GOG曾被称为 Good Old Games ，自 2012 年以来一直是游戏分发平台。与(game distribution platform)Fanatical和Green Man Gaming等网站相比，GOG通过在线店面销售 PC 游戏。
然而，与许多竞争对手不同，GOG经营完全无 DRM 的游戏，并拥有自己的独立分发平台(standalone distribution platform)，类似于Steam的运作方式。
(GOG Galaxy)GOG的发行平台(distribution platform)GOG Galaxy最近进入了第二次软件迭代(software iteration)，带来了一个非常有趣的变化——它现在允许集成来自竞争平台的游戏。
GOG Galaxy 2.0是向为游戏玩家创建最完整数字游戏库(game library)的大胆转变，所以让我们来看看GOG Galaxy是什么以及它是如何工作的。
什么是 GOG 银河？(What Is GOG Galaxy?)
对于熟悉Steam的用户来说，理解GOG Galaxy的概念应该很简单。2014 年，CD Projekt Red宣布GOG将在Windows、Mac和Linux上发布(Linux)独立客户端(standalone client)。
与Steam(Steam)非常相似，客户端将具有三个主要目的：销售游戏，允许用户组织和下载他们购买的游戏，以及允许GOG用户进行交互。
GOG的核心卖点(core selling)之一是它们是无 DRM 的店面。因此，Galaxy 客户端(Galaxy client)是完全可选的。GOG销售的所有游戏都可以作为单独的软件下载，无需安装客户端，这不是Steam等竞争对手可以说的。
2017 年，GOG宣布Galaxy 客户端(Galaxy client)支持云存档。云存档是(Cloud)Steam首次提供的另一项功能，这将是 Galaxy 的第一个主要非 QoL 功能。在推出云存档时，支持 29 款游戏，允许用户在任何其他设备上访问存档文件。
GOG银河2.0(GOG Galaxy 2.0)
2019 年 6 月标志着(June 2019)GOG Galaxy 2.0内测的开始，这是 GOG 客户端的完全改版版本。
这个新客户端的主要目标是为游戏玩家提供一站式游戏库(game library)，允许他们从Steam、Origin、Uplay、Epic Games Store对游戏进行分类和发布，并支持与PlayStation 4和Xbox Live 网络(Xbox Live network)。
如何将 GOG Galaxy 2.0 连接到其他平台(How to Connect GOG Galaxy 2.0 To Other Platforms)
下载、安装和启动GOG Galaxy 2.0后，应用程序以教程模式启动，帮助解释 GOG 新客户端的功能。在主窗口的顶部，用户应该会看到一个添加游戏和朋友(Add games & friends)按钮，这将允许他们这样做。
单击此按钮将允许用户将其他平台连接到GOG或手动添加游戏。对于在Steam(Steam)等其他平台上拥有帐户的用户，我们强烈建议用户将这些帐户连接到GOG——它安全、快速且免费。
为此，请单击连接平台(Connect platforms)选项，这将打开一个设置窗口。
在此窗口中，将列出所有上述平台。要连接一个，只需单击相应选项旁边的连接按钮。(Connect)
每个连接都要求用户(user log)使用各自的凭据登录。这是完全安全的，任何信息都不会直接传递到 GOG 的服务器。
完成后，连接的平台将出现在客户端最左侧菜单的Games标题下，标记为用户已链接的任何平台 - 在本例中为Xbox。
将PlayStation 或 Xbox 帐户(PlayStation or Xbox account)链接到GOG显然不允许通过 PC 玩这些游戏，但它确实允许玩家在Galaxy 客户端(Galaxy client)中查看他们的成就和其他统计数据。
连接任何 PC 平台，例如 Steam 或Epic Games Store，将允许用户从Galaxy内部启动游戏。
不仅如此，连接Steam、Origin、Uplay或Epic Games Store将允许用户从 Galaxy 的界面下载并直接安装到这些平台。这意味着用户可以有效地替换所有其他图书馆平台，因为GOG完全支持在自己的客户端内管理它们。
单击任何游戏后，屏幕顶部会出现安装(Install)或播放（如果已安装）按钮。(Play)它右侧的按钮允许用户管理他们的安装、检查更新、获得支持等等。
Galaxy还具有强大的组织选项，允许用户标记游戏，甚至从 1 星到 6 星对其进行评分。对于拥有大量收藏的用户来说，这可能是一种非常有用的游戏分类和子分类方式。还有一个搜索字段(search field)，允许用户搜索他们的整个收藏。
为什么你应该使用 GOG Galaxy 2.0(Why You Should Use GOG Galaxy 2.0)
在Galaxy 2.0中，GOG为游戏玩家引入了一种非常独特的资源，可以完全整合和替换他们为数不多的PC 游戏(PC game)库平台，只支持一个。虽然Steam(Steam)等本地客户端确实有其优势，例如库存和群组(Groups)系统，但对于只对组织和玩游戏感兴趣的游戏玩家来说，GOG Galaxy 2.0绝对是一个出色的一体化解决方案。
如果您对GOG Galaxy 2.0(GOG Galaxy 2.0)或如何使用它有任何疑问或意见，请在下方给我们留言。
OTT Explains: What Is GOG Galaxy?
GOG, once known as Good Old Games, has been a game distribution platform since 2012. Comparable to sites like Fanatical and Green Man Gaming, GOG sells PC games through an online storefront.
However, unlike many of its competitors, GOG deals in completely DRM-free games and has its own standalone distribution platform, similar to how Steam works.
GOG Galaxy, GOG’s distribution platform, recently entered its second software iteration, which brought a very interesting change—it now allows the integration of games from competing platforms.
GOG Galaxy 2.0 has been a bold shift towards creating the most complete digital game library for gamers, so let’s take a look at what is GOG Galaxy and how it works in this article.
What Is GOG Galaxy?
For users familiar with Steam, understanding the concept of GOG Galaxy should be simple. In 2014, CD Projekt Red announced that GOG would be releasing a standalone client on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Much like Steam, the client would have three main purposes: to sell games, to allow users to organize and download their purchased games, and to allow GOG users to interact.
One of GOG’s core selling points is that they’re a DRM-free storefront. As such, the Galaxy client is completely optional. All games sold by GOG can be downloaded as individual software, without installing the client, which is not something that competitors such as Steam can say.
In 2017, GOG announced the Galaxy client’s support for cloud saves. Cloud saves are another feature first offered by Steam, and this would be Galaxy’s first major non-QoL feature. At the launch of cloud saves, 29 games were supported, allowing users to access save files across any other device.
GOG Galaxy 2.0
June 2019 marked the start of the closed beta for GOG Galaxy 2.0, a completely revamped version of GOG’s client.
The main objective of this new client was to serve gamers as a one-stop game library, allowing them to catalog and launch games from Steam, Origin, Uplay, the Epic Games Store, as well as support for console integration with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox Live network.
How to Connect GOG Galaxy 2.0 To Other Platforms
Upon downloading, installing, and launching GOG Galaxy 2.0, the application starts in a tutorial mode that helps explain the features of GOG’s new client. At the top of the main window, users should see an Add games & friends button, which will allow them to do just that.
Clicking this button will allow the user to either connect other platforms to GOG or add games manually. For users with accounts on other platforms, such as Steam, we highly recommend that users connect those to GOG—it’s safe, fast, and free.
To do so, click the Connect platforms option, which will bring up a settings window.
On this window, all of the aforementioned platforms will be listed. To connect one, simply click the Connect button beside the corresponding option.
Each connection will require that the user log in with their respective credentials. This is completely safe and none of the information is passed directly to GOG’s servers.
Once complete, the connected platform will appear on the client’s left-most menu, under the Games heading, labeled as whatever platform the user has linked—in this example, Xbox.
Linking either a PlayStation or Xbox account to GOG will obviously not allow those games to be played via PC, but it does allow players to see their achievements and other stats within the Galaxy client.
Linking any of the PC platforms, such as Steam or the Epic Games Store, will allow users to launch games from within Galaxy.
Not only that, but connecting Steam, Origin, Uplay, or the Epic Games Store will allow the user to download and directly install to those platforms from within Galaxy’s interface. This means that users can effectively replace all other library platforms, because GOG has full support to manage them from within its own client.
After clicking on any game, either an Install or Play (if installed) button will appear across the top of the screen. The button to the right of it allows users to manage their installation, check for updates, get support, and more.
Galaxy also has robust organization options, allowing users to tag games or even rate them from between one and six stars. For users with massive collections, this can be an extremely useful way of sorting and sub-categorizing games. There is also a search field that allows users to search through their entire collection.
Why You Should Use GOG Galaxy 2.0
With Galaxy 2.0, GOG has introduced a very unique resource for gamers to completely consolidate and replace their handful of PC game library platforms in favor of just one. While native clients such as Steam do have their benefits, like the Inventories and Groups systems, for gamers who are only interested in organizing and playing their games, GOG Galaxy 2.0 is definitely a great all-in-one solution.
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