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Why is GOG not as succesful as a Gaming Alternative? (feddit.org)
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Now i am someone whos a Huge Fan of DRM Free Gaming (well im in GOG Community go figure :P) and basically what i was always wondering as as to why DRM seems to be so popular still among Gamers considering StarForce and such? >.>

DRM Free Gaming is probably mostly a Thing that probably comes into Old Gamers Minds more than newer ones considering that StarForce and SafeDisc are more or less RetroDRMs that i doubt many Newer Gamers cant phatom really? >.>

But what surprises me the most is that the Voice arent "louder" for even just removing Basic Denuvo after 6 Months off Steam or so >.>
Like for me itd be honestly fine to make a Trade off them just having Denuvo on a New Release for 6 - 12 Months and then removing it honestly as itd love to buy Games such as the Persona Games instead of having to emulate them honestly :P
Where i was wondering as to Why is GOG not the most Popular Gaming Platform?

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[โ€“] CoyoteFacts@piefed.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Gamers just don't care about non-intrusive DRM. The ideological downside of losing access to a game at some unknown point in the future just isn't real enough for many people to care about. If there were more examples of it happening (e.g. The Crew) I think we'd start seeing a culture shift. I do think there are a fair number of gamers who will skip buying games just because they include worse DRM like Denuvo, but games that ship with Denuvo are typically also just bad games, so the intention of "voting against DRM with your wallet" gets a bit diluted.

[โ€“] Auster@thebrainbin.org 1 points 6 days ago

One thing that would help, I think, is to always mention the DRM free options first, then Steam. The mainstream user gets what he wants, but not before hearing about DRM-free.