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this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2024
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Trouble is, companies with shareholders have to chase the profits, and they have to protect them at all costs, which leads to a situation where the AAA companies feel like they have to lock their shit down tight. And that ain't compatible with 100% of their markets.
It's become an arms race because they can't just accept that people will pirate their games regardless of what they put in place. But the more they put in place, the more likely people are to want to pirate.
I just don't understand how "line go up" is a thing when so many refuse to buy because of stupid DRM. I know we're in a minority, but surely the DRM doesn't actually increase sales, right? People who would pirate will just wait, so I doubt it's actually translating to more sales than if they courted the anti-DRM people.
Yep this right here. The moment they appear like they don't care about red line going up or CEO saying "no" they'll remove them from the company and appoint someone who will