sc94597 said:
Digital only doesn't prevent piracy in itself. Many steam releases have pirate versions on PC. The more consoles become like PC's the easier it will be to create exploits to pirate games. Until the lower tier countries have consistent high-speed internet Sony won't try always online DRM, which is probably the best anti-piracy measure as of now. The only thing digital only prevents is used game sales, which I guess makes up some loses elsewhere to accomodate for piracy. Maybe I misunderstood your statement though. |
It doesn't prevent it but it gives the owners more control over the machine and what it is able to do. Add to this that digital only is definitely an obstacle and not so easy to prevent, given some decent drm and encryption.
You are right that nowadays digital only is still a bit far away but bandwidth will increase and it is definitely what both Sony and MS want (and of course 3rd party).
