I'm sure a good deal of pirates would even steal PC hardware if they could get away with it, but it's considerably harder than simply downloading software. Most people aren't living such a nice life they wouldn't need to make any buying choices. If I sent the game publisher a portion of my electricity bill, I doubt they would pay it. That being said, I really wish the CPU killer copy protections won't become widespread. Fortunately I have the patience for it, unlike all the pirates, I reckon. I don't feel like paying 50-60 euros for games (especially if it's not an Elder Scrolls), so I go for the other great option: I wait a couple of years until the game hits the decent bargain sales.
As long as it's a way of life for them to get games (and other software) for free, they will do it so that they have money left for other things they can't get for free so easily. If they really want to play one game but can't find a crack, they will buy it. So, they pirate games to increase the amount of games, and any other things, they can afford. I honestly hope they go bankrupt, especially EA which has killed numerous studios with their retarded practices.Ĭlick to expand.That's hardly true. The gaming industry has become a bit better lately compared to a few years ago but it's still a joke when you take companies like Ubisoft and EA into account. You're not only wasting money on useless sh!t, you're also losing customers in the process. If your DRM-ridden game is good, I will pirate it so I won't have to deal with that crap. Meanwhile this type of DRM is anti-consumer and I will never ever support any company which supports such practices.
When will this pointless fight against piracy stop? This version of Denuvo will get cracked (even if it takes more than a few days) and they'll have to spend money on developing a new one, the cycle that's been set until now will continue and nothing will change.
Yet CDPR turned me from a pirate of their game into a customer simply because their game is more than great. I pirated it because such RPGs are usually not my thing and I wasn't even gonna try the game, let alone buy it. This is exactly what I'm doing with Witcher 3, those guys just deserve my money even though I've already finished the pirated game. However people who pirate your game and enjoy it may buy your game if it's good, because they want to support you and perhaps because of some extra online features. Seriously, people who pirate your game don't want to buy your game.