Seriously, I can't believe why Namco Bandai and Capcom are being such big asses to PC market by continuing the draconian DRM policy and using GFWL all the time given the bad history of GFWL totally causing a game to malfunction. Even for an indie shooter like Exceed Capcom feels the need to waste money to put securom in it. (Origin is ok as long as you don't piss off people in the forum and not moving home)
After I finished Binary Domain on PC(Which I still have a lot to rant about, but I had a lot of fun with it), it is certain that a straight port doesn't require GFWL at all. Binary domain's straight ported Multiplayer which shows a total root in console style multiplayer lobby uses steam as the matchmaking system. SEGA gives the biggest slap to the Japanese gaming industry on PC affairs.
Oh yes Namco Bandai complained CD-projekt removed the DRM in Witcher 2 in Europe to cause the game to be pirated even more when the version still being circulated by pirates is the cracked version instead of the gog.com DRM-free version. When will Japanese company learn to please PC customers?
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April 29, 2012, 6:15 a.m.
Because they think that their games do not sell well due to pirates.
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April 30, 2012, 1:11 p.m.
(Last edited by chlorine on April 30, 2012, 1:19 p.m.)
There's also another reason. GFWL is rumored to be the cheapest way to port multiplayer games from console to PC. My point is, street fighter IV / Operation Raccoon City / Dark soul has a PS3 version which means the game's multiplayer is not built specificly for the xbox system. Binary Domain is having the same situation. However it used steamworks as its multiplayer matchmaking backbone instead of GFWL. That means the Namco / Capcom have chosen GFWL out of ignorance.
One thing which a lot of people failed to see is Capcom also did Japanese game indie translation for Western audience. I do think their DRM policies with these indies are to allow the developers to use whatever they were comfortable with.(Most of these indies are available on gamersgate in HK) eXceed series used Securom when Cherry Tree high Comedy Club is a DRM free game (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-CTHCC/cherry-tree-high-comedy-club). |