Some games would simply not install on a second or third machine without getting permission from the publisher.
I remember binning DDR2 RAM on a test bench back in the day and Windows deactivated itself after about a dozen times lol
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Deestan@lemmy.world 1 month agoTrue, with some modifications:
Some games had online activation built in. Some games would simply not install on a second or third machine without getting permission from the publisher.
Regular CDs have a lifespan of 5-10 years, shorter if not stored ideally. Almost all games had sophisticated mechanisms to prevent backups being taken.
Even if you could take a backup, record associations and publishers lobbied to make it illegal and punishable by severe fines in many countries.
_bcron_@lemmy.world 1 month ago
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I’ve got CDs I’ve had for 25+ years and they’re still fine
Deestan@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yeah good ones last 200 years if stored correctly. Cheap ones are 5-10. 20 can be expected for quality CDs stored correctly.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Don’t conflate a mastered CD with an aluminum data layer with a recordable CD-R or CD-RW, which use organic dyes that have a significantly shorter lifespan.
A properly manufactured CD can last 200+ years if it’s stored in a dry environment free of UV exposure and high levels of moisture.
Even a quality CD-R can’t really be expected to retain all of its data integrity for much more than 10 years.
Katana314@lemmy.world 1 month ago
First released in Japan in October 1982, the CD was the second optical disc technology to be invented (–Wikipedia)
Sorta doubting whatever study found proof that a CD can last 200 years…
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Worse, this thing from Sony was on music CD’s and not even games.
The Sony Rootkit debacle is one of the reasons that I still will not do business with Sony in any of its guises, for any reason, no matter the price. And believe me, I have a long memory.