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Why has Ubisoft clung to it’s unfair, unjustified DRM for so long? Does it do more harm than good?

Mariel Hurd argues that Ubisoft's DRM policy is not just disproportionate, but that it could also be a lost cause entirely - asking DRM costs Ubisoft, and concluding that it's unjustified and unfair to paying customers.

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jjdoyle4527d ago (Edited 4527d ago )

One word. Money.

Darkfocus4527d ago

you mean money that it's been steadily declining since implementing it's draconian DRM measures?

ZombieAssassin4527d ago

I don't even get why they do it, don't people just release cracks to bypass it? I know if I bought one of their games and I was getting screwed because of it i'd look for a crack.

Dark_Overlord4527d ago

I remember when MS released XP service pack 2, my Dungeon Keeper 2 refused to load (the SP blocked all Safedisc 2 protected games I own) so had to resort to using a crack.

Theres nothing wrong with cracks, they're perfectly legal. Its the cracking of the software thats illegal :)

Somebody4526d ago

Ubisoft DRM effects : There are no Ubisoft games (from March 2010 until now) in my PC.

I'm using a crack for my legally bought Singularity since I find it a hassle to insert to disc (and swapping it to play another game). What's the point of wasting gigabytes of hard disk space and time installing the game if it still depend on the disc to play it.

The latest one to use this is Batman Arkham City. Doesn't matter if I a valid account with GFWL, I still have to put the freaking disc in. Quite a hassle indeed. Rocksteady is lucky that their game rocks.

hazelamy4526d ago

because they consider ownership to be a concept that only applies to them.
they don't want us to actually own the games we buy.

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Ubisoft's Recent Antics Have Me Fearful For The Sands of Time Remake

Hanzala from eXputer: "With Ubisoft's practices becoming increasingly anti-consumer lately, the destruction of The Sands of Time Remake looks almost inevitable."

thorstein11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Hey Ubi, here's a gun, don't shoot yourself in the foot.

*Ubi takes gun, aims at foot, empties clip*

Chocoburger10d ago

At this point, only dummies have any hope left for Ubi-junk games.

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Disney adds Blizzard and Ubisoft veterans to its games leadership team

Top executives including games boss Sean Shoptaw have also been promoted…

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Behind XDefiant's Toxic Work Culture, Crunch, and Years of Delays

Behind XDefiant's toxic work culture, crunch, delays, and a group of directors and managers internally referred to as 'The Boys Club'.

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just_looken31d ago

Man the industry just keeps on going with all this bs and to think this is ubisoft again remember what happened with that skull bones team same crap.
https://www.theverge.com/20...

This game will be tossed out broken unplolished with a bloated budget trying to be cod but will fail sense ubi can get there shit in order. If i was me i would have gotten rid of this boys club asap there is alot looking for work out there.

jznrpg31d ago (Edited 31d ago )

Every industry has these issues

Some companies I’ve worked for were great and some were toxic as hell (UPS when I was a teenager was extremely toxic and I have heard it still is) It all starts at the top. They either hold people accountable , set standards and treat people with respect or the crap rolls downhill.