14 DAY TRIAL // After last week's news that certain games affected by the new Ubisoft digital rights management software have seen their restrictions loosened up, the French company has issued a statement about its software protection strategy on the PC.
Legal PC gamers were thrilled to hear last week that Ubisoft's restrictive DRM system was improved for games like Assassin's Creed 2 or Splinter Cell: Conviction, and no longer require a constant Internet connection, just a working one when the game was started.
Now though, Ubisoft has made an official statement, saying that it has lifted some of the restrictions, but that it will continue to use the system on new titles.
According to a statement made by the French company to Shacknews, the implementation of the DRM system is judged on a case by case basis.
As such, if a title is deemed a threat to piracy, as will most high profile releases like the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, it will receive the DRM software.
If it isn't such a threat, like last year's RUSE, it won't receive the tough system.
As PC gamers no doubt know, big Ubisoft titles like Assassin's Creed 2 or Splinter Cell: Conviction, were bundled with a very restrictive DRM system that required a constant Internet connection to make sure that the game you were playing was genuine.
This software was heavily criticized because, if the Internet was disconnected, the game would exit and all progress made from the last save point would be discarded.
Glimmers of hope appeared though, as RUSE on the PC didn't have the software, and the news that some of the restrictions were lifted meant that some were expecting Ubisoft to drop the strategy altogether.
As you can see, though, that isn't the case and Ubisoft will continue with its copyright enforcement efforts, despite the fact that the DRM system was cracked by game pirates who are now enjoying a much better experience than people who paid for their titles fair and square.