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Galaki on 22 April 2010

Sony/Capcom pulling a UbiDRM?

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PS3 Final Fight: Double Impact requires PSN connection

by JC Fletcher { Apr 21st 2010 at 3:59PM }

Final Fight: Double Impact may be a collection of retro games, but some owners of the PS3 version have discovered that it is, at heart, a little too modern. The game will not run unless the user is signed into an online PSN account. If you try to load up Double Impact while not signed in, you'll just get a curt "Sign into PlayStation Network. (80029516)" message on the screen. (The Xbox 360 version launches without issue, even when not signed into Xbox Live.)

While it may not be a big deal to most of us who are signed into PSN whenever we use our PS3s, it does make us wonder why Capcom or Sony don't allow people to play the game, even in single-player or local multiplayer, without an internet connection. We've contacted both parties about the issue. Anyone else appreciating the irony of having to be connected to the internet to play games made before most of us knew what an internet was?

This can't be true?



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salaminizer on 22 April 2010

it's true.

Sven said:

First of all, I've been on the road, so apologies for the slow response.

Secondly, I'm not totally up to speed on the ability to sign out and play, but I do know we're using the second approved form of authentication Sony has made available to developers/publishers. I could be wrong but I believe it has been used previously on other first party titles like Warhawk and Socom. I will confirm on Monday with our submissions team and Sony, but to the best of my knowledge, it is working as intended.

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Galaki on 22 April 2010

Nintendo better not pull something like this or I'll simply drop them from shopping list, too.

I already have to drop PC games due to stupid DRM. I don't want to have to only play facebook games...



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dsister44 on 22 April 2010

This has got to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard...



gamelover2000 on 22 April 2010

surely this is not DRM.. piracy on PS3 is non-existant..



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sergiodaly on 22 April 2010

dont bother me at all... i am always on-line!

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salaminizer on 22 April 2010
gamelover2000 said:
surely this is not DRM.. piracy on PS3 is non-existant..

I might be wrong, but as far as I know one of the side-effects of requiring a login is that you won't be able to "share" your game. I believe that when you log in and play the game, no other PS3 might run it at the same time.



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Loud_Hot_White_Box on 22 April 2010

It's not Sony implementing this limitation. 

Sony is the one allowing PSN game copies to be played on multiple PSN accounts.

Capcom hates the idea and is implementing the online-only rule.

Hey does Nintendo allow copies to be used on multiple accounts/consoles, Galaki?

 

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April 21, 2010 - Capcom apparently isn't thrilled with PlayStation 3's ability to share game files over PlayStation Network.

IGN reader nacthenud recently tried to boot up Final Fight: Double Impact on a separate account for his kids that he shared the game on. He discovered that account, which cannot connect to the Internet for security purposes, is unable to play the game. He later discovered Final Fight: Double Impact can only be played on the same account it was purchased on.

Capcom issued a response to his concern, according to his message post, saying this move was done in an effort to combat "rampant" game sharing on PlayStation Network but emphasized this may not be implemented on all future titles.

"Yes, there is DRM. This was employed to combat the rampant 'PSN Sharing' that has been going on over the last year," a representative wrote to nacthenud. "We're sorry that your family cannot play the game on their individual accounts (same console). This is a limitation of the Sony network."

"We are not committed to do this with all titles moving forward but the only way to evaluate impact was to try it with one title first."

IGN has reached out to Capcom for additional comments but hasn't heard back. We can confirm that the game doesn't play on an offline PS3.

Update: The game only requires one initial check at at start-up. Once the game has loaded, it appears you can then sign out of PSN.

 

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1085230p1.html



Skeeuk on 22 April 2010

this is fucking crap, im sure it will be fixed though.

kinda reminds me of phantasy star online on orig xbox, you had to log on live once, then game is playable offline



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Severance on 22 April 2010

Its for online stat tracking Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is like this too.



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