DRM-Free Games Site GOG.com Gone

An anonymous reader writes "Just a day after adding a new game and a handful of promotions, GOG.com, a seller of classic games in a DRM-free format, has closed shop, leaving only a sparse placeholder page and a mention on Twitter that 'sometimes it's really hard being DRM-free... hard to keep things the way they are and keep management and publishers happy.' The site mentions that games purchased in the past will become accessible for downloading within the week, but there is no word on how long this will continue to be possible." The announcement on the site's front page says, in part, "This doesn't mean the idea behind GOG.com is gone forever. We're closing down the service and putting this era behind us as new challenges await."

Comments

Re:Sigh

[Joebert]

I didn't say he's the only person buying the games, I said he's in the minority when you step back and look at the big picture. The person I replied to seems to believe that publishers don't have reasons for making the decisions about DRM that they do. If they were making more or at least the same amount of money with DRM-less games they would continue to produce them. However, they're obviously not.

You dislike my post because you're an idiot, not due to any fault of mine.

Re:More to the story..

[Jedi Alec]

And you know this...how exactly? Got any solid number or citations to back that up or did you just pull that out of your ass?

Many Slashdotians have more than enough disposable income to buy whatever games we want when we want them. gog.com provides(provided?) several things pirate sites don't at an extremely low price, and I for one have picked up quite a few of their games even though I still have the original CD-roms still lying around, simply for the convenience and compatibility with a modern OS.

No wonder you posted AC...

Re:Sigh

[Hatta]

The nice thing is, it doesn't matter whether you care or not. I'm still not paying for 15 year old games. And you can't make me. Nyha!