Ubisoft joins DD bandwagon... if internet connection is lost, game pauses

[NJ5]

jefforange89 said:

NJ5 said:
A system like this on consoles can't be too far.

This.

Wouldn't surprise me if at least the 360's successor has some manner of blocking second-hand sales where by you need to link a disc to your console, or Live account, and always be connected to play.  Microsoft always seems to be the forerunner in all things involving limiting and milking gamers. =

I think it will probably start as an optional system. You can download games and they'll be attached to your account. Then they will start giving advantages to people who buy games in this way (maybe free online play, or more likely smaller things like online game saves as Ubi is doing). When enough people are used to this, they will push it for retail games as well. Later on, retail games will disappear altogether (or partly, by having a console SKU with an optical drive, and a cheaper one without).