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Ubisoft Brings Back Always-Connected DRM For Driver: San Francisco

Posted by Soulskill on from the back-by-popular-demand dept.

Last year Ubisoft introduced DRM for their PC games that required a constant internet connection, going so far as to terminate single-player games if the connection was interrupted. After facing outrage, boycotts, and DDoS attacks, Ubisoft seemed to have softened their stance, issuing a patch for two games that allowed offline play. Unfortunately, it seems the change wasn't permanent; Ubisoft's upcoming racing game Driver: San Francisco marks the return of the contentious DRM.

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  1. Back in my day ... by tgd · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Back in my day, I grew up in a small town -- under 10,000 people. We didn't ever lock our doors until we were going on vacation for a long time. There was no need -- no one broke into houses in our town.

    Now, a loooong time later, I live in a similarly sized town, but I keep my doors locked when when I'm at home. Its a real pain for me -- more than once I've locked myself out of my house and not been able to get in. Unfortunately that's the reality of being in a community where that sort of stealing is more common. Times have changed.

    I can move somewhere in which people stealing isn't a concern, sure. But I want to live in this community. The downsides of being locked out of my house once in a while is acceptable to live in a place I enjoy.

    (Sorry, what were we talking about in this article again?)