GOG, the site you still have to buy things (even if they're questionable)?

eirshy

thats the point of reviews

.... How new are you?

Do you like

not remember all of Gamergate?

(((Devs should just post their game for free with a patreon link)))

@Spooky Melon I wish

we'll see them make a profit then

oh wait

I will say that LPs did help solve a good chunk of the market watch use of Piracy

But they didn't solve it completely

and importantly, the way a lot of modern DRM is designed, you are reliant on the DRM provider always being in-business in order to play the game

Which means *you* don't actually own the game you bought

You're renting it

okay, and if the DRM provider isnt in business, the devs should remove it afterwards

🤷

Are some of yall not old enough to remember the Before Times, when there used to be *demo discs*?

Devs might not be in business either at that point, and what incentive do they have to patch it out?

@𝕯𝖊𝖗_𝕶𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖘𝖆𝖗 doesnt work very well with online games

sorry, i mean

"purchasing games online"

Fun fact: Bioshock 1 for PC, if you have the CD for it, requires you to download a crack for it in order to play it.

True enough; But the idea of offering a legitimate demo of a game was still nice.

All because the website it looks for for DRM black holed

i do think them offering demos would be better

at the moment

And there's no "official" patch to fix it

there is just a steam 2 hour policy

which requires you to pay them anyway

Steam's 2hr policy is pretty good tbh

or at least have the money on hand

i mean

Way better than nothing

I just raped a little jewish boy, what's poppin in here?

I don't think anyone here is arguing that a company shouldn't be compensated for it's product, n' all; But the consumers are just increasingly getting le shaft from the crossfire between the Yarr-Harr-Fiddly-Dee lads and the companies.

i do think it would be better if devs gave out a demo link on the sale page, maybe a segment of the game or a 2 hour trial on its own

I wish it was a little more permissive for the consumer, but they mandate that all games support it, so that's nice.

i think my old pc still has the postal 2 demo on it

@𝕯𝖊𝖗_𝕶𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖘𝖆𝖗 there is no economic incentive not to pirate digital media

There's no reason for them to release a demo though