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So, does DRM translate to more sales? Here's the thing - if all publishers cared about was their bottom line, then DRM must absolutely translate to more sales,

by vladk 16y ago

So, does DRM translate to more sales? Here's the thing - if all publishers cared about was their bottom line, then DRM must absolutely translate to more sales, in this context and in big triple A title games. Or is it that publishing execs aren't willing to take a risk on trying a DRM free model, even though their revenues would hold/increase?

adambyrtek 16y ago
The funny thing is that nobody will benefit from that. The site is down, so honest people who were willing to spend a few bucks on their favorite games will now have to look for them on The Pirate Bay.
- RodgerTheGreat 16y ago
  ...Or buy them used on Amazon or Ebay, just to name two places. I've never bought this false dichotomy for justifying piracy.
  - gscott 16y ago
    Game publishers consider used sales the same as piracy.
    - hugh3 16y ago
      Really? And they haven't sued Gamestop yet?
      - gscott 16y ago
        Used games chaps the industries hide http://www.neowin.net/news/used-games-worse-than-piracy-says-developer http://www.neowin.net/news/used-games-worse-than-piracy-says... Also developers are now including 1 time activiation codes where you say end up reselling it the new user will have to reactivate it for some all of all of the features, for a fee. http://360.kombo.com/article.php?artid=18941 http://360.kombo.com/article.php?artid=18941
  - mambodog 16y ago
    Isn't the point of the site that most of these games are difficult to get any other way (ie, even from Amazon & eBay)? When a game is that old, and difficult to get hold of, I think eventually it is no longer 'piracy', and instead becomes 'preserving our history/culture'.
  - aw3c2 16y ago
    New games are more and more locked in ways that make selling/buying used copies impossible.