karnak1: WTF??
This is one of the most retarded offcial statements I've ever heard, concerning piracy. If they're already expecting their game to be pirated/cracked sooner or later, why the hell do they spend time and money with DRM schemes?
VanishedOne: It's supposed to be because the first month or two is the crucial profit-making period for a new release--although
https://www.longbowgames.com/forums/topic/?id=1837 links that mainly to offline sales:
The big-name publishers primarily sell through stores like GameStop and Walmart. Brick-and-mortar stores, as they're called in the business. In this environment, when your game stops selling in large quantities, they take it off the shelves. Because of this, the big-name publishers sell 30-50 percent of all of their games within the first two months after release. The supporters of DRM say they don't mind that their DRM is cracked within two months, as long as it protects this vital period of sales.
VanishedOne: I didn't know about that. Thanks for the explanation.