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GOG Galaxy hits open beta today

GOG.com's bold new client has exited its closed alpha. GOG Galaxy is now in its open beta stage for public consumption.

Ozzie Mejia

May 5, 2015 9:30 AM

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The time for closed testing is over. GOG.com is ready to test its GOG Galaxy service with a wide audience, ending the closed alpha phase and officially entering open beta.

GOG Galaxy is the new GOG client that introduces several new features, such as one-click installation, DRM-free backup copies, and automatic updates. If a patch leaves a game in an unplayable state, GOG Galaxy will allow users to roll back to a previous version. GOG galaxy also introduces online multiplayer and matchmaking solutions, including cross-play support with Steam owners in select instances, as well as a new friends list, game time tracking, achievements, and chat. More features are expected to be introduced in the coming months.

All of the above features are also optional, as is consistent with the GOG philosophy. Users can pick and choose which features are active or they can simply forego the whole thing and continue using GOG, as is, without issues.

GOG states that GOG Galaxy will pave the way for big-time AAA releases, starting with The Witcher 3 later this month. Those looking to try out GOG Galaxy can sign up over at GOG.com.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?