Yet another proof that DRM does not work

[Zkuq]

Soleron said:

Zkuq said:

Soleron said:
Don't Gas Powered Games use software to force you to have a CD in the drive? I have Supreme Commander which does this.

Doesn't practically every game on the market - on any platform - need a disc? Naturally we must exclude downloadable titles. And wasn't SC published by THQ instead of Stardock?

Yes, but the game was installed the the harddrive and you could take the disc out immediately after launching. It was definetely a copy protection mechanism rather than a requirement.

And, yes, THQ published it, but how can they go and make a Gamer's Bill Of Rights including that Rule 10 if they do otherwise elesewhere?

 

Well, I don't consider copy protection very bad although I'm trying to boycott DRM. It's not a big deal and it's not restricting my rights as a customer... Though it doesn't help against piracy, either. Then again, I could imagine someone selling his copy and keeping the game on the HDD. And my point about the THQ thing was that those rules were made by Stardock, not THQ, so THQ doesn't exactly have to follow them if they even existed at the time of SC's release.