online multiplayer in pirated games? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 10 months ago by salarua@sopuli.xyz to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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this isn't about anything specific, this is just a general question.

i always assumed that multiplayer wouldn't work on pirated copies of games, or at most you'd have to play on specially configured servers. but the other day i saw a thread about a game where online multiplayer works even with pirated copies, and now i'm curious about how often that happens.

i understand that every game is different, and i want to know: what are your experiences with online multiplayer in pirated games?

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[-] MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago

From my experience, it largely depends on how online multi-player is handled. Things that require game-specific accounts or have drm tied to an account like steam, it won't work. But a lot of stuff on console works fine since it's presumed that the anti-piracy has already happened. I play plenty of pirated games online on 3ds, Wii u, and psvita

[-] salarua@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

oh, good point about console games. i wonder if you could use multiplayer on a pirated console game with crossplay

[-] MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

The big issue is that the console companies are generally more active in targeting people on more active consoles, and are incredibly strict if you're caught cheating. Just being connected to psn on a hacked ps3 runs you a very real risk of getting an account ban. I can only imagine they're far more active in banning ps4/ps5 users who are running hacked firmware. And Idk if there's been any major hacks on the Xbox side of things.

As a side note, if you want to see a cluster fuck of every hack and cheat imaginable, hit up the original splatoon servers on Wii u. It's honestly completely insane how much people have broken it