Even license holders benefit from using the pirated versions of games:

> Denuvo DRM Outage Leads to Major Games Being Unplayable

[0] https://gamerant.com/denuvo-drm-outage-major-games-unplayabl...

> The cracked version of Resident Evil Village runs better, testing confirms

[1] https://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-village-drm-denuvo-stu...

> Shadow of the Tomb Raider Reportedly Runs Better Now That Denuvo Has Been Removed

[2] https://gamerant.com/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-reportedly-ru...