14 DAY TRIAL // As you all know, DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is one of the most talked about subjects these days. With the whole scandal surrounding SecuROM, the DRM system employed by Electronic Arts on its games, like Spore or Crysis: Warhead, other gaming companies are sharing the DRM restrictions that will come with their games, for every consumer to know. This is a very interesting practice, because people will know what they are and aren’t allowed to do, as well as other useful stuff, like how many PCs can have the same version of the game installed.
Bethesda have already talked about the more permissive DRM that they will employ in their upcoming title Fallout 3, and now Ubisoft have just published the details on the DRM restrictions that their new game Far Cry 2 will come with. Among other things, you will be allowed to install the game on five PCs but only three of the five installations can be activated. Also, Ubisoft is promising to maintain a top notch support system for players in order to solve any of their problems. Here are the details as posted on their official forum:
-You have 5 activations on 3 separate PCs.
- Uninstalling the game "refunds" an activation. This process is called "revoke", so as long as you complete proper uninstall you will be able to install the game an unlimited number of times on 3 systems.
- You can upgrade your computer as many times as you want (using our revoke system)
- Ubisoft is committed to the support of our games, and additional activations can be provided.
- Ubisoft is committed to the long term support of our games: you’ll always be able to play Far Cry 2.
If you look at the whole picture, it is quite permissive and it gives players a normal sense of freedom. The installation restrictions are very decent and most of the home users won't encounter any problems with their games.
For those of you who don't know, Far Cry 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game Far Cry, which was developed by CryTek, the studio behind the recent Crysis and Crysis: Warhead titles. It places the player in the African Savanna and it accentuates the realism of his encounters there. The player must use a compass and a paper map to get around the massive 50 square kilometers. The title is set to hit the shelves on October 21 in the United States and it will reach Europe on October 24.