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[–] corytheboyd@kbin.social -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Well, the intent behind adding DRM at first is to maximize profit by making piracy more difficult. Trust me I hate DRM too, but it’s not like they add it for no reason.

[–] habanhero@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

but it’s not like they add it for no reason.

I didn't say anything about that. I'm saying the main reason Bethesda removed Denuvo from Doom Eternal is likely because of cost reasons, not because it's a marketing play to drive sales (like OP suggested).

[–] Privatepower42@fosstodon.org -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

@habanhero @corytheboyd Will they really re-release a game just to say it has no DRM to make more money in sales? that sounds really exploitative

[–] habanhero@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I mean, if there are people who want to buy it, why not? It would just be icing on the cake for Bethesda.

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