Thursday, July 11, 2013

News::PSA: iOS Deus Ex disables shooting on jailbroken devices

The gall of some people.


Here I was innocently joking in Chris Carter's review of iOS exclusive Deus Ex: The Fall that the lead character looks like Jean Reno, amidst all the "I never asked for this" quips. Then I catch wind, via Kotaku, that Eidos put restrictions in play to keep owners of jail broken iPhones and iPads from playing its $7 mobile Deus Ex -- restrictions that are kept hidden until users actually buy the thing. Playing on a jail broken device disables shooting.


While you could feasibly play through the game stealthily, sans guns, players (via user reviews left on the game's page) have been running into this restriction during The Fall's early tutorial, which could mean progress is stopped from that point on, unless you can get through the tutorial another way.


What dystopic cyberpunk future have I wandered into? Jail breaking your iOS device is a perfectly legal thing for you to do with a pricey piece of technology you purchased. Eidos is treating such consumers like pirates by implementing this hidden, game crippling feature. If this is meant to be an anti-piracy measure, it still strains credulity, because I doubt pirates would find it challenging to get passed such a measure. If you have a jail broken iOS device, save yourself $7 and avoid Deus Ex: The Fall.


Eidos Disables Your Guns in iOS Deus Ex, If Your Device is Jailbroken [Kotaku]


PSA: iOS Deus Ex disables shooting on jailbroken devices screenshot






via destructoid http://www.destructoid.com/psa-ios-deus-ex-disables-shooting-on-jailbroken-devices-257956.phtml