Re: Piracy, then
"To me a lot of piracy could be solved with a good demo period. What have they got to hide?"
While there's certainly something to said for a properly constructed demo, the refund policies of the likes of Steam and GoG mean there's simply no point. Buy a game, play it for a couple of hours, and then either decide you like it enough to keep it or get a full refund with zero hassle. Due to the wonders of digital onlininess, you don't even need to worry about making sure it's clean or keeping the receipt. There are still potential benefits to piracy when it comes to things like DRM and online check-ins, but the argument about trying games before committing to buying them hasn't really been valid for a while now.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
