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?"

Comments

You first.

[Macthorpe]

So it's Microsoft's fault that publishers put DRM on their PC games because they made a console?

Can you justify that position with some actual logic?

Re:no

[Achromatic1978]

Not even remotely. I have pirated software and music before, but at least am intellectually honest enough to recognize it for what it is, not hiding behind some laughable veil of it as a "protest against authority/obedience" as painted by many here.

Re:no

[pcolaman]

I like how when I point out that something is against the law I get modded troll, probably by someone who is reading slashdot while downloading games on limewire.

Re:no

[cliffski]

Blah blah. All software devs are twits and idiots.

Do you think any developer bothers reading past the abuse you type?

Hint: All the emails I got from pirates that were abusive got deleted. I didn't bother reading past the insults and the sarcastic crap.