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"We've been told our games are too expensive in some countries but we've been using Steam's recommended pricing for a while. We trust Valve enough to not change this. If our games are still too expensive for you, you can pirate them until you have enough to support us."

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I mean I don't think the pirates needed their permission, but it's a nice gesture at least. Accepting the reality that people will pirate your games makes for much better PR than trying to crack down on it through DRM.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Why not both? "You can pirate our games.... But good luck with all the DRM in them!"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because DRM usually gets cracked within weeks, if not days?

[–] hellishharlot 4 points 1 year ago

DRM also costs paying customers performance generally

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