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gog.com is an example of the software industry (or video games, at least) eschewing DRM on an ethical/consumer rights basis. They're highly successful, and may
by Zikes 11y ago
gog.com is an example of the software industry (or video games, at least) eschewing DRM on an ethical/consumer rights basis. They're highly successful, and may well pressure Steam and other similar markets to follow suit if their upward trend continues.
- Silhouette 11y agoGood point, GOG is another modest success story for DRM-free content. That said, success is a relative scale here: even a hit like Witcher 3, where there is an obvious commercial association between GOG and the developers, only sold slightly more copies on GOG than on Steam, while most big name titles either aren't released on GOG at all or sell many times more through other channels like Steam. If we saw the likes of EA and Ubisoft backing off DRM for their new AAA titles instead of doubling down on it even in the face of some very obvious problems, it would mean a lot more in terms of industry direction.