Download games?
 

is their a place were you can legally pay and download games from? i have heard of people talking about them, but never actually seen one! i am not asking for a warez or anything.

rekoal

http://www.direct2drive.com/

One site that I know.

What happens when you buy it, download it, burn it, and then it says its not the original SecureRom protected CD ? LOL !

Because if this was not the case, then these "downloadable games" are shareable and the whole SecureRom kingdom comes crashing down :p

Downloadable games usually do not have a ISO protection ;)

They use a protection based on activation: Starforce ProActive, Macrovision FlexNet, Trymedia ActiveMark, etc.

I don't think downoadable games have a copyprotection like normal games because it would be useless to protect a file you download with a copy protection for games ??

That's strange:

Splinter Cell 3 downloadable
I had a look at direct2drive and Splinter Cell 3 was offered there...?
Is it possible to get the game from there, take all the files which are normally protected by SF3 (of the DVD you buy in a shop) and replace them ?!
This could maybe work ?! :confused:
I'm not sure but maybe the files of the game are the same as the ones you have on your hd after you installed the direct2drive SC3 version !

Please correct me if I'm wrong, I know it was a stupid idea :-P :rolleyes:

@Muji
If I remember correctly, using the D2D files for the Retail DVD/CD wont work. I am sure I read that somewhere here? And I am sure you only get a limited amount of times you can install the D2D games? 4 installs I think it is? So that stops people from sharing the game as that only robs the buyer of his/her install limits. ;)

Almost all of them have a combination of a Hardware code and online activation.

Personally I would prefer the 'online activation' instead of Starforce. As a legit purchaser of games the Hardware Code and Online Activation is not a problem for me but Starforce causes me heaps of grief!

Then do not bother buying games from Direct-2-Drive as they have both activation AND Starforce :p

I fully agree to you, grumpy ! HalfLife 2 activation was crap but it is better then SF protected games ;)

Really ? That's strange, I thought this is unusual because useless.....(hardwarecheck and online activation and blah) :confused: