Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316 days)

Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316... by tgsovlerkhgsel on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @07:18PM (#24499214)

> For gamers it's just as if the game had a delayed release date.

When released, games sell for full price ($70 or whatever it is today), then the price starts going down. Most of the sales happen in a short period after the release.

Someone who wouldn't have bought the game even for $10 will not generate revenue no matter whether it's cracked on day 0 or day 60. Someone who's willing to pay $45 may buy a discounted copy if that's available before the crack, and someone who's willing to pay full price and wants the game within 10 days of release is much more likely to pay if a crack isn't available.

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Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316... by the_af on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @07:22PM (#24499250)

Games usually go from DRM to cracked faster than they go from $70 to $10.

Plus there's the issue of not buying DRM'ed games out of principle.

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Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316... by ramraj07 on Thursday September 17, 2020 @01:06AM (#24501376)

This post is literally about a game that never did that so what's your point?

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Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316... by fooker on Thursday September 17, 2020 @04:06AM (#24502226)

This is literally the only recent exception.

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Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316... by szatkus on Thursday September 17, 2020 @10:15AM (#24504880)

According to CrackWatch there are at least 1025 exceptions.

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Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316... by barumi on Thursday September 17, 2020 @02:21AM (#24501748)

As far as I could tell the game is still sold at around 40€ so OP's point still stands.

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Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316... by AniseAbyss on Thursday September 17, 2020 @04:47AM (#24502446)

The way I see it, considering games are made to make money, the only alternative to DRM is going free to play. They then make their money with microtransactions.

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Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316... by the_af on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:52AM (#24503962)

Thankfully the people who made the vast collection of GOG and Humble Bundle games I own disagreed.

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