That's going to be the case for all Valve games at this point. When Left 4 Dead 2 released back in 2009 I was 18 years old. The 2027 graduating class was born between 2008-2009. So hypothetically, anyone who had a kid in my class right after my graduation would have grown up playing Left 4 Dead and now their kids would be playing it.
Aside from Alyx, I highly doubt we will ever see any new major titles with the their older games at this point.
Ya having to keep it unplugged would tell me that something is on the brink of total failure.
Whether this is a one off case or turns into a wide spread issue I'd be asking for a replacement.
Missing a lot of information.
I fall into the 3.8 time frame in the US because I'm in management.
But there are people within many different sectors that have different hourly rates. Like a freshly graduated high school student working at Target or Subway isn't making between 22-30 an hour to hit around 3.8 hours of work.
Or someone working at restaurant during the low hours might not see enough tips to cover the cost of entry. Especially if they have to split tips with the rest of the house.
So I'm really not sure this is accurate.
Because he's not the publisher Sony is and they ultimately control the budget and marketing which includes adding Denuvo.
Only thing he can do is advocate against it.