| До долюоёбов начало доходить |
[Nov. 26th, 2011|11:13 pm] |
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/11/25/2217247/valves-gabe-newell-on-piracy-its-not-a-pricing-problem
a different point of view from Gabe Newell, CEO of Valve:
"In general, we think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy.
Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem. For
example, if a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7,
purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal
provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3
months after the U.S. release, and can only be purchased at a brick and
mortar store, then the pirate's service is more valuable. Most DRM
solutions diminish the value of the product by either directly
restricting a customers use or by creating uncertainty." |
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| Date: | November 26th, 2011 - 10:29 pm |
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If they tried to block "games aren't allowed to be unlocked at different times in different regions", all the publishers have to do is consider Steam the "last region" - not putting their games on Steam until it's made its worldwide launch. It's too simple to get around in a way that's bad for Steam.
And Valve isn't responsible for enforcing their ethical practices on others. I'm sure they're happy to take a cut of anyone's money.
казалось бы...
ну что ж... так даже понятнее | |
