News - Ubisoft's UPlay passport to debut in Driver: SF

[HEXUS]

Another online pass system puts a knife in the back of the second-hand videogame market.

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[dfour]

Its just starting to take the piss , just pure greed

[Mama Sumae]

I don't buy any game that requires any sort activation/service after purchase to be fully enjoyed period (besides multiplayer servers and such obviously).

I somehow fancy the idea of playing the games I pay for whenever I feel like, 2 or more years down the line I don't want to be forced to use a service that either no longer exists or I have no access to for whatever reason.

Lets see what it offers down the line but it can turn to be yet another example of paying customers receiving a substandard version over pirated copies. If the trend continues I wouldn't be surprised if it prompts people to use pirated solutions along with their original paid copies to avoid such hassles.

[DrATty]

I don't buy any game that requires any sort activation/service after purchase to be fully enjoyed period (besides multiplayer servers and such obviously).

I somehow fancy the idea of playing the games I pay for whenever I feel like, 2 or more years down the line I don't want to be forced to use a service that either no longer exists or I have no access to for whatever reason.

Lets see what it offers down the line but it can turn to be yet another example of paying customers receiving a substandard version over pirated copies. If the trend continues I wouldn't be surprised if it prompts people to use pirated solutions along with their original paid copies to avoid such hassles.

My feelings exactly. A motherboard failure has left me with games I can't play and a useless OS. I won't pay for copy protection any more, and want to be able to sell on games I don't play.