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[[wikipedia:SecuROM|SecuROM]]<ref>https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/SecuROM</ref> was a piece of [[DRM]] developed by [[Sony]] for PC games and first released in 1998. Historically, SecuROM is well known for being the most agitating form of [[DRM]] of the 2000s, and its inclusion within [[Electronic Arts]]' Spore has led to the game retaining its position as the most pirated game to-date.<ref name=":0">https://torrentfreak.com/spore-most-pirated-game-ever-thanks-to-drm-080913/</ref> SecuROM stopped being supported by Sony quietly, however a rough estimate for the final SecuROM-protected title of around a few years after [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Onyx Onyx]'s release in 2017 would be a reasonable guess. <!-- Can we fix the template to be for software at all? -->{{InfoboxCompany | [[wikipedia:SecuROM|SecuROM]]<ref>https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/SecuROM</ref> was a piece of [[DRM]] developed by [[Sony]] for PC games and first released in 1998. Historically, SecuROM is well known for being the most agitating form of [[DRM]] of the 2000s, and its inclusion within [[Electronic Arts]]' Spore has led to the game retaining its position as the most pirated game to-date.<ref name=":0">https://torrentfreak.com/spore-most-pirated-game-ever-thanks-to-drm-080913/</ref> SecuROM stopped being supported by Sony quietly, however a rough estimate for the final SecuROM-protected title of around a few years after [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Onyx Onyx]'s release in 2017 would be a reasonable guess. | ||
In 2014, SecuROM would get a sibling that would soon replace it, known as [[Denuvo]]. <!-- Can we fix the template to be for software at all? -->{{InfoboxCompany | |||
| Name = SecuROM | | Name = SecuROM | ||
| Founded = 1998 | | Founded = 1998 | ||
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== General problems == | ==General problems== | ||
=== Optical drive bugs === | ===Optical drive bugs=== | ||
Various releases of Secu-ROM have been known to sometimes struggle to even detect legitimate copies of games inside users' disc drives.<ref name=":1">https://web.archive.org/web/20191105161102/https://www.tweakguides.com/Piracy_9.html</ref> Additionally, some optical drive models were simply incompatible with SecuROM.<ref name=":1" /><!-- We should find more documentation than what has been provided by Wikipedia --> | Various releases of Secu-ROM have been known to sometimes struggle to even detect legitimate copies of games inside users' disc drives.<ref name=":1">https://web.archive.org/web/20191105161102/https://www.tweakguides.com/Piracy_9.html</ref> Additionally, some optical drive models were simply incompatible with SecuROM.<ref name=":1" /><!-- We should find more documentation than what has been provided by Wikipedia --> | ||
=== Explicit Congestion Notification === | ===Explicit Congestion Notification=== | ||
ECN, a feature seen on Windows Vista which helped users with still connecting online with large networks, was required to be turned off due to how SecuROM functioned.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080926003605/http://www.pcworld.com/article/150965/casual_friday_why_spore_wont_work.html</ref> | ECN, a feature seen on Windows Vista which helped users with still connecting online with large networks, was required to be turned off due to how SecuROM functioned.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080926003605/http://www.pcworld.com/article/150965/casual_friday_why_spore_wont_work.html</ref> | ||
=== Software conflicts === | ===Software conflicts=== | ||
Secu-ROM also fought multiple other pieces of software<ref name=":1" />, one of which being Process Explorer<ref>http://forum.sysinternals.com/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=10337</ref> | Secu-ROM also fought multiple other pieces of software<ref name=":1" />, one of which being Process Explorer<ref>http://forum.sysinternals.com/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=10337</ref> | ||
=== Installation Limits === | ===Installation Limits=== | ||
Users who owned SecuROM-protected games would often be allotted a limited number of times that they can install their games. EA's Spore had a limit of 3 installs (raised to 5), Bioshock had 2 (raised to 5, before being removed) and would even limit installs per user on the same device,<ref>http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/7091/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071013211034/http://maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=20470</ref> and Mass Effect had 3, however uninstallations would not increase the number of installs unlike other SecuROM titles. | Users who owned SecuROM-protected games would often be allotted a limited number of times that they can install their games. EA's Spore had a limit of 3 installs (raised to 5), Bioshock had 2 (raised to 5, before being removed) and would even limit installs per user on the same device,<ref>http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/7091/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071013211034/http://maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=20470</ref> and Mass Effect had 3, however uninstallations would not increase the number of installs unlike other SecuROM titles. | ||
=== Degradation === | ===Degradation=== | ||
Due to the security features introduced by [[Microsoft]] to [[Windows]] 10 and later, many older SecuROM titles <!-- Mostly found through comparing data on older games on newer hardware. I believe SecuROM titles that released about 5 years before Win 10 can still be run, however I have yet to locate enough software with SecuROM to do a controlled sweep to be certain. ATM, I can run 2012's Crysis just fine on both my Win 10 laptop and Win 11 desktop. | Due to the security features introduced by [[Microsoft]] to [[Windows]] 10 and later, many older SecuROM titles <!-- Mostly found through comparing data on older games on newer hardware. I believe SecuROM titles that released about 5 years before Win 10 can still be run, however I have yet to locate enough software with SecuROM to do a controlled sweep to be certain. ATM, I can run 2012's Crysis just fine on both my Win 10 laptop and Win 11 desktop. | ||
I am prepared to document EA's fuck-up on the wiki whenever secu-rom finally fails on my legitimate copy of Crysis. Oh, and C&C3. --> cannot function on modern hardware without cracking or other means of circumvention.<ref>https://www.legoisland.org/wiki/SecuROM</ref> | I am prepared to document EA's fuck-up on the wiki whenever secu-rom finally fails on my legitimate copy of Crysis. Oh, and C&C3. --> cannot function on modern hardware without cracking or other means of circumvention.<ref>https://www.legoisland.org/wiki/SecuROM</ref> | ||
== Notable Anti-consumer events <!-- Organize the list by release year! --> ==<!-- Reference PC Gaming Wiki for other games to list here | ==Notable Anti-consumer events<!-- Organize the list by release year! -->==<!-- Reference PC Gaming Wiki for other games to list here | ||
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== References == | ==References== | ||
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