Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316...
by alkonaut on Thursday September 17, 2020 @04:21AM
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> It's definitely anticonsumer.
If you assign the value lost to piracy as $0 (i.e pirates wouldn't buy) or you assume any extra money earned by less piracy is never going to benefit consumers in lower prices, then your argument holds.
If twice as many paying customers means half the prices, then there is a benefit to consumers.
The truth is somewhere between these two extremes of course.
But yes - once the DRM is completely cracked, the game should at least be patched to remove the DRM. That would give a window of N days without making the game worse forever.
If you assign the value lost to piracy as $0 (i.e pirates wouldn't buy) or you assume any extra money earned by less piracy is never going to benefit consumers in lower prices, then your argument holds.
If twice as many paying customers means half the prices, then there is a benefit to consumers. The truth is somewhere between these two extremes of course.
But yes - once the DRM is completely cracked, the game should at least be patched to remove the DRM. That would give a window of N days without making the game worse forever.