Most DRM has little to no impact at all (i.e. Steam, Origin..). I'm not going to count always online as part of this discussion because that's completely different and is typically impossible to circumvent as pirated software and still get a complete working version. So it's actually irrelevant to the discussion…

That's factually wrong. In some rare cases it does happen where the pirated version works better, but not even remotely close to most cases. There's only been a handful of cases where the DRM of a game has hindered legit consumers from playing their game in some way.

I think that's more because Hamilton is the one consistently making snide remarks to the press about his teammate when given the opportunity. That and the fact that he displayed similar behavior with Alonso gives the impression that he has a prima-donna attitude, something a lot of people will look down on him for.…

The odd thing about all this to me is the perception as though Hamilton wouldn't have done the exact same thing. It's also very odd to me how Lewis gets so much love, not particularly from you but in general, when it's obvious he's the one driving (pardon the pun) these sort of team issues because he's done it before.…

To be fair, your complaint on difficulty could very easily be associated with a player simply learning how to play the game effecting the difficulty. Especially in a game like Dark Souls where the game is mostly about learning how best to control your character and read attacks, as you progress it will become easier…

I think you're being a bit melodramatic about their initial intent with the DRM. While it was intended to steer people to the AH and trading, keep in mind the gold AH made them zero money. So that being their sole intent is a bit far fetched and lacking any actual evidence. It's much more logical to see it as them…

I'd question how poor of an argument you think it is when the entire point of a game can be so easily hacked if it wasn't for online only, and basically prevent any in game economy from functioning normally.

The initial implementation of D3 had trading. It was in up until the RoS patch I believe.

When you consider the item cloning that was so rampant in Diablo 2, and the fact that the game is so based around obtaining those items, it's a logical reason for always online that I would agree with.

As I said before, all of this sounds like you ranting due to a bias against publishers. They're not as evil as you make them out to be. They may be out to make money, and some of them may have made questionable moves as of late, but you're seriously overreacting and being overly critical when they're actually…

Getting money back from something that doesn't work is one thing, getting it back because you don't like it is a whole other situation. Especially if it's a form of entertainment where you've already gotten your money out of it. Forms of entertainment are completely different than a typical everyday item or a car.…

That's a poor example of why digital only media would be bad, for several reasons. One is, I can easily login to a friends' PS3 or PC and install my software to allow them to play it. For PC it may be more difficult with Steam, but it's still a perfectly valid option that I personally still take advantage of, but…

EA Access has more in common with PS Now because of the service it's trying to provide, which is a rental like service to effect the used game market. It's only similar to PS+ in subscription form. PS+ is primarily a multiplayer service that happens to come with free games that are extremely limited.

In my opinion, this is more competitive with PS Now because EA Access is providing a service that is exactly Sony's intent with PS Now. Instead of renting a game from a store or online service (i.e. Gamefly) or purchasing a used game, you can now "rent" a game that you can download and play.

PS+ has limited game selections as well though. Multiplayer access aside, it only offers a handful of games for free every month or so, and with that a few free trials (typically limited by 1 hour).

That's a fair point, if it actually does require a software install on the XBox One. I would say though that most of what EA's done with Origin lately is considerably better, and most of the flack they get for Origin is the exact same that Valve got for Steam when it was initially introduced. So in the end it's just…

Because this is nothing like what you describe at all. This is like Netflix streaming services for games. Having options like this isn't a bad thing.

Because they see it as direct competition with their PSNow service. They don't want to give Playstation owners the option of EA's service over theirs, especially since it's considerably cheaper for the time being.

I didn't know he was personally doing the videos himself, that's interesting and thank you for that information.