The consensus isn’t a dislike of DRM in general. Denuvo is especially bad because of how much a performance hog it is. The idea that it’s protection will be circumvented eventually but the people who bought copies will have worse performance is the frustrating part. Additionally, Linux users who change their proton version can be slapped with lock outs(usually temp) on games they purchased with no recourse.
Comment on Crimson Desert Includes Denuvo DRM, To Nobody’s Delight
Rhoeri@lemmy.world 23 hours agoI laughed at the argument that piracy doesn’t hurt the sales of games- THEREFORE it should be allowed.
It’s not about hurting the sales of the games. They weren’t going to buy it anyway. But for those that PAY for it. It’s a slap in the face. I should get to play it for free too, right?
Where do you draw the line?
All game should be free! Developers don’t need paychecks! It’s a service to the people!
LMAO!
syreus@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Yliaster@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
It doesn’t hurt the sales of the games, that’s an unscientific assertion you are asserting that directly contradicts research.
If you want to play it for free, nobody’s stopping you from pirating it too. It seems like resentment here rather than logical rigour in your argument. It’s not a slap in the face for gamers who want to support the developers. If you don’t, there’s no reason why you should be obligated to purchase the game.
Games are made and developed for-profit, they only continue production if they are profitable. They’ve remained profitable despite piracy forever.
This has nothing to do with the argument that all games should be free or that developers don’t need paychecks. It’s an entirely different set of claims which nobody is making here.
Rhoeri@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Bullshit
Yliaster@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Let’s look at one study and ignore the consensus of studies, right?
Rhoeri@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
The only people complaining about this are people who would have pirated it but now can’t.