According to Microsoft's recently updated EULA, Windows 10 can find and disable pirated games from your computer. The clause can be found under section 7b, "Updates to the Services or Software, and Changes to These Terms." It reads:
"We may automatically check your version of the software and download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices. You may also be required to update the software to continue using the Services."
The clause was spotted by Alphr, and would suggest that Microsoft will scan your hardware for pirated games and—where possible—disable them. The EULA also mentions "unauthorized hardware peripheral devices," which is a much more fuzzy description. Is it controllers that have been specifically hacked to enable an unfair advantage, or something much broader?
Microsoft wants us to think they're newly recommitted to PC gaming—recently announcing Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and Halo Wars 2 as titles coming to Windows 10. It's not clear if Microsoft can be bothered to hunt out all instances of game piracy, but I wouldn't be surprised to see—at the very least—all of their future games making use of this OS-level piracy scan.
Ta, Wired.
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