Most PC game sales occur in the first 30 days after release. Protecting even a few days adds significant value to the publisher.
Some protection methods do last a long time. StarForce 3.0 protected SplinterCell took 422 days to crack. Not long ago cracking Denuevo protected games took around 75 days [1,2]. I'm not aware what the current best protections are or how long such protected games take to crack.
Some protection methods do last a long time. StarForce 3.0 protected SplinterCell took 422 days to crack. Not long ago cracking Denuevo protected games took around 75 days [1,2]. I'm not aware what the current best protections are or how long such protected games take to crack.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21953764
[2] http://web.archive.org/web/20200104093734/https://iscracked....