The video game industry continues to develop innovations in hardware and software. Every year, we get better gaming gear and superior games. Unfortunately, innovation opens up the door for nefarious developments as well. One great example of such poor practices is the DRM system. Game developers forcing players to go online for games that don't really need it caused a lot of chaos in the industry. Now, Crash Bandicoot's latest game enters the long list of titles impeded by online-only restrictions. Activision Blizzard hoped to control how players played Crash Bandicoot 4 on PC but a cracked version has spread across the internet.

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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time attempted to bring the series back to its roots by continuing the original trilogy. Activision continued the franchise after the immense success of the 2017 remake of the original trilogy.

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Naturally, many loyal fans of the Crash series awaited news of the game's release on other platforms after its initial release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 2, 2020. Crash 4 finally launched on PC on March 26, 2021, but it came with a lot of unnecessary baggage. Activision saw fit to force its players to go online to play Crash 4 despite an absolute lack of online content. Naturally, many players found the stipulation unreasonable. Some swift game crackers felt the same way so they work towards rectifying the situation.

Piracy is never okay but Activision's confusing decision to force the online-only DRM begs a lot of questions. A hacker going by the handle Empress posted a cracked version of the game within 24 hours of the game's release on PC. The hacker claimed that they hoped the cracked version would “make people smile.” Pirates claim that attacking big games such as Crash 4 serves as a form of protest. Developers shouldn't force online-only DRM when games have no online content.