The early 2000s were notorious as the age of invasive digital rights management for PC games, in a time before Steam and digital distribution had truly taken off, publishers used some rather horrible software to stop you running pirated games. Securom and SafeDisc were two of the most notorious, and updates to what Windows 10 lets software access means they will not work with Microsoft’s latest OS, nor will any game requiring them.
This is according to Microsoft’s Boris Schneider-Johne, speaking with a German publication (and translated by Rock Paper Shotgun). Schneider-Johne claims that due to “a possible loophole for viruses” this DRM software is unable to run on Windows 10. It won’t be a big deal for most gamers, services like GOG are already providing DRM-free older games and those who are really desperate have been finding ways around invasive DRM for years. For their part, SafeDisc developer Rovi Corporation put the blame at Microsoft’s feet, but since they no longer support the product they aren’t too concerned about getting it running on Windows 10.
The Rock Paper Shotgun article goes into more depth on how to get around these DRM services, and is well worth a read for those interested.
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