A few things that I'd like to add:

1) They keep mentioning that the Console space is insulated from piracy. I don't know if that's ignorance or denial that tells them so, but that is in fact far from the truth.

The fact of the matter is, the most popular platform ALWAYS gets hacked. The SNES had the UFO, the PS1 had the modchip/disc-swaps, the PS2 had modchips, and the XBox had OS hacks, and the 360 currently has a firmware hack. In ALL of these cases, once you hack your SYSTEM, you can play EVERY SINGLE GAME on that console for free.

OTOH, in the PC world, you still need to rely on hackers to hack each and every game for you. And there's always that chance that the program will contain malware/viruses.

2) The "Chris" dude has many good points. These uptight "piracy protection" methods are DRIVING people toward piracy. This is particularly true for entertainment intellectual properties. If the product is perceived as being unfairly priced (and a draconian DRM certainly has that effect), people are tempted not to spend their cash. Movies, Music, Manga, Anime, Videogames... they ALL go through this.

The BM guy mentions how Blizzard is one of the few companies that make money and that's because they rely on subscriptions. Yes, factually that is correct, but he overlooked some crucial issues:

- Blizzard makes GOOD GAMES: People CAN'T STOP playing their games! This is hardly true for other games.
- Blizzard STOLE YOUR CUSTOMERS: Again, because people are playing their games non-stop, they don't have time to play inferior games from companies like EA. How about making a game that will force these people to stop playing WoW? (or Starcraft? Or WC3?... the list goes on)
- Blizzard does not have a PRICING ISSUE: Sure, they make a killing off their consumers. They make about $180 PER customer PER year from WoW alone. But that is STILL a better deal than what EA offers. They offer you a game that offers about 30 hours of gameplay and charge you $60 (BTW isn't Spore $80?). That's equivalent to FOUR MONTHS of WoW subscriptin. See the difference? Price it right, and people will EMBRACE your products.

3) The 3-install limit... yes, it may seem odd to many people, but I have a collection of games that I keep in my CD case. I still own TWO copies of starcraft, and I know for a fact that I installed them on at least 5 different computers; ALL MINE. You see... if the game is good enough, 3 installs is NOT going to be enough. And if you are buying a PHYSICAL COPY of a game, you don't want it to suddenly EXPIRE on your ass. It's like buying a DVD and only being able to watch it three times! What's the point of buying it in the first place then?

The long and short of all of this is... like Chris said, the game publishers are taking out their anger and punishing the LEGIT consumers out of paranoia. Yes, we get it. Piracy hurts you. But you are hurting the consumers, and the consumers are going to turn on you. And you are only creating a vicious cycle because you are too afraid to give the legit consumers a chance to support you.

And to answer the question, yes, EA is killing gaming. Not just PC gaming. ALL OF IT.

Thank you,

Everytime you need to install it? I can't imagine why anyone would need to install it more than 2 times. Even if you needed to, it's really isn't to much effort to make a phone call.

Its the companies that add the protection to their games that screw up everyones computers. That should be made illegal and they should be held responsible for any repair costs the customer should incur while installing the software they paid for legally. Im not approving piracy as i does affect the production of new games in some way, but we also shouldn't have to pay £40 for utter rubbish with is released every year ie fifa, madden etc.. They should provide a demo for evey game TBA and not just give 3 mins on it give a whole level which isnt edited so it looks and plays great but a real level from the game so you can get a good feel of it.

EA DRM fiasco has just come out so how can it kill pc gaming? the title should be "will EA's DRM kill PC Gaming?" and not "Is EA's DRM killing PC gaming?"

I feel the same way.

I mean, how difficult would it be for them to release SOMETHING of substance? Another short trailer? A couple of proper hints? A short story set during the original trilogy, but focused on fringe characters?

Hopefully they're working so hard on the game that they don't have time. But still, with every passing year and so little to show, the franchise will be slipping further and further from people's minds.

Yeah agree it's almost a cop out since Dev times are 5 to 10 years just throw out a few seasons instead you get them done in a year

I rather that not exist.

They lost too much talent.

some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier

Loved Alpha Protocol in all it's glorious jank. Great game.