[Gaming News] New copy protection technology outrages gamers

[saebrtooth]

Link (http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/new-copy-protection-technology-outrages-gamers/1389931)


If you're sick of heavy-handed anti-piracy measures creeping their way into your games, get ready for a real shock. Beginning next month, PC games from top publisher Ubisoft will require a constant, uninterrupted Internet connection to play -- regardless of whether or not you're using any online functions.

Debuting on upcoming PC releases Assassin's Creed 2 and Settlers VII, the new technology doesn't just require an initial online check-in like many current PC games. Without a live Internet link, you won't even be able to start the game, and if your connection drops while you're playing for any reason, you'll be kicked out of the game and potentially lose your progress. Dial-up users, needless to say, need not apply
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Sadly, harsh anti-piracy measures like Ubisoft's inevitably end up hurting legitimate customers rather than the pirates at which they're aimed. Illegally downloaded versions of games generally have copy-protection methods like this removed entirely.


When you first read this you might feel pissed but then again lol, reading down you feel happy again :biggrin:

[slikrapid]

related, already posted, news:

http://www.sb-innovation.de/showthread.php?threadid=18683


in an attempt to prevent piracy. EA's 2008 release Spore came with anti-copying measures that seemed draconian at the time: it checked in with an EA server every ten days and limited the number of times you could install the game. A huge consumer backlash followed, and EA removed the offending tech -- but Spore still ended up as the year's most pirated game.

nothing like a little bit of controversy to improve failing sales :wink:


Illegally downloaded versions of games

read this nonsense again :rolleyes:

[slikrapid]

update on the new ubisoft copy protection:


It has been confirmed that Silent Hunter V will use this DRM solution.

Within 24 hours of the game release, pirated copies have turned up on torrent and newsgroups sites with the activation disabled and removed, allowing users to copy and play the game without requiring to have an active internet connection as well as being able to play online


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hunter_V#DRM_restrictions

from the nfo file:


Don't install/use Ubisoft launcher, or simply block any connection to internet.

looks like another fail for the gaming industry as it wasn't too hard or time consuming to get rid of those 'corporate nasties inside' :tongue:

[saebrtooth]

lol its just bad for the real consumer, real pirates dont even think much about the protection when its removed lol hehe