Some food for thought. http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/05/Another-view-of-game-piracy http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/story_type/site_trail_story/interview-gabe-newell/ http://www.geekwire.com/2011/experiments-video-game-economics-valves-gabe-newell
DRM crippling games encourages piracy. For example From Dust, that even Steam had to offer refunds due to customer outrage at Ubisoft. With a pirated copy giving you a superior version of the game This can also be explained by http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/05/Another-view-of-game-piracy You will note the heavy use of…