• blanket@lemmy.one
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      2 months ago

      until they are inevitably cracked (which has been done with many denuvo games already) and pirates enjoy better performance once again.

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        2 months ago

        That’s the (unknown) future. But currently they are not cracked. Hence you can’t pirate them.

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        2 months ago

        I used to pirate back in the day and the fact that you no longer had updates or fixes was a huge issue. It’s actually the number one reason I no longer pirate games. It’s not worth my time or frustration to deal with a virus, bad crack or crashing game. Also since I stopped pirating I’ve had exactly 0 malware/trojan infections.

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          2 months ago

          I pirate all the time. Until recently mostly on public trackers. Had malware once when I was like 12 and that’s about it. Sounds like a skill issue. Also, most cracked games get updates.

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        2 months ago

        I’ll name you 10: Street Fighter 6, Star Wars Squadrons, Star Wars jedi survivor, Persona 3 Reloaded, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Like A Dragon Gaiden - The Man Who Erased His Name Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Persona 5 Tactica Dragon’s Dogma 2 Assassins Creed Mirage

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        2 months ago

        The only one I know is Street Fighter 6 (over a year after release too) but I’m sure there’s at least two others. Your point is made, however.

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          … I hate to out myself here but I have played some of those games cracked.

          I mean there was even a whole thing on Far cry 6 running better cracked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohLnGG92usI

          And RE Village https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSMXhdPeCfk And Hogwarts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_bab5wtHY

          I looked up Nier: Replicant and yeah, also cracked (I will not share as I think that breaks rules)

          EDIT: Also in the link you provided:

          "Did Hogwarts Legacy remove Denuvo?

          Notorious game cracker has removed Denuvo from Hogwarts Legacy after just two weeks."

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            2 months ago

            Hey, I don’t judge. I might only pirate media I’ve already bought (like when I couldn’t find my copy of a movie) but firmly agree with Gabe Newell that piracy is a service issue first and foremost. Additionally if you can’t own the game you buy I can’t view it as stealing. If there is a crack for Civ 7 or Dragons Dogma 2, I’ll probably buy a copy then get the cracked version for performance.

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          I for sure play HL cracked days after release. I haven’t touched the others though.