LogFAQs > #903698509

VixYW posted...

adjl posted...

Patching a game into non-functionality would likely happen at the console level, rather than the game's files.

I really can't see how that could happen.

-Publisher decides that a license holder should no longer be able to use a game (for whatever reason)
-Publisher determines which copy of that game license holder has (discs are uniquely identified)
-Publisher gets hardware company to push out firmware update that blocks all copies of that system from being able to play that copy of the disc
-Next time ex-license holder takes their system online, their physical copy of the game will no longer work

In all likelihood, what would actually happen is that the former license holder would be issued a fine for whatever violation they committed to warrant revoking the license, since that's a pretty convoluted method, but it would still be possible. It's also almost assuredly never going to happen, since taking paying customers' games away from them is extremely bad PR, regardless of the medium.

DPsx7 posted...

And if you don't have access to their servers you won't get crap. Most games will function well enough without patches

If you simply don't have internet, that's one thing, but voluntarily keeping your systems permanently disconnected is going to make you miss out on some pretty useful and/or important stuff in patches, including free content updates (quite a few Nintendo games have had these) and fixes for major bugs, even without looking at DLC (which can be a very worthwhile addition to games). Depriving yourself of that over pointless paranoia is just silly. The Internet isn't going to break your games. Quite the opposite, in most cases.
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