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PC Grand Theft Auto IV Features SecuROM DRM
arcticstoat writes "Game developer Rockstar has revealed that the forthcoming PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV will feature the controversial SecuROM 7 DRM system. Unlike some of EA's recent titles, such as Spore and Mass Effect, GTA IV won't limit the number of times that you can install the game, although SecuROM will be impossible to remove without leaving 'some traces' on your PC. Anyone hoping to avoid SecuROM by downloading the game form Steam will also be disappointed, as Rockstar says that all versions of the game will feature SecuROM, including digital versions online. On the plus side, Rockstar says that it's 'working with SecuROM to post information on our support pages regarding how to remove these inactive traces of the program for users who wish to do so.' Has Rockstar gotten a better balance between draconian DRM and fair copy protection here?"
Not quite all, I imagine.
If your theory is different from practice, then your theory is wrong.
as they continue to push this crap.
In "IV" form no less. These game companies will to ANYTHING to get you hooked.
... of incorporating DRM into any product with "Grand Theft" in the title somehow escapes me.
Have gnu, will travel.
your manager comes to you and says "zomg! piratez! they r eatin ma soupz!"
My manager hardly even talks like that. On the other hand, my cat. . .