This.
Scary legalize for "We collect telemetry and crash reports", essentially. How much H:ZD actually sends I don't know, AFAIK that's essentially generic data collection privacy policy thing from Sony.
Before you play HZD Sony requires you to affirm your compliance with the Sony terms of service, including the game’s capacity to scan your computer and report back to Sony, including the DRM Free version on GOG.
This may be limited to benign game related elements (scores, telemetry, crashes and bugs, etc.) but the TOS doesn’t limit it to this, and Sony is essentially mandating they can collect whatever they want about you. There are similar clauses in some AAA launch clients, such as EA’s Origin (Now, just The EA App ) but for me, that’s a deal breaker, especially from a company that has a history of installing malware rootkits as a DRM measure. Sony, like several major electronics and software companies, has earned my distrust.
It also raises questions regarding the veracity of the GOG guarantee that games are DRM free.
I believe the same click-through contract (or a similar one) is on every Sony PC game since HZD.
Telemetry is not digital rights management, nothing happens if you don't have internet access or if you block the game with a firewall, you can still play the game fine. It's a bummer you can't opt-out of it completely obviously, but "they can collect whatever they want about you" is entirely false as long as you select "Limited Data" when it asks for your consent - they are GDPR compliant after all.
Here, I created a full image for you. Limited data is system & hardware specs, game crash logs & load times, network/server logs and online game data (e.g on an MMO/online match, H:ZD is offline game so doesn't really apply) and "Legal information required by law". Again, I don't know when any of these are sent - it might be always you boot the game, it might be only when you send a crash log.
Busy playing Shadow tactics: blades of the shogun ATM. I have Aiko’s choice already, but haven’t opened it yet. The series comes highly recommended in reviews. Blades of the shogun hasn’t disappointed so far. Just a very slow moving game that you pick up to fill in a bit of time.
I used to love the NFS series. I really wish they would remove that 3rd party DRM. It is nothing but spyware IMO.
Mechwarrior 6 is about to release the Clan Invasion … DLC? It might be a separate release technically. If you’re interested in a more simulator-like experience.
You betcha. There’s also Mechwarrior:Online, which is a separate game. Multiplayer battles with rankings and unlocks and stuff. I haven’t tried it but the gameplay looks fun.
He’s been in charge for almost a decade and spent 60billion on cod. If he actually cared he would have done it. He has the ultimate power to green light it. He’s just chasing Armour core clout.
Probably blocks the MAS activation scripts from working too.
Sure enough, on their site:
Note: Microsoft servers are currently rejecting HWID activation requests when activating through MAS, we’re checking what’s going on now. Use the KMS38 activation option for now.
Wow, what a timing, just discovered MAS last month and used it last week. Was truly nice and easy, and I liked the technical explanations on their website.
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