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Do you really believe the same customers who buy a game the week it comes out would not pay for that game if they could pirate it soon enough? That's absurd.
by thomastjeffery 9y ago
Do you really believe the same customers who buy a game the week it comes out would not pay for that game if they could pirate it soon enough?
That's absurd.
- emodendroket 9y agoWhat's so absurd about it?
- thomastjeffery 9y agoMost people who are willing to pay full price at the beginning of sales (usually $60, often over $100) are people who want to support the creators and distributors of the game. Adding DRM is not likely to change a significant amount of that groups behavior. It does, however, significantly devalue the product.
- emodendroket 9y agoThat's what you say. But what evidence do you have for it? I contend that there is a significant number of people who would probably be willing to buy a game on its release date at full price, but will choose not to if a free bootleg is available. I also contend that for many or even most gamers DRM in video games is not an issue that really bothers them.