x68000
Mega GP Mania
for all the doubters out there, why not simply hang back until the system is realised, see what happens and take it from there. problem solved.
Alpha2 posted on Sep 22 2005 at 05:07 AM said:prehaps you like to tell me how I'm wrong in that statement because I can't actually see that.
Still dosent change the fact that many people had a kneejerk reaction to the mention of it.
but (for the GP32) they tended to be much more expensive, had to be imported, were hard to find and not all games had an SMC card release.junker posted on Sep 22 2005 at 01:41 PM said:declaration, that's only with downloaded games. if only playing on one 2X unit bothers you so much, then you should just pick up the box version with protection on the SD, right?
declaration posted on Sep 22 2005 at 01:31 PM said:I hate DRM even for commercial games.
As DaveC points out, why the hell should a purchased game only work on one particular unit. What happens if the unit breaks etc?
There are simpler methods of protecting copyright, such as serials and community resistance to warez without even needing 'DRM'.
declaration posted on Sep 22 2005 at 01:52 PM said:but (for the GP32) they tended to be much more expensive, had to be imported, were hard to find and not all games had an SMC card release.junker posted on Sep 22 2005 at 01:41 PM said:declaration, that's only with downloaded games. if only playing on one 2X unit bothers you so much, then you should just pick up the box version with protection on the SD, right?
Many people will not mind buying the games in the first place, but will be stung if their GP2X is stolen/lost/broken. Then they will be pissed off. To me, the DRM is an incentive to not buy commercial games.
ldpm posted on Sep 22 2005 at 08:12 AM said:Alpha2 posted on Sep 22 2005 at 05:07 AM said:prehaps you like to tell me how I'm wrong in that statement because I can't actually see that.
From earlier in this thread:"Yeah we get he dosen't like DRM but it dosent change the fact that having it on the GP2X dosent change anything, except the ability to play pirated content like music and movies that frankly would have been cracked long before it even gets to the system..."
You seem to be saying rather explicitly here that there will be DRM to restrict music piracy, though you don't say what form. Perhaps you meant that, there will be no native iTunes player, no native audible.com player, etc, and that a lack of those might be seen as DRM since people can legally buy a tune in iTunes and then not be able to play it on their new gp2x. But, if that's what you meant, the statement was inaccurate, because you assert that the presence of DRM on the gp2x would change something, which of course is not true. If you meant that you thought there would be some other DRM that would prevent you from, say, watching an episode of the Sopranos after it got broadcast flagged, well, the other folks here seem to disagree with you. That's what I mean when I say your statement was wrong.
IMHO DRM will kill this device.
and that would be sad as it is the coolest thing I have seen in a decade.
Prophet posted on Sep 23 2005 at 01:30 AM said:I'm starting the miss the relative obscurity we had with the GP32. -_-
Digital Awakening posted on Sep 21 2005 at 08:09 PM said:People don't like to pay. Usually that means they don't have a decent sallery because if they had they could just buy whatever they wanted.
x68000 posted on Sep 23 2005 at 08:46 AM said:posted OFFICIALLY on gpx2.com:
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17 Regarding DRM admin 2005-09-23 62
Dear Consumers
There have been many complaints about the DRM function with the Gp2x so let me explain exactly the purpose for the DRM
We will only be using DRM for commercial games that we distribute through our website
DRM will not effect anything else, it will be used the same way as the Gp32
There is nothing to be scared of!
Best regards,
Anna