alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoCapcom's stock price plummets as its latest financial report shows cratering Monster Hunter Wilds saleswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down12
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minus-squareDeconceptualist@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·5 days agoAs a start, maybe these Capcom fuckwads should stop forcing DRM into their games, including ones that were already released. Can’t speak for other customers, but I’ve blacklisted them until they stop treating me like a criminal.
minus-squareAngry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·5 days agoOk so how do you propose that ‘ethical’ software devs prevent the release week bleed that piracy brings? I mean, I am ALL FOR piracy and have been doing it for years, just it has a marked effect on first week sales I also think DRM is the wrong answer, but I can’t think of any other answers so maybe you have some?
minus-squareDeconceptualist@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoA) Not really my problem, B) The same way other publishers succeed without DRM. It’s sad because I would totally buy MH Wilds (and Rise) if Capcom didn’t show contempt for gamers.
As a start, maybe these Capcom fuckwads should stop forcing DRM into their games, including ones that were already released.
Can’t speak for other customers, but I’ve blacklisted them until they stop treating me like a criminal.
Ok so how do you propose that ‘ethical’ software devs prevent the release week bleed that piracy brings?
I mean, I am ALL FOR piracy and have been doing it for years, just it has a marked effect on first week sales
I also think DRM is the wrong answer, but I can’t think of any other answers so maybe you have some?
A) Not really my problem,
B) The same way other publishers succeed without DRM.
It’s sad because I would totally buy MH Wilds (and Rise) if Capcom didn’t show contempt for gamers.