It doesn't make sense, no matter how you look at it.
  • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Affiliate links are not business partnerships. Does Heroic have anything more than that with GOG?

    EDIT: The answer is no, GOG is not partnered with Heroic Games Launcher.

    • Monstrosity@lemm.eeEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Gog funds Heroic.

      I actually think it’s a fairly decent compromise (although I prefer Lutris), since Gog is clearly not interested in paying to maintain a Linux port.

      EDIT: Wrong(ish)! See below.

      • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Gog funds Heroic.

        By some other means than affiliate link payouts? I’m not aware of any such arrangement, but if one exists, can you link some details about it?

        • Monstrosity@lemm.eeEnglish
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          6 months ago

          I read it somewhere awhile ago. You’re killing me asking for a source, goddamn.

          EDIT: somewhat ironically, here’s a Reddit thread where a developer says they are a part of the affiliate program, so, I don’t know much funding that brings in. It sounds like a less formal arrangement than I was imagining: