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[KyoZz]

What this basically means is that pirates can now enjoy the game in offline mode, something that is not possible for legitimate owners

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time released on the PC yesterday and a lot of PC gamers were frustrated by its always-online DRM.
After all, this is a single-player game and there is currently no way to play it offline. Well, that’s for all legitimate owners as the game has been cracked in just a day.

In short, the pirated version appears to be the definitive one right now. Well, that is until Activision releases a new patch in order to address some of the game’s bugs.

What’s also frustrating here is that Activision has not announced any plans for an official Offline Mode.
Again, this is inexcusable for a single-player game. Activision most likely forced its always-online DRM in order to prevent piracy, but clearly this did not stop the scene groups from cracking the game in record time.

Ultimately, Activision is currently hurting only the legitimate owners of Crash Bandicoot 4 with this always-online DRM.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time cracked in just a day, despite its always-online DRM

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time released on the PC yesterday and it has been cracked in just a day, despite its always-online DRM.

www.dsogaming.com

 

[Clear]

Kinda surprised people still trust dodgy executables in this day and age!

I certainly wouldn't trust a torrented executable to be free from malware myself.

 

[DonMigs85]

Is it ever coming to Steam?

 

[kretos]

Good, fuck this always online bullshit in single player games

 

[Ozzie666]

Maybe Activision will make the crack an official micro transaction....

 

[Mister Wolf]

Not all heroes wear capes.

 

[Gp1]

Kinda surprised people still trust dodgy executables in this day and age!

I certainly wouldn't trust a torrented executable to be free from malware myself.

I don't trust Activision either...

 

[nkarafo]

Kinda surprised people still trust dodgy executables in this day and age!

I certainly wouldn't trust a torrented executable to be free from malware myself.

Eh, if you want to go down that path there are sites and communities that handle this kind of stuff.

 

[Flutta]

 

[Gamezone]

Is it ever coming to Steam?

It surely seems like their new plan is to release everything on Bnet permanently. I can understand that they might profit on games like Warcraft, Diablo and CoD, but when games like Spyro and Crash get exclusive to a launcher they are just pure desperate.

 

[MMaRsu]

Activision is such a fucking shit company

 

[theclaw135]

Always online DRM is lazy. It's not difficult. Add a gimmicky mode or something that does require internet access.

 

[KormaChameleon]

They never learn. Do they?

 

[SJRB]

Good. Do better than this dogshit, publishers.

 

[Alright]

 

[Neo_Geo]

Haha. Fuck them. Downloading a superior experience as we speak.

 

[Fbh]

Lol, and people in the other thread were defending this shit by arguing that at least it made the game literally uncrackable.

In the end we are once again in a scenario where thanks to DRM paying customers are being offered a worse experience and an inferior product.

 

[Brofist]

Lol, and people in the other thread were defending this shit by arguing that at least it made the game literally uncrackable.

In the end we are once again in a scenario where thanks to DRM paying customers are being offered a worse experience and an inferior product.

I had a good chuckle reading those posts myself

 

[mcjmetroid]

I was playing s little bit of this the other day for the first time.

Amm do people think this is the best crash game ever? It's brutally difficult for sure.