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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I do have the feel that gaming piracy is on a all time low. At the moment there isn't even a single active denuvo cracker while there used to be like 3-4. Probably because stores like steam and gog, which are consumer friendly with fair prices for most products and not linked with stupid subscriptions.

I don't know the numbers so I can't comment on that, but you do realise the vast majority of games don't launch with Denuvo right? And plenty of games that do only have it for the first 6-12 months because it's a subscription for them, before taking it out...

I've played Baldur's Gate 3 and Avowed recently, pirated, right at launch, because they didn't have DRM. Isn't it still true that nothing on GOG has DRM at all?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    And plenty of games that do only have it for the first 6-12 months because it’s a subscription for them, before taking it out…

    Sega, Ubisoft, and Atlus being notable exceptions. They just leave that shit in forever.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If they can afford then yeah I guess. I just don't play those games, and we should all endeavour to boycott such anti-consumer DRM. It reminds me of the Sony Music rootkit controversy.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Baldur's Gate 3 deserved your money, but pirating Avowed was a good choice. I did as well and don't regret it.

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