May 30th, 2010 
Cliff Riseborough During the latest episode of his Gametrailers video webcast called Pach Attack, games industry analyst Michael Pachter stated his support for Ubisoft’s always connected DRM system.
Pachter said that anything a publisher does to ensure that you don’t rip off their game is fine. As for the specific Ubi example, I quote :
Do I think they made a mistake? I wish all games were like that, because I think people who steal should be in jail.
While I certainly don’t disagree with Mr. Pachter with his many statements in the video about pirates and the general gaming public needing to stay firmly set ‘against’ them, I also believe he is completely mistaken in who is being affected by Ubisoft’s system.
Sadly, this is likely a good example of where the games industry’s sights are set when it comes to DRM. They’re so focused on those who are stealing their content that too often they lose sight on who else might be affected by their solutions.
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