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Why Bother With DRM?
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I suspect that the argument over DRM will be moot once everything is a direct download and has defacto DRM. Isn't that sort of where things are going? You can't trade your games on Steam or XBLA.
Shouldn't this effectively kill off the 2nd hand market unless you sell someone your entire machine or account? But even then what about the IP address?
Maybe there is some sweet spot where everything works off a subscription model. This seems to be coming down the pike if services like OnLive actually work.
I wouldn't want to pay $60 to play that new Wolverine beat'em up game or even $50 for the PC. But I might pay $40 for 6 hours of diversion and never play it again. There are lots of games that I would never want to own and maybe there will be a time where rental services like Gamefly switch to a digital distribution model that works off subscription.
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I suspect that the argument over DRM will be moot once everything is a direct download and has defacto DRM. Isn't that sort of where things are going? You can't trade your games on Steam or XBLA. Shouldn't this effectively kill off the 2nd hand market unless you sell someone your entire machine or account? But even then what about the IP address? Maybe there is some sweet spot where everything works off a subscription model. This seems to be coming down the pike if services like OnLive actually work. I wouldn't want to pay $60 to play that new Wolverine beat'em up game or even $50 for the PC. But I might pay $40 for 6 hours of diversion and never play it again. There are lots of games that I would never want to own and maybe there will be a time where rental services like Gamefly switch to a digital distribution model that works off subscription.