shmerl 1 day ago

I simply won't buy it. Let them release the game on GOG or other DRM-free store, then I'll buy it if I like it.

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npteljes 1 day ago

I can see that. I just scrolled through a large denuvo list on pcgamingwiki, and honestly, not much temptation there for me, even though I really like gaming. Of all these games, I only played Persona 5 (and loved it), and I only want to play some more Atlus games.

Do you also abstain from other DRMs as well, or just some in particular? They can be quite nasty, and mobile games are also pretty horrible for privacy as well. As a compromise for myself, I use a separate Windows for gaming, and I have almost no real data on that partition.

shmerl 1 day ago

I try to. Games are honestly a decent case for this. Same goes for music, books etc. It's video that's really the worst scenario.

npteljes 1 day ago

Yeah, video is nonsense. You can't even get Netflix on Linux in 1080p (without serious workarounds), even though the system would be plenty capable.

account42 12 hours ago

Netflix is already the wrong solution IMO. I want files that I can store on my local devices and play whenever I want to without the need for an internet connection. Blu-Ray is the only way to get that but those are overpriced and still have (thankfully breakable) DRM.

npteljes 11 hours ago

For storage, it's absolutely the wrong solution, as it doesn't offer the option to store.

On the other hand, many media experiences are ephemeral. At least, this applies to how I consume media. Wrt/ videos, I very rarely go back to watch the same thing twice, and so, anything storage-based is more of a burden, than a desire.