Modern games have largely solved the disc issue by eliminating physical media entirely. But they introduced "always-online" DRM (e.g., Denuvo). When those authentication servers die, the game dies. We are already seeing this with older titles like The Crew (Ubisoft) which became unplayable after server shutdown.
Early cracks worked alongside disc image tools like Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120%. These cracks didn't remove the check entirely but tricked the game into looking for a virtual drive instead of a physical one. Users needed to download a "mini-image" (a 2-3 MB file containing only the disc's volume header and security sectors). While effective, this method still required mounting software and sometimes conflicted with SecuROM's anti-emulation blacklists. Battlefield 2142 No Cd Crack
While "No-CD cracks" were historically found on various abandonware and cheat sites [30], they are often flagged as malware or security risks Modern games have largely solved the disc issue