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01-21-2010, 08:16 PM
|  | m00tini! | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Some Hotel Somewhere
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| | | Bioshock 2 Has Uber-Lame SecuROM DRM & Five Install Cap
Have these people not yet learned we don't like being told when and where and how many times we can install a game we've paid for? Sheesh... Quote: |
Bioshock 2 will come both as a boxed retail product and a for-pay digital download if that's more to your taste. Looking at the game's page on Steam reveals something disappointing for those of us against invasive DRM: the game will utilize SecuROM and comes with a five-machine activation limit.
| While it is not totally clear yet if the Steam version will have the 5 install activation limit, it should still be noted that the retail box buyers are getting rammed in the keester. Especially considering this is a multi-player game that some people might play for years if the online play is (ya right) good.
I'm still buying it for the single-player, but I will certainly be using Steam to hopefully circumvent the activation limit.
Link - arstechnica |
01-21-2010, 08:22 PM
|  | sR Resident Gun Nut | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montgomery, TX
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| | | Re: Bioshock 2 Has Uber-Lame SecuROM DRM & Five Install Cap
Not like it won't be cracked and hacked.
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01-21-2010, 08:32 PM
|  | SR-> Henry | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: aruba
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| | | Re: Bioshock 2 Has Uber-Lame SecuROM DRM & Five Install Cap
drm dont work, look at mw2 pirates can play online,
and drm only encourages pirates.
and if i get bioshock2, i have to reformat my pc in about 3 months so there go one ativicio
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01-21-2010, 08:52 PM
|  | I couldn't hear anything | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Meadville, PA
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| | | Re: Bioshock 2 Has Uber-Lame SecuROM DRM & Five Install Cap
It will also require the games for windows live client. I don't want anything to do with installing extra crap that doesn't do anything. |
01-21-2010, 09:04 PM
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| | | Re: Bioshock 2 Has Uber-Lame SecuROM DRM & Five Install Cap
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Originally Posted by DJ_Wheels  It will also require the games for windows live client. I don't want anything to do with installing extra crap that doesn't do anything. | all it does is tie in your 360 account if you have one. also in the article it says you dont have to use live to play single player.
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01-21-2010, 09:31 PM
|  | Worst. Player. Ever. | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oregon
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| | | Re: Bioshock 2 Has Uber-Lame SecuROM DRM & Five Install Cap
Lets not get ahead of ourselves...
Looks like the only thing set in stone is SecuROM for a disc check (for retail games), but nothing on the Steam version yet.
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01-21-2010, 09:32 PM
| | I couldn't hear anything | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Meadville, PA
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| | | Re: Bioshock 2 Has Uber-Lame SecuROM DRM & Five Install Cap
Do you actually need to install the client in order to create an offline profile? If so, it is dumb. |
01-21-2010, 09:57 PM
| | m00tini! | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Some Hotel Somewhere
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| | | Re: Bioshock 2 Has Uber-Lame SecuROM DRM & Five Install Cap
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Originally Posted by SonicSpeed | pretty much what i said in my post... right? |
01-21-2010, 10:01 PM
| | Worst. Player. Ever. | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oregon
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| | | Re: Bioshock 2 Has Uber-Lame SecuROM DRM & Five Install Cap
Somewhat, but the thread title paints a picture of despair. So far all we know that it will be using Games for Windows Live (a minor hassle), and only SecuROM for a disc check. So far no mention of activation limit (the original steam page had 15 activations).
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01-21-2010, 10:02 PM
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| | | Re: Bioshock 2 Has Uber-Lame SecuROM DRM & Five Install Cap
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