Latest Ubisoft DRM measure - all SP saves stored on a cloud server - by EvaUnit02
lost_soul on 3/3/2010 at 05:12
Quote Posted by Chade
But games do degrade over time in many important ways - and much faster then tables, as well!
The bytes stored on a game cd are worthless - it is the game experience which has value. Just look at the words we choose: Graphics "age". Once sparkly game mechanics become "overused".
What does it mean for something to "age"? I'd say a good measure is percent reduction in market value over time assuming "standard" use. How much value does a game lose five years after it's release, compared to a table five years after production?
While I think you're definitely onto something here, I would say it has more to do with the quality of the game that causes it to age/devalue faster. Everybody knows that Deus Ex IW has MUCH better graphics than the original game, but I know which one I would rather play now. Same goes for Unreal 2 and Unreal. U2 = pretty graphics and bad gameplay, U1 = worse graphics but better gameplay and great music. The older game with the better gameplay wins in my book.
Phatose on 3/3/2010 at 05:53
The difference isn't that physical goods degrade with time and software doesn't, but that physical goods degrade with use and software doesn't.
Eldron on 3/3/2010 at 11:26
is a game used if it was bought as used the day after the game was released?
it's identical to the first bought experience, no theoretical degrading there.
heywood on 3/3/2010 at 17:05
Same if a car is sold used the day after it is purchased.
Eldron on 3/3/2010 at 18:49
Quote Posted by heywood
Same if a car is sold used the day after it is purchased.
Which I believe is quite a rampant issue, no?
Malleus on 3/3/2010 at 21:18
I almost posted news about that in this thread some time ago, but realized it was already posted in the BFBC2 discussion. It does sound like a user friendly method, and I wouldn't mind if my chosen game was protected like that, but it's been already cracked or so I heard, so from the corporation's POV it's no progress.
Jason Moyer on 3/3/2010 at 21:22
Some time ago? Was there a disk version of this available prior to yesterday?
Can you actually play online with punkbuster and the matchmaking service with a cracked copy? I don't think that ever worked in the other BF games.
