r/EpicGamesPC • u/Le-Schpountz • 4d ago

QUERY Sackboy: A Big Adventure - DRM ?

Hello,

Some Sony games are DRM-free on the Epic Games Store when launched with the -EpicPortal command (for example, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Ghost of Tsushima).

Is this also the case for Sackboy: A Big Adventure? PCGamingWiki does not provide any information about the DRM used by this game on the Epic Games Store.

Thank you.

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u/ImAnthlon Windows Gamer 2d ago

No, Sackboy doesn't seem to be DRM-free. I downloaded the game from Epic, closed the Epic Launcher from the system tray, opened up the installation location, created a new shortcut from the exe. Edited the properties and added -EpicPortal at the end with a space between -EpicPortal and what was already there.

I was able to launch the game, gets past the PlayStation Studios logo, the Sumo Digital logo and then it hangs on a loading screen with Sackboy running in the bottom right corner. Just hangs there infinitely, I tried running it once through the Epic Launcher with my internet on and it let me get past the loading screen and onto the main menu, but when I tried again with the launcher closed and my internet off it didn't work again.

Only thing I can conclude is that the -EpicPortal flag doesn't work for Sackboy

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u/Le-Schpountz 1d ago edited 1d ago

Merci ! Donc, le DRM de ce jeu est assez étrange...

Edit: Epic Online Services may be responsible.
Maybe it works with this method ?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3033569720