fosstulate@iusearchlinux.fyitoTechnology@beehaw.org•Reddit has never turned a profit in nearly 20 years, but it just filed to go public anyway
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9 months agoSo you’re telling me the model cannot consistently run at a profit, even through it relies on a massive unpaid labour force.
This is an interesting response. It makes me wonder whether the real risk of piracy to game publishers isn’t so-called ‘lost’ sales, but having their control of the initial impressions window undermined by genuine critical reception*. Marketing efforts are seriously compromised unless they operate in an information void. Denuvo provides that void.
[*] Video game reporting outlets not included for reasons that should be obvious in the year 2024