• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Source needed for it actually working to reduce piracy. It’s possible, but I’m gonna need sources since we know from history that simply providing a better product does more to increase sales and reduce piracy than anything else. People are willing to pay when they get their money’s worth. The ones that don’t, weren’t going to pay anyway, so there’s no actual lost sale.

    It just makes the bean counters feel better and help justify their position.

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      It’s not really clear if working DRM increases sales. But most Denuvo games don’t get cracked, so it definetly prevents most piracy.

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        17 days ago

        Denuvo specifically is only cracked consistently by like three people. A turbo racist, a trans woman, and a dude who only cracks the newest sports games.

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          Oh has she been confirmed to be trans? Last I heard she was full insane terf. Unless I’m thinking of the turbo racist and missed some scandals.

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            Idk if confirmed trans but she’s also not had the best political takes recently …

            It seems cracking denuvo comes with some insane change to your psyche cause nobody that can do it is normal lol

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            Empress? Turbo racist. There is another person who cannot crack it as consistently but can do it pretty well.

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        That only goes to show that that most of the people capable of cracking a game aren’t privy to most pre release channels. First day buyers and pre order simps most likely wouldn’t pirate the game at all.