Grand Theft Auto IV News

For:PC Also On: Xbox 360, PS3 Release Date: 21 November 2008

Rockstar defends PC GTA 4 SecuROM

NewsPosted 01/12/2008 - 9:41am GMT

'Allows us to protect the integrity of our titles and future investments.'

Rockstar has defended anti-piracy measures it has taken with the PC version of open-world phenomenon GTA 4, saying it protects the integrity of its titles and future investments.

Gamers who buy boxed copies of GTA 4, out in the UK this Wednesday, will require an internet connection to activate the software and will need to keep the DVD in the drive. It will also require Games for Windows, Adobe Flash, Internet Explorer, SecuROM and the Rockstar Games Social Club application to be installed.

Speaking to IGN, Rockstar said: "Creating video game entertainment is our passion and we invest a considerable amount of time and effort to release each title, and employ a large number of people in the process. Having copy protection allows us to protect the integrity or our titles and future investments, but at the same time we have worked very hard to ensure that our solutions do not persecute the legitimate players of our games. Implemented correctly, SecuROM is the most effective form of disc based copy protection and allows us to manage authenticity on a global level for Grand Theft Auto IV."

Unlike other high-profile PC releases this year, the retail version of GTA 4 will have no install limits. Rockstar said that it "rewards loyal, paying customers and will offer incentives and downloadable content that will only be available to registered users of the game, running non-hacked copies, via Rockstar Games Social Club."

What do you think about Rockstar's PC GTA 4 copy-protection methods? Let us know in the comments section below.

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alex

i want a new one

Posted 03:18 on 02 January 2009

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Boo Ness

Guys, don't buy the PC version.

After playing it once, it broke my NVIDIA 8800GT card - fried it completely. I had to request a video card replacement from the manufacturer. The RMA is being processed, but that left me without a desktop computer for 1 week so far.

To add insult to injury, Take Two Interactive never responded to my technical support requests, EVEN AFTER, telling them that their software broke my card. Furthermore, I *can't* uninstall the game, some stupid SecuROM errors.

This Take Two Interactive is a scam.

Please don't buy this software.

Anybody want to join in to file a Class Action suit against Take Two Interactive?

Posted 08:55 on 20 December 2008

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ArtistX

Do you all wanna know the real reason why companies use securom and have set install limits? it's not to stop piracy...it's to stop the secondary market....where (A.) a gamer finishes a game and is done with it...lends(or)gives it to a friend to play(instead of buying it themselves)....or (B.) To prevent gamers from returning or reselling games.....(EB/Gamestop stopped accepting PC games for Trade/Credit years ago)..... Game companies know they can't stop piracy.. if it's obvious to you it's obvious to them....so instead they stop the perfectly legal secondary market...which cost them millions.... Just look at the console market.....game companies lose millions to thier games being used at gamespot and other retailers....

also I only buy EA console games used.... gamespot deserves my money more than them...(lesser of the 2 evils)

Posted 06:24 on 16 December 2008

HunterSli

I have been reading your comments and i would agree with you all. i have had several games CoD4 & CodWoW to name my favorites were my serial has been stolen. With Cod4 it was taken about a year after i bought it, one day it simply said your code is in use please try again later, after a couple of days i got in touch with Activision who said "we will not supply you a new serial you must purchase the game again", this upset me as you could imagine but when i finally caved in and bought CoDWoW i got it home and someone had already used my code and yet again there was nothing i could do, and that includes taking it back to the store!!! I don't agree with pirating in a perfect world, but i have now spent just under £100 on games i cant play fully, were as i could go and download the game and keygen and if i have no luck i would have spent nothing. The problem is people like me will simply give up, i spend alot of time and money on my systems and games, it should be upto them to come up with a solution that doesn't involve us being more out of pocket. Sorry if i am ranting a little bit lol still a bit sore about it :-)

Posted 22:05 on 15 December 2008

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nobody

phew, im glad i didn't buy the game in 3th of december... I heard that they will be releasing the error free PC version in 21st of December, is it true?

Posted 15:02 on 15 December 2008

Woffls

"the retail version of GTA 4 will have no install limits"

This makes me hopeful, the only factor now really is the invasiveness of SecuROM itself. Doesn't it block disc image management software or something?

Posted 14:03 on 02 December 2008

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Neddy

I know, i was hoping that Ubi said in the letter that they would atleest revoke 1 or maybe 2 installs, but to tell me "We are terribly sorry but we do not revoke any install's for what ever reason, all we can advise you to do is purchase the game again and ensure you uninstall the game successfully in the future."

Man i was pissed! So i do not encourage gamers to use pirate software, but when it comes to securom, please do so if you are unable to run the game ever again! I shall not be purchasing games with this trash ever agin.

P.S Please support gamers on amazon who are leaving negative reviews on games supporting this protection.

Thanks

Posted 09:59 on 02 December 2008

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Anonymous

Unbelievable! cant believe they expect people to re-buy the game just because of their dodgy game copy "protection" measures. I wouldnt say this normally but good on you for pirating far cry 2 everyone having similar issues should do the same.

Posted 00:55 on 02 December 2008

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Neddy

Well I bought Farcry 2 on PC. For some reason all my installs have been used up even though i have it installed just on my PC. I written to Ubi, and they wouldnt help me and advised me to buy it again!!

So im sorry but i downloaded the ilegal version and patched the game so i can play it again. Why oh Why cant devs see that there pushing loyalists into piracy.

From now on if I see a game with securom and does now allow me freedom i shall download the ilegal version and sell my retail game.

Hope that teaches everyone a lesson!

Posted 18:09 on 01 December 2008

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JM

The increasing intrusiveness of DRM has actually pushed alot of people I know to start pirating games where before they had always purchased them. I don't know when Companies will finally realise people will always go for convenience and the 'casual' market they're aiming for will eventually turn on them moving onto something else. Personally I don't pirate, but when the concept of limited installs was even discussed (and implemented? It's bad enough when I lose a manual) I decided not to buy games with DRM anymore.

Posted 15:08 on 01 December 2008

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