"what if DRM works"
ok lets go with the fantasy that it will work perfectly as planned and UBI servers are never busy or overloaded and never need service or repair or break down.
this means only people from big cities can play the game because nobody else has the reliable stable internet service the game manufacturers think we do.
of these big cities many ISP will throttle your internet useage and start charging exorbinant premiums on all data transfers after a certain limit is reached. these fees can be as bad as those 900 number phone lines i am told.
so you figure if this thing works as planned and you eliminate ANY possible sales to rural or small towns and completely forget anything outside the cities. now how many customers did you just exclude from buying your games even if they want it as bad as an alcoholic wants a bottle.
but thats only if DRM works perfectly exactly the way its supposed to
oh, and lets say you do prevent any pirates from pirating the game but you just eliminated your customers from buying it too
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