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Re: There is a reason people are doubtful
By:uberfoop
Date: 6/23/13 5:47 pm
In Response To: Re: There is a reason people are doubtful (Chris101b)

: It just makes no
: sense to put so many restrictions on games (You can only sell them 1 time,
: and then the person is stuck with it) just to implement a system that
: allows 10 of your online friends to play the game.

Actually, the periodic-phone-home DRM is the main reason I consider the full sharing thing even remotely plausible. There is no way publishers would be okay with 10 consoles being even loopholeishly able to do funny business like install a game, go offline, and play indefinitely. But things that can effectively behave like discounts? Plausible to an extent; DRM can reduce prices.

What really wouldn't make sense, I think, is an always-online DRM system that gave no benefit to the player. There'd have to be some sort of compromise to make it attractive over something like the current digital download model, which already does a good job of preventing game sharing. The way the system was structured had to be there to counterbalance something new, otherwise there'd be no purpose for it.


Messages In This Thread

To all the people who are mad: Dont be *OT*Chris101b6/20/13 5:05 pm
     TLDR: Family sharing was just a glorified demo *NM*RC Master6/20/13 5:19 pm
     Re: To all the people who are mad: Dont be *OT*DEEP NNN6/20/13 6:49 pm
           The story so faruberfoop6/20/13 7:45 pm
                 Oh, also...uberfoop6/20/13 7:52 pm
     I figured as much.Azo 'Galvat6/20/13 7:25 pm
     Even if it is just rumor, it makes sense.LostSpartan9876/20/13 8:01 pm
     Re: To all the people who are mad: Dont be *OT*thebruce06/21/13 10:07 am
           Re: To all the people who are mad: Dont be *OT*XMixMasterX6/21/13 11:18 pm
                 Re: To all the people who are mad: Dont be *OT*NotTheVacuum6/22/13 12:31 am
                       Re: To all the people who are mad: Dont be *OT*The Loot6/22/13 3:31 am
                             Re: To all the people who are mad: Dont be *OT*NotTheVacuum6/22/13 10:16 am
     Family Sharing NOT a demo mode.DEEP NNN6/22/13 11:07 am
           Re: Family Sharing NOT a demo mode.uberfoop6/22/13 11:57 am
                 Re: Family Sharing NOT a demo mode.DEEP NNN6/22/13 1:01 pm
                       Re: Family Sharing NOT a demo mode.uberfoop6/22/13 1:32 pm
                             Re: Family Sharing NOT a demo mode.DEEP NNN6/22/13 1:45 pm
                             Re: Family Sharing NOT a demo mode.Louis Wu6/22/13 5:40 pm
                                   There is a reason people are doubtfulChris101b6/23/13 1:34 pm
                                         Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulLouis Wu6/23/13 2:21 pm
                                               Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulChris101b6/23/13 3:43 pm
                                                     Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulLouis Wu6/23/13 4:03 pm
                                                           Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulChris101b6/23/13 5:24 pm
                                                                 Re: There is a reason people are doubtfuluberfoop6/23/13 5:47 pm
                                                                       Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulNotTheVacuum6/23/13 10:23 pm
                                                                             Re: There is a reason people are doubtfuluberfoop6/23/13 10:40 pm
                                                                                   Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulNotTheVacuum6/24/13 11:34 am
                                                                       Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulLeisandir6/23/13 11:31 pm
                                                                             Re: There is a reason people are doubtfuluberfoop6/23/13 11:52 pm
                                                                 Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulKal6/23/13 10:37 pm
                                                                       Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulChris101b6/26/13 12:15 pm
                                                                             Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulNotTheVacuum6/26/13 1:34 pm
                                                                                   Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulGeneral Vagueness6/26/13 9:26 pm
                                                                                         Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulNotTheVacuum6/26/13 9:58 pm
                                                                                               Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulKal6/26/13 11:54 pm
                                                                                                     Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulthebruce06/27/13 9:34 am
                                                                                               Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulGeneral Vagueness6/27/13 8:13 pm
                                                                                                     Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulNotTheVacuum6/27/13 9:26 pm
                                                                                                           Re: There is a reason people are doubtfulGeneral Vagueness6/28/13 2:34 pm
                             Re: Family Sharing NOT a demo mode.Kal6/23/13 1:25 pm

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