SimCity to have DRM system, not "Origin exclusive"

<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;9164" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-9164" style&equals;"width&colon; 553px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2012&sol;03&sol;06230057&sol;SimCity&lowbar;Announcement&lowbar;ConceptArt&lowbar;CasinoCity&period;jpeg"><img class&equals;" wp-image-9164 " title&equals;"SimCity&lowbar;Announcement&lowbar;ConceptArt&lowbar;CasinoCity" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2012&sol;03&sol;06230057&sol;SimCity&lowbar;Announcement&lowbar;ConceptArt&lowbar;CasinoCity&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"Simcity to have DRM System not &quot&semi;Origin Exclusive&quot&semi;" width&equals;"553" height&equals;"387" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-9164" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Simcity Concept Art<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>EA made two confirmations regarding the upcoming SimCity title from Maxis&period; The first was that Origin was not the exclusive distributor&comma; meaning that it will be available on Steam and other retailers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The second and more notable is that the title will require a constant internet connection in order to be played&period; In addition you will need to be online through Origin while you play&comma; even if you purchased it through Steam or various other retailers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>EA claims this is &&num;8220&semi;necessary&&num;8221&semi; due to a focus on multiplayer&comma; regional impact&comma; and the unique use of global economy that will be affected by all players&period; One could argue that it sounds very similar to Ubisoft&&num;8217&semi;s practices&comma; despite their recent comments towards the system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>How do you feel about the increasing use of DRM systems by Ubisoft and now EA&quest; Leave your comments below&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;