3 DRMs for a 20 year old game

[A$AP Ancop]

Uplay account + Denuvo (check EULA) + BattleEye anti cheat

20 year old single player game btw

[Quagimus Decimus]

anti cheat isn't a drm tho

[Dys the Fox]

Only one of those things is DRM.
Yeah, it sucks that you have to have a Uplay account, but only Denuvo is a DRM.

[wallace321]

Uplay login (or any 3rd party launcher) becomes DRM when it restricts your ability to launch the game or play without an internet connection.

BattleEye "anti cheat" could be considered DRM in a literal sense, even if it's not the traditional meaning. It's unnecessarily restricting how you play your single player game. Literally managing your digital rights.

I guess only time will tell though how these are actually implemented in practice.

[Winston Enjoyer | Razec Razputin]

They spend money on the dumbest things.

It really makes no sense. I’ll stick with my GoG version and original disk version.

What the hell were they thinking.

Hopefully this spurs some momentum for the sequel.

[Quagimus Decimus]

Originally posted by wallace321:

Uplay login (or any 3rd party launcher) becomes DRM when it restricts your ability to launch the game or play without an internet connection.

BattleEye "anti cheat" could be considered DRM in a literal sense, even if it's not the traditional meaning. It's unnecessarily restricting how you play your single player game. Literally managing your digital rights.

I guess only time will tell though how these are actually implemented in practice.

Battleye is not considered drm in any shape or form that's a long stretch. It's an anti-cheat. Which for whatever reason they added to this which makes absolute zero sense. Then again it's Ubisoft. But to say it's "managing your digital rights".. oof

[STOPchris]

Why is BattleEye in a single player game? Ubisoft is such a pitiful publisher. All they do is put up roadblocks to their customers being able to enjoy their games.

[wallace321]

Originally posted by Quagalicious:

But to say it's "managing your digital rights".. oof

Oof? Bro, it's called "having a conversation".

I see the perspective of the person who made the original comment and I have to say I agree... with the caveats I listed. Yes, that's literally what it's doing, No, that's not traditionally what is meant by "DRM", but it literally is what it's doing in this case. I understand that's "not what it's considered". Because I said that. I think the guy has a point.

And your contribution is to point out all the points I made and to say "oof"? Bravo.

He's closer to being right than being wrong. You on the other hand? Oof.

[Mitsukuni]

Originally posted by Dys the Fox:

Only one of those things is DRM.
Yeah, it sucks that you have to have a Uplay account, but only Denuvo is a DRM.

Uplay IS a DRM.

[The End]

Battle-Eye anti-cheat in a singleplayer game. Why? does not make any sense at all imo. it'll be a hard pass for me, sadly enough.

[grayrhinoboyz]

becuz it's DUMBISOFT

[Ruperto]

Originally posted by The End:

Battle-Eye anti-cheat in a singleplayer game. Why? does not make any sense at all imo. it'll be a hard pass for me, sadly enough.

I don't understand why they put an anti-cheat in a single-player game from 20 years ago, those who use cheats in a single-player game are only cheating themselves or if they abuse it they ruin the experience but don't harm others That's why I find it stupid that they put it

[Sunday Driver]

Why would you need battle-eye in a decades old single player game?? That's bizarre and a waste of money for sure and adds nothing to the game for the players.

It's actually FOUR DRM systems as you also have to include Steam which by itself is a gateway and control system for access...and the one that should be perfectly fine on its own for this game to do the job.

[Sunday Driver]

It's currently on sale on GOG for 70% for the original! Get them before ubi forces them to delist it like they did on Steam to push the remastered versions.

[Jack Kane]

why put denuvo on this if your going to release it on the switch? is ubisoft dumb or what?

[Nohiro]

Originally posted by Jack Kane:

why put denuvo on this if your going to release it on the switch? is ubisoft dumb or what?

You really expected ubisoft to make a smart move ?