I do have the feel that gaming piracy is on a all time low. At the moment there isn’t even a single active denuvo cracker while there used to be like 3-4. Probably because stores like steam and gog, which are consumer friendly with fair prices for most products and not linked with stupid subscriptions.
I don’t know the numbers so I can’t comment on that, but you do realise the vast majority of games don’t launch with Denuvo right? And plenty of games that do only have it for the first 6-12 months because it’s a subscription for them, before taking it out…
I’ve played Baldur’s Gate 3 and Avowed recently, pirated, right at launch, because they didn’t have DRM. Isn’t it still true that nothing on GOG has DRM at all?
If they can afford then yeah I guess. I just don’t play those games, and we should all endeavour to boycott such anti-consumer DRM. It reminds me of the Sony Music rootkit controversy.
You’re right, it absolutely did, that’s why I bought it 12 months after it came out and replayed it finally just recently. To me pirating games is just an extended demo, and if I like them a lot I buy them.
I don’t know the numbers so I can’t comment on that, but you do realise the vast majority of games don’t launch with Denuvo right? And plenty of games that do only have it for the first 6-12 months because it’s a subscription for them, before taking it out…
I’ve played Baldur’s Gate 3 and Avowed recently, pirated, right at launch, because they didn’t have DRM. Isn’t it still true that nothing on GOG has DRM at all?
Sega, Ubisoft, and Atlus being notable exceptions. They just leave that shit in forever.
If they can afford then yeah I guess. I just don’t play those games, and we should all endeavour to boycott such anti-consumer DRM. It reminds me of the Sony Music rootkit controversy.
Baldur’s Gate 3 deserved your money, but pirating Avowed was a good choice. I did as well and don’t regret it.
You’re right, it absolutely did, that’s why I bought it 12 months after it came out and replayed it finally just recently. To me pirating games is just an extended demo, and if I like them a lot I buy them.
Same, I pirated BG3 on PC and then bought it on PS5 after.