ssj12 said:
IllegalPaladin said:
ssj12 said:
IllegalPaladin said:
ssj12 said:
please win please. EA needs to learn that DRM isnt the answer as long as you have a great game. Take for example The Witcher. CD Projekt Red doesnt have DRM built in and its selling well due to the fact its an amazing game. The only reason I'm downloading the enhanced edition DVD file is because I can't get the free upgrade patch to work. I own the original and they offer all bonus material for free. So I;m not even pirating the game since it is a free upgrade anyways with the original. |
I don't know laws enough, but I do agree that I hope that this is an eye opener for EA and other companies that customers don't want this crap.
What happens if all your games could only be played on your console?
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That wont ever happen, There are more then enough indie and PC developers left. Valve will never stop being a PC developer.
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Sorry, I wasn't very clear there. I ment if this kind of DRM scenario migrates to console gaming where you purchase your disk games at a retail store and it only works on your console and nobody else's.
In fact, wasn't there some rumor like that about the PS3 very early on? That it would burn some kind of code onto the disk the first time it's played and it would only work on that console?
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ya there was but it was an unfounded rumor.
Digital distribution is what will kill off rental/used copies of games but there will still be a minor ability to share the game.
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Actually, the way I heard it that Sony had a patent on it. Also, had implemented it Gamestop planned not to carry the console (because it would kill their business). So supposedly the technology exists, but given the current strucutre of gaming (rentals and used sales), it would be at its own peril if a company used it. (No Gamestop plus No Blockbuster equals No Sale).
Mike from Morgantown
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