Some musings on the proposed GoG Galaxy 2.0:
So CD Projekt are preparing for the newest incarnation of their gaming platform, GoG Galaxy, with the tasty carrot that it will aim to accommodate every game the player has under one umbrella. This will include those on other gaming clients (ie Steam, Epic, PSN and XBLA).
No way around it: This is an incredibly ambitious undertaking. One wouldn't think its possible but clearly CD Projekt think otherwise. The unusual nature of this relies on the participation of other gaming clients - and it's a strange concept to collaborate with the competition.
One question: Considering that CD Projekt have built a business out of retro games, will there room to add games from defunct consoles (eg SNES, PS1)?
I know Raptr had such a thing going - and it was indeed welcome to see an entire game collection in one place - but it always seemed to me that Raptr resented people not playing current games. I know this because I sent a message regarding a fault, regarding an older game, to one of the mods and their reply definitely gave off such a vibe. And to include obsolete console games - even if, say, they were to added manually - does indeed fit with GoG's modus operandi.
Still, the idea of having one's gaming collection arranged in an accessible format is too good to resist. It's what got me interested in Raptr and, hopefully, it's something that GoG will carry onward.
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