Comments on: Big Spore News

By: Mox

Mox — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:09:13 +0000

I am well aware of what these newer copy protection schemes can do, and I don’t blame you for not wanting to put up with that. (I started working on a post about this very subject back when the news of copy protection for Spore and Mass Effect got out and I hope to finish it soon.) If it’s an option, you may want to consider one of the console versions.

By: Lisa Arnold

Lisa Arnold — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:00:53 +0000

Personally I won’t be buying it, don’t get me wrong I’ve been waiting a long time for the release of it, but I know that they have a newer version of the Copy Protection called SecuRom on it. This version has already caused havok to many sims2 players when it was put in the Newest FreeTime Patch which is an Expantion Pack for Sims2. Peoples PC’s are not having a happy time with this new Copy Protection, it interferes with cd/dvd burner software – some burners are now not able to burn on any disc for any reasons, it interferes with Anti-Virus programs because it needs to find a way out to call home to report whether it’s a genuine game your trying to play or not, so it disables some areas to bypass your protection. I wants you to disable all emulation software in your PC or it won’t let you play the game you paid for. No Sorry I value my PC too much to take any risks.

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:47:01 +0000

I have been awaiting this release almost as long as you have. I even built a custom PC with Spore in the back of my mind. If this gets pushed back again, there will be a great amount of people considering just not buying it at all, figuring that they’d just wait until the price comes down. What would another year really be? I myself will be buying it as soon as I can, it just looks amazing!