The used games market and pirates are being used as a scapegoat for the direction they want to move in. The reality is that you can't force people online without trying to justify it, and you can't throw micro-transactions, adverts and season passes at people who aren't online.
Hey dont feel that old. I was young but still remember a time when friends were passing around Monkey Island to play, and the DRM back then was often finding a code in the game manual to play the game. You never knew which code word it would ask for. I also profited greatly as a teen when I saw the snes version of Breath…