Physical Release Activation?

[kilésengati]

Why are Paradox and Colossal Order so intransparent about activation of the physical releases?

I've seen a lot of games that are upfront where they are going to activate either in the product description or somewhere else.

Where are we going to activate physical copies of CSL2? Steam, Epic, Micro$oft, their own platform? Is even bloody Denuvo involved? Death to DRM!!

The best info I could find was on the MediaMarkt and Saturn pages here in Germany:

https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_cities-skylines-ii-premium-edition-pc-2881885.html

Data medium: DVD-ROM

–That's nice, I guess. Actual game data on the discs?

Internet connection required: Yes

–Uhm, so it's going to be one of those stupid always-online singleplayer titles? Do we have to prepare for this game shipping with Denuvo, too? Death to DRM!!

Registration via manufacturer required: Yes

–So, not through Steam but directly through Paradox? Amazing, so this means yet another pointless launcher? This would also mean no Steam workshop integration or one of those pointless made-for-game stand-ins that overall work like dung and die when the publisher decides it's no longer feasible to host.


Do I have to guess the physical "Premium Edition" being almost 14% off on Amazon and MediaMarkt/Saturn but coming in a steelbook and with some goodies comes at the cost of workshop integration and having to create yet another account for yet another pointless launcher?

I like steelbooks and discounts, but some transparency about how physical releases are going to be activated BEFORE THE GAME RELEASES would be genuine.


Do you know more about how the physical releases gonna activate?

[maculator]

Originally posted by kilésengati:

Data medium: DVD-ROM

–That's nice, I guess. Actual game data on the discs?

I bought CS1 as a physical copy. The "DVD" was a CD and it only had a steam installer on it.

[kilésengati]

Originally posted by maculator:

Originally posted by kilésengati:

Data medium: DVD-ROM

–That's nice, I guess. Actual game data on the discs?

I bought CS1 as a physical copy. The "DVD" was a CD and it only had a steam installer on it.

I see. But why is there no word from CO nor Paradox on where to activate the game?

[Creamy P1e Skwert]

There is word on where to activate the game, it's on steam.

[kilésengati]

Originally posted by CreamyCowJuice:

There is word on where to activate the game, it's on steam.

Source?

[Wenatchee Willie]

I love passing the time reading the forums. In between hoots and giggles I'm also trying to knock off a full campaign of Grand Tactician: The Civil War.

[Deadlyus1]

I hope this isn't requiring a constant internet connection....if it does, then it will lose a lot of money

[Sundosia]

i hope Paradox will give information soon about physical editon and activation.....

[evanloohaklm]

Originally posted by Deadlyus1:

I hope this isn't requiring a constant internet connection....if it does, then it will lose a lot of money

That probably isn't going to happen.
This is Cities: Skylines II, not Simcity (2013).

[kilésengati]

Originally posted by evanloohaklm:

Originally posted by Deadlyus1:

I hope this isn't requiring a constant internet connection....if it does, then it will lose a lot of money

That probably isn't going to happen.
This is Cities: Skylines II, not Simcity (2013).

According to the MediaMarkt site, an Internet connection is required. But what for?

Paradox should shed some light on activation and DRM methods used in physical and digital releases asap.

[RaNdOmKiLs666]

Paradox are against using DRM, so I doubt they would start adding DRM or Always Online nonsense to their games now.

Here's a news story I found about their stance on DRM.

https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-interactive-ceo-explains-why-he-hates-drm/

[evanloohaklm]

Originally posted by kilésengati:

Originally posted by evanloohaklm:

That probably isn't going to happen.
This is Cities: Skylines II, not Simcity (2013).

According to the MediaMarkt site, an Internet connection is required. But what for?

Paradox should shed some light on activation and DRM methods used in physical and digital releases asap.

DLCs, news updates, or steam cloud stuff I guess.

[kilésengati]

Originally posted by evanloohaklm:

Originally posted by kilésengati:

According to the MediaMarkt site, an Internet connection is required. But what for?

Paradox should shed some light on activation and DRM methods used in physical and digital releases asap.

DLCs, news updates, or steam cloud stuff I guess.

And workshop, I hope so. None of this third-party BS some are switching to.
The typical Steam treatment for the Steam version. But what about physical releases?

Some places sell the Premium Edition (Ultimate Edition on Steam) for 14% off. Where do they activate? Buy there or buy here? That's the big question.

[Deadlyus1]

Originally posted by evanloohaklm:

Originally posted by Deadlyus1:

I hope this isn't requiring a constant internet connection....if it does, then it will lose a lot of money

That probably isn't going to happen.
This is Cities: Skylines II, not Simcity (2013).

True, I checked the systems requirement on Steam and it does not say it requires an Internet Connection but I always fear the worst.

[TaKtLo$$]

i did preorder the boxed version from amazon. I hope i get a fking Steam key, because "who the fck got a cd/dvd player in his gaming PC these days?" :D

[internetgrout]

its pretty much a cd key printed on a slip of paper or burnt to a cd, yeah. Then throw it into steam