Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 DRM still has not been cracked (316...
by Adverblessly on Thursday September 17, 2020 @05:36AM
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> Only legitimate buyers lose.
The publishers and developers apparently also lose...
Previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15319476 EU commisions a study on the effects of piracy on media sells. The results are not what they expected so they try and hide them. This is "leaked" by a member of parliament.
According to that study, specifically for game piracy, every copy of the game that was pirated resulted in 1.24 copies sold, meaning that effective DRM actually reduces sales.
So the only ones who don't lose are those making the DRM.
The publishers and developers apparently also lose...
Previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15319476 EU commisions a study on the effects of piracy on media sells. The results are not what they expected so they try and hide them. This is "leaked" by a member of parliament.
According to that study, specifically for game piracy, every copy of the game that was pirated resulted in 1.24 copies sold, meaning that effective DRM actually reduces sales.
So the only ones who don't lose are those making the DRM.