The Witness is affected by piracy and its creator consider using DRM Denuvo

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Jonathan Blow, creator of Braid, and Thekla Inc. The Witness released for PC and PS4 on January 26. Although the reviews received were excellent, Jonathan says his game in first person puzzle genre is heavily affected by piracy, and as a result could give up gaming industry Denuvo or use DRM to protect creation.
When asked about sales of The Witness, Blow said that they competed on the opening week of Braid's first year. However, he stated that the piracy rate is too large to finance a new game. The manufacturer said: "The Witness is the most pirated video game on a high profile site". Jonathan financed largely concerned in the development of the game in their own finances, although the actual amount is not known, and this would explain his situation delicate.
On Twitter, he was asked if he thinks about the use of anti-piracy system Denuvo, and the response was said to protect possible [CENSORED]ure video game. The Witness Although using Steam as authentication, it is also available on Humble Store, which has no DRM, hence the rapidity and ease with which crackers have posted illegal torrents version.
One aspect to note is that the game price, $ 40, considered too big for indie, even by some users Steam, could have a say in the number of copies sold, if not piracy. The number of units actually sold is not known, but it is "significantly greater than 40,000," according to the manufacturer.
Steam page for The Witness is here