Gabriel Knight games
 

Since Sierra is no longer ESA, will the Gabriel Knight games ever be available for download here?

Since Gabriel Knight 2 is 6 CDs, I think you'd have better luck getting it on ebay ;). GK3 is pretty large as well. They're really worth just buying.

If Sierra is enforcing it's Copyright then no. otherwise... maybe who knows...

I can supply the first one, if required :)

The only one that I see possible is GK1.

There is a chance for the first one, yes.
Both sequels are simply way too large to host them on site, but they might make it into ISO Cellar.

Remember though: the removal of ESA protection doesn't automatically make all of Sierra games abandonware. They still must fulfill the "no new copies sold individually OR in compilations" and "not supported by the publisher/developer".

Oh okay.... Thanks for the info!

So what's the final verdict? Is GK1 abandoned? :)

Would be, if it wasn't sold on Amazon. :(
Three new singular copies and one compilation with Beast Within, all at ridiculous prices.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...8/ref=dp_olp_2
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...A/ref=dp_olp_2

Unless Kosta gives a different verdict on using Amazon for status verification, we have to wait till all those are gone.
I've tried to contact him to get clarification on this matter, but the mail bounced due to his account being completely filled up. So for the moment we have to assume Amazon Marketplace as a valid source, even if it might be not (which annoys me to no end).

Since when do second hand copies count? They're not sold by Amazon itself. It's just Amazon's own eBay.

That point is disputable. Basically, at some point in the past one of us started using Amazon as a valid source for availablility checks. No way to determine who or when, but it did happen.
The admins had a discussion about disregarding Amazon Marketplace as a valid source a few months back. One was for, one was against and the third abstained. :p

But will you count eBay as well then? Because most of the Amazon sellers have an eBay store as well - they're not selling new items really and none or few of them are actual proper stores. It's really a bit confusing.

Also, watch out with some stores selling old games: some sell represses which are of dire quality. I have 3 such games which are useless since they're bootleg prints without manual. I discovered that they were fakes because one CD had a virus from 1998 on it when the game was released in 1996. Dubious eh? The second had a corrupted data file and the third had files dating to 2003. Really sucks because I collect originals, not useless reprints. :notrust:

We're not going to count eBay under any circumstances. While Amazon has some semblance of stability, the eBay is in a constant flux with no single link to a source being viable in long-term.