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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~~.

[[wikipedia:SecuROM|'''SecuROM''']] is a [[digital-rights management]] (DRM) system developed by [[Sony]] for PC games and first released in 1998.<ref>https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/SecuROM</ref> 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 some time after 2017, the release date of the last SecuROM-protected title, [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Onyx Onyx]. In 2014, SecuROM was succeeded by a newer DRM system, [[Denuvo]], through a management buyout of its developer. {{InfoboxCompany

In 2014, SecuROM ~~would get~~ a ~~sibling that would soon replace it~~, ~~known as~~ [[Denuvo]]. {{InfoboxCompany

| Name = SecuROM

| Founded = 1998

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===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>

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 because of 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===

~~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>

SecuROM 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, but uninstallations would not increase the number of installs unlike other SecuROM titles.

===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.

Because of 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>

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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.
+[[wikipedia:SecuROM|'''SecuROM''']] is a [[digital-rights management]] (DRM) system developed by [[Sony]] for PC games and first released in 1998.<ref>https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/SecuROM</ref> 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 some time after 2017, the release date of the last SecuROM-protected title, [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Onyx Onyx]. In 2014, SecuROM was succeeded by a newer DRM system, [[Denuvo]], through a management buyout of its developer. <!-- Can we fix the template to be for software at all? -->{{InfoboxCompany
-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
 | Founded = 1998
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 ===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>
+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 because of 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===
-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>
+SecuROM 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, but uninstallations would not increase the number of installs unlike other SecuROM titles.
 ===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.
+Because of 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>