‘Offline game’ Crash Bandicoot 4 has always online drm on PC

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time has always online drm on PCs while the game has no online game modes. Even in the middle of a session, the game may shut down if the connection to the Battle.net servers is lost.

The connection to the Battle.net servers can be broken not only due to a connection problem on the part of the player, but also due to a problem with Battle.net itself, or some other link between the player and Battle.net. In any case, the end result will be the same: with a connection problem, this single player and local co-op game will not be playable. Players discovered the DRM after the game hit the market on Friday.

The copy protection is intended against illegally distributed copies of the game. The thinking is that the game checks with the players Battle.net account whether the game has actually been purchased there. If not, the game will refuse service. In the example of Crash 4, only a connection problem that may occur is treated as a case of software piracy. Incidentally, the security of the game has already been cracked, so that only paying gamers have to meet this condition.

Players express their dissatisfaction on places like Reddit and Twitter. Experience shows that there is a possibility that a company will listen to this feedback, although sometimes it still takes a long time. An example is Denuvo protection, which is sometimes removed months after the release of a game. However, that example does not concern always online drm.

Statue via @RibShark on Twitter