> > PC games get pirated months before they even reach the factory. :P > > I can't agree with this, almost all modern PC games have online activation, so they > can't be pirated until launch day, but console versions can, and often they are > pirated 1-2 weeks before official release day.
Nah man, the problem with online activation stuff is it's garbage. For the FIRST game that uses that particular encryption method sure, it takes a while. But then they release 10-20 more games using the same security, and it's often as easy as just replacing a dll or exe with the previously cracked one from the first game.
All anti-piracy methods end up doing is annoying the paying customer...Us MAME cab guys often have to download a pirated copy of a game we legally own just to get it to play nice on our cabs.
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