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CD Projekt's Michal Kicinski Doesn't Like DRM |
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Posted on Monday, September 22 at 9:22 AM GMT -6
GamesIndustry.biz has posted the results of a recent discussion they had with CD Projekt CEO Michal Kicinski about how intrusive DRM can be to video games and music.
"We're gamers and we are using all these digital distribution platforms," commented Kicinski. "I had Steam but I had the problem that my internet provider could not work with it so I couldn't use the games I bought. I think that if somebody is paying for the game then they deserve own it, not with a certain list of conditions and sometimes the list of conditions can be long."
The boss of The Witcher developer went on to explain that many companies were dropping DRM due to the complications it causes the end users.
"It's the same with buying music online with DRM, Amazon has decided not to provide it with DRM, iTunes is doing this iTunes plus."
He added: "DRM makes customer's lives too complicated, and this is usually because of some corporate ideas, policies and trying to be smart, too smart, in how to get customers and how to keep them and no let them go somewhere else. We are believers in the free market and bringing freedom to customers." Yet another reason why Good Old Games will succeed.
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