Developers, publishers and service providers should not focus on treating paying customers as criminals with restrictive DRM (digital rights management) according to GOG. Speaking to Eurogamer Guillaume Rambourg, vice president of GOG North America, said: “DRM is only impacting the good-hearted passionate gamers out there. The very same gamers who are ready to spend $50 or more to own their favourite triple-A title and support our industry.”
Hatred, the highly-controversial shooter, will not be sold via GOG, the developers have announced.
With many companies posting their first 2015 fiscal reports, the crew has plenty to talk about. There is brief mention of the new Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy’s The Division, and GOG.com’s expanding catalog as well as talk about the new Champion Master feature in League of Legends and news of Star Wars Battlefront. The Killzone: Shadow Fall class action lawsuit was also dismissed in court, but it might still have repercussions for the industry going forward. Finally, the crew bids farewell to Reclaim Your Game as it shuts its virtual doors after years of providing an important service to consumers.
GOG, Deep Silver and Nordic Games removed DRM restrictions from five games and are discounting the titles until May 18.
More DRM like the Batman: Arkham Asylum or Serious Sam: BFE ones, and I'd be okay with that