> I don't see how my TPM module will prevent me from using the machine the way I want.
"Your version of TPM is unsupported. Please update your hardware to enjoy playing Battlefield 7". Your 69.99 per try just went up to 769.99 _for legitimate users_ because you need a new CPU with updated TPM for every new version. I'm being hyperbolic, but only slightly.
If you want a real example of this, Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 to run. Hardware predating wide TPM2 adoption can be powerful enough to run Windows 11, except the company decided you need a new computer to do that.
"Your version of TPM is unsupported. Please update your hardware to enjoy playing Battlefield 7". Your 69.99 per try just went up to 769.99 _for legitimate users_ because you need a new CPU with updated TPM for every new version. I'm being hyperbolic, but only slightly.
If you want a real example of this, Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 to run. Hardware predating wide TPM2 adoption can be powerful enough to run Windows 11, except the company decided you need a new computer to do that.