• Err(()).unwrap()@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Ah yes, the famous DRM.

    Some launchers allow you to play fully offline, but only after you’ve authenticated and started the game at least once with a real Microsoft account. The launcher has a sophisticated validation mechanism to ensure this: a single boolean value stored in a JSON file. Set that to true and you’re good to go.

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      4 days ago

      And yet the Microsoft account migration which can be easily defeated by a JSON file according to you has attracted a class action lawsuit. Curious. Almost as if circumventing it is not my point.

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      4 days ago

      I think Prism launcher actually disabled this is in the newer versions? Please correct me if I’m wrong because I really don’t wanna give microsoft any more money

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        3 days ago

        Official Prism requires you to sign in with a Microsoft account at least once. But since Prism is open source, you can also download unofficial builds with no Microsoft anything whatsoever.