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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
I don't want to derail an interesting pricing discussion with a dull DRM-fest, but I thought Gabe's comment that piracy isn't a pricing issue was worth commenting on, and seeing if anyone else in the games industry had a similar opinion.
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Its quite all right. I highlighted that part for a reason
Ubisoft's DRM schemes are particularly obnoxious. Its no wonder Edmonson has to grasp at straws to defend it.
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Originally Posted by RainingLemur
I tend to agree with the "reduce piracy by giving better service" idea. I don't think that pricing ISN'T a contributing factor to piracy, though.
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Pricing is a factor, but its much smaller than most think (and
a lot smaller than the industry wants us to think). Steam's success in Russia shows this clearly.