Ubisoft managed to generate a storm when it announced its latest DRM policy last week. With previous attempts to protect against so-called 'piracy' failing miserably, Ubisoft thought that by disallowing offline play it could persuade gamers to toe the line.
The whole system revolved around a set of servers, run by Ubisoft, to authenticate gamers through their Ubi.com accounts. When asked by Gamespy how gamers would react to its latest scheme, the French publisher replied, "we think most people are going to be fine with it." Lets hope it put more careful thought into its game titles.
Ubisoft's myopic view was highlighted when PC Gamer asked what would happen if Ubisoft shut down its servers years from now. The Ubisoft spokesperson fell hook, line and sinker for the loaded question, admitting that at such a time the publisher would release a patch enabling offline play. For crackers that must have sounded like an open invitation to break out the hex editor."
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