Ubisoft Challenges Gamers With DRM-Free Prince Of Persia

[incal11]

Most critics I found were saying how this game is easy , dumb and short ; a game has to be more than good looking to tempt me.

I am not downloading it for the heck of it either though.
Looks like I already went through the challenge with my conscience intact.

 

[Skrapt]

If a game contains intrusive DRM I don't like I don't pirate it, I simply refuse to buy it. Although it's very nice to hear the new Prince of Persia comes without it, I've never really been a fan of the series but I may just take another look now I've seen the company behind it making such a nice gesture.

It would be nice for gamers worldwide to show that they really hate DRM, and purchase it legally. Although as everyone else has said, I'm not holding out much hope, because when you get right down to it a human being can rationalize any behaviour no matter how ludicrous the rationalization/behaviour is.

 

[sheic99]

PC Gamers, don't screw this up by pirating this one.

Seriously, you're a moron if you do, this is your chance for redemption. Also, take him up on his offer.

Also, I admit, I do tend to sponge off friends versions (Legal) before I purchase, because this laptop was great for gaming... at the start of the year.

For the record, demos would stop most piracy.

If devolpers release more demos, I think less people would pirate games.

 

[geizr]

Wow.

Well the gauntlet is thrown. I'm about as skeptical as Ubisoft is, to be honest. The new excuse will probably fall back on the tired, and full of crap, excuse: I'm downloading it to 'try it out'.

But I hope to be proven wrong.

This will be interesting to see if there is a heavy load of pirating with exactly this excuse. My own opinion is that, despite the many issues with game reviews, there is enough information on the net now allowing one to make a reasonable guess whether one will like or not like a game before making a purchase.

Even so, there will always be a contingent that will pirate, DRM or no DRM.

 

[nimrandir]

I would not call the gauntlet thrown until a big-name title with a playable demo hits shelves without DRM. If and when that happens, what excuse would be left? I suppose there is "I need to check system compatibility," so maybe this is all a fool's gambit anyway.

 

[meatloaf231]

Well, that's set it in stone. I'm buying this game.

 

[Jumplion]

Wow, this is quite an interesting challenge.

The gauntlet has been thrown (I totaly did not rip off the first poster here...), and we will see how honest people will be.

I pray to god that PC gamers won't screw this up (I totaly did not rip that off the 5th poster...again). If this is successful, this could really possibly hopefully truely be a step towards less restrictive DRM.

Though, if what Ubisoft says is true, then this will completely backfire on the gamers.

Either way, Ubisoft is risking their money on this.

We'll see what happens.

 

[luckshot]

i am now planning on buying this game, if only to give them positive reinforcement

 

[stompy]

Well, I'm definitely going to have to buy it now. Regardless of the reasoning why, I'm glad that Ubisoft has at least tried cater to their customers. Hopefully, the hand won't be bitten...

 

[Nimbus]

If this game is pirated less than expected, we win the argument because it shows that people really do pirate because of DRM. If the game is pirated around as much as expected, we win becuase it shows that DRM has no effect on piracy (More of a semi-draw, this one). If it is pirated more that usual, EA is proven right, and hell will freeze over. I really can't see this turning out badly for us gamers.

 

[Shellsh0cker]

I would not call the gauntlet thrown until a big-name title with a playable demo hits shelves without DRM. If and when that happens, what excuse would be left? I suppose there is "I need to check system compatibility," so maybe this is all a fool's gambit anyway.

Wasn't that the original reason for demos?

There is, of course, the faction that has no moral justification, because they don't care, and thus DRM will not really matter. In any case, Vanguard is right: gauntlet thrown. Let's show that we're not hypocrites. Personally, I'm actually with dcheppy on this; Xbox 360 with HDTV for the win, but if I were an adamant PC gamer, this would definitely pique my interest.

 

[Dyselon]

I'd be very curious as to what metrics Ubi is using to determine if this effort is successful or not.

 

[lumenadducere]

Y'know, I was actually going to skip this until now. I'm buying this game just because of this news.

As for demos decreasing piracy by a significant amount...I don't think so. I think the ratio of people who pirate because they want to try it out and not spend money on a game they don't like and the people who pirate for other reasons is more in favor of those who pirate for other reasons (if that makes any sense).

But we'll see. Hopefully people buy this game in significant enough numbers for it to actually make a statement.

 

[nimrandir]

I'd be very curious as to what metrics Ubi is using to determine if this effort is successful or not.

My gut instinct would be their metric is the added value of not paying anyone to put DRM on the disc in the first place.

 

[Grampy_bone]

I bet what they will find out it the exact same number of people pirate the game as have pirated Assassin's Creed, Previous Prince of Persia games, Mass Effect, Spore, GTA IV, et al.

The lack of DRM won't have an impact on the pirating, but will drastically reduce the number of people bitching in their forums about SecuRom issues and save them the money they would have spent on it.

 

[CoverYourHead]

I really don't think pirates pirate because of protest against DRM, I think they pirate because they want something and don't feel like paying for it, and the lack of an excuse probably isn't going to stop them, unfortunately.

 

[Dommyboy]

Well this doesn't seem to be working at all. From a quick search of a torrent site (just to see if this no DRM is working), it seems that theres a lot of torrents for Prince of Persia and I lot of people wanting them. I myself am not even interested in this game but if I were, no DRM would sway me into buying this game.

 

[Bagaloo]

It will be interesting to see how this pans out. Personally, I don't hold much hope that the PC gaming community will truly shine here.

 

[Avatar Roku]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a225/HideCollector/sheep.jpg

Says the guy with a Yahtzee avatar.

I'm not a PC gamer, so don't look at me with this. However, I feel for my PC brethren, so I'll say this: this won't get rid of DRM. But, you might be able to limit it in the future by not messing this up. Still, I can take solace in the fact that it doesn't affect me whatsoever.