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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 22 points 7 hours ago

Yep, that's why every Microsoft game (even on Steam) now relies on "gaming services" to authentic.

It's not about piracy, Foza gets pirated a lot and always has. If you're pirating it, you can get around it. But if you have a legit copy, Microsoft uses that as an excuse to ID your computer and tie a name to it.

I really think it's gonna be a big thing, they just kind of slipped it in without telling anyone. They're gonna fuck around trying to constantly increase profit margins and lose their monopoly.

this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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