Interesting update in UBI's DRM

As stated in a previous post, Ubisoft's new DRM system, which will be used on all Ubi game releases, requires an internet connection at all times in order to be played. In an interesting twist today, there is a rumor floating around that a hacker group already cracked this system on the recently released Silent Hunter 5.

In response, Ubisoft released a statement:

You have probably seen rumors on the web that Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter 5 have been cracked.

"Please know that this rumor is false and while a pirated version may seem to be complete at start up, any gamer who downloads and plays a cracked version will find that their version is not complete"

At this time they are not elaborating as to how the cracked version is incomplete.

Again at this point I am completely against this system, I think it creates a hassle for legitimate owners while not in any way preventing piracy.

In their defense however, if they could actually prevent people from playing pirated copies of their games across the board, I really couldn't blame them for using this system. They are after all, a business.

But at this point it appears they have incorporated a draconian DRM system that does little to accomplish this goal. Time will tell.