The game has already made it's money on consoles so it's no great loss to Ubisoft if it doesn't sell well, which is why they're using it as a test platform for this DRM. That isn't to say they wouldn't be happy if it did sell well, even though we all know it won't considering it's:
So late (even though they'd said it would release alongside the console version)
It's $60 (even though it includes the DLC, which was actually cut from the game prior to release, late releases on PC traditionally include released DLC for free)
Of course, it has the DRM which requires constant approval from Ubisoft to play the game you purchased.
There are simply too many things working against the game for it to possibly do well.
I wouldn't take this as gospel because an Ubisoft Representative refused to give a straight 'yes' when directly asked if it would be patched out of the game if anything untoward happened down the line.
When did anything that occurs in the US become representative of the planet? The US accounts for 4.52% of the worlds population (List of countries by population). The remaining 95.48% says hi.
This sounds a lot like fear-mongering designed to convince the uninformed masses, because the informed minority like things the way they are, that a new level of beauracracy needs to be introduced to save us all from the evil internets.
It's for the children. We must save them.
Being on a disability pension doesn't necessarily dicatate the degree of your disability in Australia.
It could be anything from having a bad back (can't do any lifting) all the way to quadraplegia (definitely can't do any lifting).
I'm assuming this guy was of the 'bad back' kind.
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I don't know, requiring constant permission to use something you paid money for sounds pretty dubious to me.
There are simply too many things working against the game for it to possibly do well.
I wouldn't take this as gospel because an Ubisoft Representative refused to give a straight 'yes' when directly asked if it would be patched out of the game if anything untoward happened down the line.
I don't see people like you getting on your high horses when people jail-break iPhones, which is essentially the same thing.
While I'm not certain exactly how Assassin's Creed 2 will be interacting with save games, he is correct that saves will also be stored locally.
When did anything that occurs in the US become representative of the planet? The US accounts for 4.52% of the worlds population (List of countries by population). The remaining 95.48% says hi.
This sounds a lot like fear-mongering designed to convince the uninformed masses, because the informed minority like things the way they are, that a new level of beauracracy needs to be introduced to save us all from the evil internets. It's for the children. We must save them.
Being on a disability pension doesn't necessarily dicatate the degree of your disability in Australia. It could be anything from having a bad back (can't do any lifting) all the way to quadraplegia (definitely can't do any lifting). I'm assuming this guy was of the 'bad back' kind.
Most users don't read the licence agreement (or understand it when they have) and are not aware that they don't own software when they buy it.
It's all about perceived value and, frankly, anyone (ie not Ballmer) can tell you that tangibility is key in this respect.
It's also quite amusing to see Ballmer trying to imply that hardware manufacturers are making too much money when compared to Microsoft.