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Edited by Big Black Bear:
3/19/2013 10:00:12 PM
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DRM Hurts Companies More than Piracy
[url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2013/03/19/drm-hurts-companies-more-than-piracy-developer-argues/]An argument against DRM from a surprising source - a game developer[/url]
This is a hot topic with the recent SimCity problems, but I've never really considered the cost of DRM systems to the developers themselves. I think he makes a very valid point.
What do you think?
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I've always bought my games legit since they cost so little but at the same time I am totally against DRM in games and have never and will never buy a DRM game like Sim City or Diablo III that requires 24/7 internet. So the guy is pretty correct, DRM hurts them more since paying customers like myself won't go a mile near DRM infested games. It's also why I was against the xbox DRM One as well and refused to buy it in that state. Why should my games/consoles be held hostage by big brother game company? They trust me less, the loyal paying customer, over people that pirate stuff even after the fact I paid full price for the game. It's just so dumb and an unnecessary 'feature' in games that hold back offline play.
