http://www.slashgear.com/psa-ubisoft-games-rendered-unplayable-by-server-transfer-08212675/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.slashgear.com/psa-ubisoft-games-rendered-unplayable-by-server-transfer-08212675/#comment-181519 renGek Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212675#comment-181519 Sadly, it seems more and more we don’t actually own anything we purchase. Its more like we pay money to lease the software now with all the EULA restrictions.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/psa-ubisoft-games-rendered-unplayable-by-server-transfer-08212675/#comment-181520 renGek Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212675#comment-181520 Sadly, it seems more and more we don’t actually own anything we purchase. Its more like we pay money to lease the software now with all the EULA restrictions.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/psa-ubisoft-games-rendered-unplayable-by-server-transfer-08212675/#comment-181517 renGek Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212675#comment-181517 Exactly. Pirated games will bypass the DRM altogether so this method is just plain stupid. It will only tick off the legit customers.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/psa-ubisoft-games-rendered-unplayable-by-server-transfer-08212675/#comment-181518 renGek Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212675#comment-181518 Exactly. Pirated games will bypass the DRM altogether so this method is just plain stupid. It will only tick off the legit customers.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/psa-ubisoft-games-rendered-unplayable-by-server-transfer-08212675/#comment-181474 Wakanay Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:54:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212675#comment-181474 And pirates can play the games all the time. This stupid DRM only hurts legal gamers.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/psa-ubisoft-games-rendered-unplayable-by-server-transfer-08212675/#comment-181469 ciddy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212675#comment-181469 Defective by design. If I pay for a game I own it. I only _once_ bought a forced activation game, Bioshock. The moment that activation server went offline they stole my money. Anyone unable to play now should sue the bastards.

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