can be booted up completely outside Steam. Witcher 2 and 3 will eventually end up on there. With any hope we'll also get some Ubisoft games like Rayman Legends, Far Cry 2, and Prince of Persia 2008. Maybe even Assassin's Creed 1.
Coreda
Member
They may as well just pirate it if they're so inclined. There's nothing to be gained particularly abusing it this way.
Basically.
I'd be legitimately shocked if that ever happened. GOG still has no mechanism for devs to provide keys to users despite the fact that a few games on the service come with keys as they still require them (which technically means they're not DRM-free, but that's neither here nor there).
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
"The API used for this process supports a limited amount of calls on any given day. You may be placed in a queue before your accounts are connected."
dr_rus
Member
It already said "Accounts connected", then it was saying "can't reach Steam service" for some time and now it just hangs on PROCESSING YOUR REQUEST... indefinitely with a spinner. Well, it's been ~2 hours on this already.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
The Witness is currently 15% off on Steam to tie into this announcement.
potatohead
Member
Nooooooooooo I have to wait several days..... waiting sux mang.
Also just FYI to anyone you can get Nox for free on Origin, at least it was free yesterday.
Also just FYI to anyone you can get Nox for free on Origin, at least it was free yesterday.
Got the same message. Guess I'll just keep checking back every so often.
Hero Prinny
Member
needs witcher 3 so i can buy the season pass at a discount.
flaxknuckles
Member
When they did this last time I got mad I bought Witcher 2 off GOG. This time I learned so I got it off Steam 
dr_rus
Member
Same here. They should update them servers.
Pheace
Member
Might have something to do with the Steam API only allowing 100k calls a day unless they make a special case for you.
That would resolve itself easily over time since atm it's just everyone hitting it at once, the only real problem being that they're only giving 5 days to redeem your games.
I don't think it's related at all, i managed to get my games redeemed just fine when this service went up and I have a absurd number of games
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
Updates & not having to worry about viruses from going to questionable sites.
hemo memo
Gold Member
Isn't the offer ends in 5 days for the listed games? I don't think it'll take that long ofcource.
Pheace
Member
Is it? This is basically the developers/publishers allowing GOG to activate duplicate copies of games people own, as long as they can prove they own them on Steam.
Strictly speaking Steam has been allowing devs/publishers to do this for years already, allowing them unlimited keys to use for whatever they want, including giving them to people who purchased their games on other places than Steam. And there's no 5 day limit on that either.
The only reason this can actually be done the way it is now (automated) is because Steam has an api system that allows third party websites to uniquely link/identify people and which games they own (on Steam).
My guess would be the latter. No need for Steam involvement here, beyond the use of their login system, which is open to all.
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Deleted member 245925
Unconfirmed Member
Same happened to me a moment ago. I retried and then it successfully added them to my library. Just try again later or tomorrow, you've got 5 days to add them anyway.
jetsetnickradio
Member
Sorry, noob question: Are you giving up your Steam license for a GOG license or do you get to keep both?
stan423321
Member
You keep both. GOG is in no power to do anything to your Steam account. They only bind it to your GOG account to prevent infinite cloning, check what games you have, and give you applicable "discounts".
The problem at the moment is that they can't really check things anymore, since Valve prevents too many calls a day, though.
jetsetnickradio
Member
Ah, that's pretty cool then. Thanks for the answer ^^
flaxknuckles
Member
Same with me lol
Regginator
Member
i finally got a confirmation that there were 4 eligible games, but when i wanted to finish the process it suddenly displays an error ("Due to exceedingly high demand this may take up to several days, please check back later. Thank you for your patience.", which is what i got earlier today as well) and the 4 eligible ones are nowhere to be found.
Unaha-Closp
Member
this just happened top me too. They must be having gremlins in the machinery!
This is great. Id love to make easy DVD backups of my steam games without having to connect to steam to activate them again, I dont have internet at home so its really annoying when I dont have enough space and have to redownload. Also the library blocks steam so I cant download steam games there.
Regginator
Member
i did get a glimpse of when this importing is ending: 5 days. i hope the traffic or whatever is significantly less tomorrow or the day after, i wouldn't want to miss out on the drm-free versions of especially shadowrun.
Unaha-Closp
Member
me too. Its a very nice gesture. I have 7 games from that initial 20 so I am super happy - but here is hoping it works tomorrow lol