He flipped the disc over. The front art—Leon Kennedy aiming his handgun—was fading. In seconds, it became a gray disc with only the words:
His hands shook as he grabbed the RE4 collector’s disc from the drive. The shiny disc reflected his terrified face. On the back, in tiny, almost invisible text, was a line he’d never noticed before: “This product is a limited-term license. By breaking the seal, you agree that all reality-based assets may require periodic re-authentication through Steam servers. Failure to re-authenticate may result in degradation of local spacetime continuity.”
Leo ran back to his PC. The error was still there, but now it had a new button:
The screen flickered. The usual Capcom logo didn't appear. Instead, a small, stark window materialized in the center of his monitor.