Elias didn't care about the moral high ground. He cared about Horizon's Edge , a sprawling sci-fi RPG that had launched three hours ago. He hadn't bought it because he couldn't afford it, not after the rent hike. The 70-dollar price tag was a wall, and Denuvo was the guard on top of it.

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