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Quote from the article: “The inclusion of intrusive DRM softwares [sic] like Denuvo is a choice that yields an unfair punishment on the consumer,” Running With Scissors says. “Respect the consumer, make a game they want to play, and you will never feel the need to fight piracy. The gaming industry deserves a better future, fight for that.”

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[–] Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is it really possible to own them properly? If in almost all cases we lack the source code and there are even proprietary requirements for both software and hardware, what chance do they have of working halfway well in a few decades?

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

And with stuff like SecuRom, even owning a legit physical copy of the game does not help you when the service vanishes