As you BioShock PC owners have probably long since been aware, both the retail and Steam versions of the game came bundled with some pain-in-the-ass DRM. While 2K was quick to increase the install limits after receiving bags of consumer hate mail, one had to wonder why they didn’t just do away with it altogether.
Although it’s taken a good ten months since release, 2K has finally realized that their copy protection really hasn’t been doing anything besides pissing people off.
“Good news! As promised, all activation restrictions, including install limits, have been removed from BioShock PC as of today,” 2K Community Manager Elizabeth Tobey announced in the company’s official forums. “You don’t have to patch or install anything for this to go into effect for your copy of BioShock – it’s already done!”
In a world where facepalm-inducing DRM is introduced all the time, it’s certainly good to see some of it getting the ax. Still, I have to wonder why it took 2K almost an entire year to figure out that including intrusive DRM is a terrible idea. Did they not want to admit that they were wrong? Did they think that everyone that was going to pirate the game already has? Were they just being stubborn/dense? (Probably that last one.)
[Via Kotaku – Thanks, Joe!]
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8:17 PM on 06.20.2008
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Proof: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Villasenor
Install limiting does nothing but limit paying customers, I'm over supporting any company that feels the need to do this.
I actually have a cousin named Joey, but seeing as he's only six I don't think it's the same guy. :)
I can't imagine game developers really wanting to waste their precious time developing effective DRM.
Removing DRM after a period of time isn't that unusual either, ti doesn't mean anyone 'listened' really. If these companies listened, they'd stop putting the shit on discs in the first place. Can anyone honestly name me a game that wasn't cracked either prior or within a month of release? Didn't think so.
Don't kid yourself that they did this because it was pissing gamers off or that they actually care about what you think, there is too much money in this for them to listen to us consumers.
As much as people post that they aren't going to buy something thats DRMed up to the hilt, realistically if you want the game, you aren't going to let some DRM get in the way, and we all know it.
DRM in place for about three months - six months,
DRM guaranteed to be turned off the release phase.