The Witcher 3 Leaked
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Lovely Salsa
Banned
What happens if the pc version leaked? Could the person play it? Why not?
You need a small file from GoG for the first print of the PC copies to prevent pre release piracy. Later copies of the PC version won't have it.
But that's European Rating (PEGI) on the box... Am I right?
Yeah, I bet someone at CDPR is really patting themselves on the back for averting that crisis.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
Why dont consoles have it?
I suppose CDPR isn't really concerned about it on consoles because PS4/Xbone piracy is nonexistent
Piracy?
longdi
Banned
I dont see why? I think those people who buys physical copies wont switch to online just because its available now. Most physical copies likely will also come from consolites.
C'mon do a quick release before the pirates beat you to it! At least for the PC Master Race.
It's impossible for the pirates to beat them to it.
The PC discs out there right now aren't actually complete versions of the game. They will require a day one patch of some sort to work.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
But why didnt 360 and ps3 have it?
Messofanego
Banned
Was Spec Ops The Line banned in UAE? Haha, brilliant considering it didn't have much kind words to say about what Dubai might end up as in the future
I dunno man. Witcher 2 on 360 launched a while after it launched on PC.
And people lost their shit when MS wanted such system in place for this gen of consoles. Digital era of gaming has it pros and cons :b
Yeah, that is PEGI rating. Copy is still from UAE, Dubai.
Because everyone lost their collective shits when MS proposed such system for this gen of consoles.
robertsan21
Member
I wish more shops would break street dates!
It´s fucking stupid to have the game in stores and not ship it as soon as they get it
It´s fucking stupid to have the game in stores and not ship it as soon as they get it
Such a tease.
Gamezone
Gold Member
I thought the PC version was completely without DRM? Damn.
Yeah they had to do something to hold off early piracy. It's only the first print.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Still. I don`t want my copy of the game to be worthless without servers to back it up. That was pretty much the only reason for going physical on this game on PC.
Tizoc
Member
You didn't see the boxart for Lords of the Fallen?
It's to prevent leaks like these, not piracy since once the file is downloaded you can share and distribute the game as much as you want.
Well realistically speaking once a file goes online it's never going to go away.
Well physical copy comes with GOG code. Register that sucker and grab full install package from there. Now you have copy that will install and play any time you want, online or offline.
RadioactiveLobster
Member
People who film holding the camera vertical like that should not be allowed to use a camera.
Denton
Member
Here we go again
PC version is without DRM. Missing exe to prevent prerelease piracy does not constitute DRM. You can get the game day one on GOG.com without DRM too.
Once you download the file you can keep it wherever forever.
Not to mention that you get GOG key as well with retail copy, to have DRM-free online backup forever, which you can download and do anything you want with.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Are there even consequences to this anymore? You'd think someone in the industry would do something about major leaks and stores breaking SD. All I SEE are streams being shut down and people keep doing it. The industry has this happen on almost every single release anymore. What you don't hear about are the apparent consequences.
People bring their carefree attitude to the streams. Who wants to spoil a game? This gen has worse problems with early streams. Lots of people just creeping in to have the game spoiled.
People bring their carefree attitude to the streams. Who wants to spoil a game? This gen has worse problems with early streams. Lots of people just creeping in to have the game spoiled.
Vire
Member
15 Minutes of a guy standing still on the PS4 version
And a little bit of walking at the end.. at least you can see how the visuals look a bit.
And a little bit of walking at the end.. at least you can see how the visuals look a bit.
I think he's holding the camera properly. It would be nice if he rotated the video though.
Most DRM has noble intentions. No matter the reason it's still a bit weird to have DRM in a physical game from the company running GOG.
How exactly does this not constitute DRM? You have to connect to a server to get a file to run the game. Even outside of the pre-release stuff, a lot of people buying physical games do so because they have shitty or even no internet, and now those people can't play the game even on launch day or a week after. That's pretty much DRM.
Haunted
Member
eeeh, I love Witcher's world and backstory. I like the political situations and unique social setting the world is set in.
But if you look at the other Witcher games, it's not really about what happens, but all about how it happens. Even if someone, somehow puts out spoilers based on the UAE streetdate being broken a couple days early, I honestly don't think story spoilers will be a particularly big deal for this game.
longdi
Banned
looks surprising smooth with enough graphics turned up.
I think my 290x will be able to handle it even though it is an nvidia game.
People without internet (like anyone interested in Witcher 3 does not have an internet capable of downloading a 5 mb .exe file) can wait a couple of weeks for the second batch of discs which will contain said file.
flaxknuckles
Member
No waiting is too hard. I want them to gimme all the files now so I can leak the game on torrent sites before release! Scumbag CDProjekt
Fight about "What is DRM?" was had in that shitshow if thread about GMG and CDP not getting along
Whole argument/fight ended up in draw.Lets be honest here, even month after release store may be selling pre-release copies of the game. You have no way of knowing if you are getting pre-release or post-release printed copy.
Denton
Member
It is not weird at all. It is a matter of logic and survival. If they did not have missing exe in the first batch of retail discs, the game would already be on torrent sites for weeks, completely available for everyone for free and they would potentially lose shit ton of money. Not to mention the experience would be damaged a lot more for legit customers due to all the spoilers flying around.
I am tired of this semantic argument. DRM is a software - Denuovo, Starforce, Securom, Steam.
Missing exe is not a software and is not a DRM. If someone buys a copy because they have no internet, then they should either wait a couple weeks for printed new retail copies that will contain the file, or download the file in a god damn internet cafe.
Pretty much
Is it me or is the water in the final version of the game looking better than in those PS4 previews released earlier this week?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F633iWLC2yQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F633iWLC2yQ
Denton
Member
PS4 and Xbone games cannot be pirated, so this is a false equivalence.
I think you can find those threads that discussed original MS plans for XBO and similar online check system that e.g. Steam is.
Company like GOG has very noble intentions with policies like "DRM Free Games", but I think it's unreasonable to expect them to doom Witcher 3's PC sales by having fully functioning and DRM free physical copies. That shit would be as .torrent weeks before release and seriously cannibalise their PC sales.
DMP
(Don Mattrick Policy)
"A while" is like 3 years
HerroRygar
Member
I have the PS4 version preordered digitally on the PSN, and whenever I visit the game's page on their mobile site, there's a big "Download to your PS4" button. Tried clicking it once, but nothing happened obviously.
We would call that bullshit that prevents offline gamers to play games.
BTW, initially MS wanted to do just that. In addition to mandatory 24hr online ping, they wanted that each installation of Xboen games requires short communication with XBLA servers. Without such instalation check, they could not enforce their bullshit "you can share your disc game only once for free" service.
Was Spec Ops The Line banned in UAE? Haha, brilliant considering it didn't have much kind words to say about what Dubai might end up as in the future
This is hardly surprising. Countries that tend to ban things like this often appear to have "stick fingers in ears" as part of state policy.
Denton
Member
It launched year after PC version.
loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
I think he's playing the console version.