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Originally Posted by SebC
Assassin's Creed II got hammered for its DRM, not only by users but by some critics as well. There is precedent.
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Bad DRM is one of those foolish things that corporations cling to even though it only hurts them. One would think that even if you retain some kind of DRM system, at least Valve's basic idea that piracy is largely an issue of access and convenience would make distributors listen to what consumers and journalists are all saying.
DRM doesn't stop the pirates who will crack the game anyway, it simply makes the product the pirates offer much more attractive. You get a game that doesn't spy on you, you get all the stupid little pieces of DLC that are either grossly overpriced or offered as bonuses through different retailers. It's not so tough to understand that that kind of DLC actually
drives piracy.
And not having any kind of DRM can become a selling point in itself, like with Gog.com which I hope will grow to give Steam some serious competition someday. They're just now branching into newer games and they advertise that all their games are uniformly priced everywhere and without any DRM.