ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoCapcom adds new DRM to old PC games, raising worries over modswww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down11cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.org
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkCapcom adds new DRM to old PC games, raising worries over modswww.polygon.comylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.org
minus-squareZeroHora@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67·edit-210 months agoDRM in old games so you are only affecting people that bought the game? Genius
minus-squaredrislands@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·10 months agoThey’re not worried about pirates, they’re worried about nude mods. It’s still idiotic, but it is consistent.
minus-squareZeroHora@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 months agoBu than people could download a pirate version and install mods, in the end the pirate version is way more attractive than the original.
minus-squaredrislands@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoI don’t disagree. But the inciting incident was when an official Street Fighter tournament went awry when the person hosting left on a nude Chun Li mod. I imagine they’re specifically trying to prevent that from happening ever again.
minus-squareampersandrew@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoThey probably care far less about that than they do the ability to mod in costumes instead of buying them.
DRM in old games so you are only affecting people that bought the game? Genius
They’re not worried about pirates, they’re worried about nude mods. It’s still idiotic, but it is consistent.
Bu than people could download a pirate version and install mods, in the end the pirate version is way more attractive than the original.
I don’t disagree. But the inciting incident was when an official Street Fighter tournament went awry when the person hosting left on a nude Chun Li mod. I imagine they’re specifically trying to prevent that from happening ever again.
They probably care far less about that than they do the ability to mod in costumes instead of buying them.