27th May 2011, 12:09 PM
The worst is when the stuff acts like an OS and makes your system hardware part of the authorization, so if you try to just move your hard disk to a new computer, right after convincing the OS you didn't steal it, now you have to convince 5 different games you didn't steal them.
It's no wonder so many people get legitimate games hacked just to have the superior version to the official release. GOG's model is great, they seem very successful, and they don't use any DRM at all.
Hackers hack every single DRM method they've come up with within days of release. Why do they even bother? At best they're stopping casual gaming friends from sharing disks with each other. How much does that cut into their profits?
The number 1 rule of computer security is: If they have physical access to the computer, it is no longer secure.
This is all coming from someone who doesn't pirate games. However, it affects me because a lot of modern DRM is SO system specific that it will make it really tough for collectors in the future. How exactly are they going to activate a lot of these DLC packages when the service you get them from is down? Where will they get them? Buying used games is already hard enough, but in 20 years time? It'll be harder than ever...
It's no wonder so many people get legitimate games hacked just to have the superior version to the official release. GOG's model is great, they seem very successful, and they don't use any DRM at all.
Hackers hack every single DRM method they've come up with within days of release. Why do they even bother? At best they're stopping casual gaming friends from sharing disks with each other. How much does that cut into their profits?
The number 1 rule of computer security is: If they have physical access to the computer, it is no longer secure.
This is all coming from someone who doesn't pirate games. However, it affects me because a lot of modern DRM is SO system specific that it will make it really tough for collectors in the future. How exactly are they going to activate a lot of these DLC packages when the service you get them from is down? Where will they get them? Buying used games is already hard enough, but in 20 years time? It'll be harder than ever...
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