New kind of protection for PSX games????

Rogue Trader · #1 25-04-2001, 12:07

In the computermagazine I buy each month there was a article of PSX-games. In it they talk of a new kind of "protection" for the new games that acts like a virus. Every time you play your backup it ads faults to the game and in the end it becomes unplayable.
Has anyone else hear about it or seen it???
I haven't but I only have backups for PS1.

Beelzepug666 · #2 25-04-2001, 17:45

I heard that this protection is used on LMA 2001 (PAL).

xerox · #3 26-04-2001, 14:41

The new protection is used on LMA but it can be beat. I have a perfect workin copy...

Twink · #4 27-04-2001, 00:34

Yeah right, for the moment maybe........but what after playing it for a zillion times??

#5 27-04-2001, 04:45

no no you guys are wrong. the protection is still libcrypt based but instead of the game crashing, it degrades. geez how would the game know its a copy unless it asked for that magic code then did a mod #####!!!! it is also probably an LC3 or 4 protection so it will ##### all the time.the patch for it will (should) stop the game from #####ing therefore it wont ever degrade.

Jase · #6 06-05-2001, 18:47

How is it physically possible to degrade a CDR in the PSX. What does the PSX do to make the copy degrade?

BOT · #7 06-05-2001, 19:07

It doesn't!
It stores data when you 'save' game.

xerox · #8 09-05-2001, 19:27

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BOT-CK (07-05-2001 03:07):
It doesn't!
It stores data when you 'save' game.

dont know bout that bot I had a tester lose player value after the patch wihtout any save being done but that was on memorex disk so I wouldnt read to much into that could quite easily have been the media no probs yet on kodak silver/gold been weeks now so I would presume its safe to use.