Scary yes, understandable ... also yes. When EA decided to add the Securom DRM, they were just begging for the pirates to hit. And they did. Same happened with Silent Hunter III and UBI including StarForce in it. Tho I believe SHIII wasn't pirated as much as they say Spore has been.
And with higher game prices, there will be even more pirating of games IMHO. It's a shame the pirates ruin it for the rest of us. The more they pirate, the more the rest of us have to pay.
I look at it this way. If I can't afford it, I'll wait till the price goes down. I don't have to have the newest games that are out. Besides that, my computer probably won't run the newest stuff anyways. :costumes: