Ubsioft’s always-on DRM (digital rights management) requirement for PC titles, has been given the ol’ heave ho! DRM, which required users constantly be connected to the internet in order to start games and play them, has always been a source of irritation for gamers. Losing your connection during play meant you were no longer able to continue and any unsaved data would be lost. Now, all that is necessary is a one-off activation online in order to play.
Stephanie Perlotti, Ubisoft’s worldwide director for online games, stated in an interview with RPS that the always-on requirement had no longer been in use since last year: “We have listened to feedback, and since June last year our policy for all of PC games is that we only require a one-time online activation when you first install the game, and from then you are free to play the game offline.”
Using Assassin’s Creed III as a reference, she continued her explanation: “Whenever you want to reach any online service, multiplayer, you will have to be connected, and obviously for online games you will also need to be online to play. But if you want to enjoy Assassin’s Creed III single player, you will be able to do that without being connected. And you will be able to activate the game on as many machines as you want.”
What are your thoughts on this? Good riddance? About time? Where did the cheeseburger go? Let us know!
(Via CVG)