Gaming Companies Flag 'Highly Skilled Hackers' as Emerging Piracy Threat * TorrentFreak
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Entertainment Software Association, which represents several major gaming companies, compiled an overview of Notorious 'pirate' Markets.
  • DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.caEnglish
    981·
    8 months ago

    I find it funny that they specifically refer to the past year for a large increase in piracy. Remind me when it was that companies started consistently charging even more for the base package of their games…

    • Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      53·
      8 months ago

      Or when they popularized the concept of “base” and “complete” editions as a means of turning a $60 game into a $90 game.

              • Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                4·
                8 months ago

                In retrospect I regret drinking the Nintendo koolaid for so long, but turning what used to be the fairly equitable Virtual Console system into a ROM rental service made me jump ship to the Steam Deck and it’s been smooth sailing since.

      • DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        8 months ago

        This is precisely why I’ve always waited for the GOTY version to release (or whatever other subtitle they slap on the box) but through all of their BS I find I’m less and less willing to part with my money. Certain companies have become a no-fly zone for me and that list is only growing longer.

  • xep@kbin.social
    67·
    8 months ago

    Were the hackers before not highly skilled? Moderately skilled hackers, perhaps?

    • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      31·
      8 months ago

      Without reading the article, I’m going to guess that crackers have gotten more skilled and the greedy as fuck leeches destroying what is still one of the most profitable industries in the world are especially freaking out about there being others than just a single megalomaniac cracking Denuvo now.

        • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtfEnglish
          1·
          8 months ago

          Oh absolutely! Tge likes of Zynga are a plague on mankind and developers of games with actual merit (no thanks to said developers) following their example is hugely detrimental to the quality and accessibility of games in general.

  • doublejay1999@lemmy.worldEnglish
    611·
    8 months ago

    Well public relations 101 is that you refer to anyone who breaches your security as “highly skilled “

    • thesmokingman@programming.devEnglish
      101·
      8 months ago

      I worked at one of the majors pre-Microsoft acquisition. “Highly skilled” is actually a relative comparison to the security teams at gaming companies, not an industry benchmark comparison. The bar for highly skilled plummets once you include things like social platforms, launchers, and telemetry.

  • prorester@kbin.social
    56·
    8 months ago

    Once qbittorrent has stable I2P support, then blocking sites like megaup and 1fichier will be completely useless. People will just download I2P and qbittorent, find a tracker on the darknet, and start downloading.

    Wouldn’t surprise me if we were to see the rise of emule,DC++, and similar stuff over I2P.

      • TheYang@lemmy.worldEnglish
        34·
        8 months ago

        I2P, the invisible internet protocol allows for anonymous torrenting (getting movies, games, etc. without paying). It’s fairly old and robust, but lacks actual people using it. Now a program that many people already use has included the option to use this.
        This alone may increase the usage of this system, and make it more useful.

        • TheInsane42@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          8 months ago

          I wish it would be as easy to install as typing apt-get install i2pd and just answer a few questions. (Or even better, have it as advised package off qbittorrent)

          I’ll look into the script to see what it’s doing before trying an install, but most users either blindly run the command or won’t bother.

          • TheYang@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            8 months ago

            I mean, this is the first implementation in qbittorrent.

            Imagine if at some points it ships a complete implementation by default, and everyone using qbittorrent could be reached via i2p. We’re not there, and not terribly close, but implementing i2p was an important step to get there.

            • valveman@lemmy.eco.brEnglish
              1·
              8 months ago

              I’m currently using qBittorrent in “mixed mode” (clearnet + i2p), and honestly it’s amazing, even though there’s no current DHT implementation for i2p. Sure, you have to configure your client to automatically add the i2p trackers and everything, but it’s a huge step forward IMO.

              I’ve also tested how one could “transfer” clearnet torrents to i2p and it went pretty well, even though you have to modify the original .torrent file to be accepted in some i2p trackers (I used postman tracker to test it, and they only accept torrents which all announce URLs are within i2p).

              In general, I’ve found qBittorrent’s implementation pretty stable and suitable for day-to-day use, even though it lacks some features.

  • phorq@lemmy.mlEnglish
    30·
    8 months ago

    I’m confused, normally threats happen before the thing it’s threatening… Have I been imagining piracy all these years?