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Home News Ubisoft Returns with DRM in Driver: San Francisco

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Ubisoft Returns with DRM in Driver: San Francisco

Posted on Thursday, July 28 @ 12:15:17 Eastern by


If you remember, Ubisoft's PC version for Assassin's Creed II and Splinter Cell: Conviction required that players be constantly connected to play them at all, a nuisance that Ubisoft eventually patched out due to pressure from fans. But now it seems like an empty victory.

Ubisoft's PR rep Dominic DiSanti, in a brief interview with Giant Bomb, has confirmed that Driver: San Francisco will return with the same requirement for an online connection, along with a Twitter notice:

When we first introduced the connection requirement last year, we stated that our decision to implement it into our PC titles would be considered on a case by case basis and this remains true. We will assess each future PC title and strive to offer the best gameplay experience possible while also ensuring that we are protecting the amazing work and effort of our talented creative teams.

Console owners, however, won't be able to sweep this under the table so easily. They will need to activate UPlay in order to play the game and buy an online pass if players purchase it secondhand.

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Related Games:   Driver: San Francisco
Tags:   ubisoft


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  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 12:34 pm
    DRM SUCKS!
    0 1
  • Stickyellowsock
    Stickyellowsock
    Joined: Oct 2009
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
    Fuck this topic I thought DRM stood for Drink Rum Merrily
    0 2
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
    It does but only in a few Caribbean countries.
    0 2
  • usaglory
    usaglory
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 3:56 pm
    Damn it! Now I've got to nominate THIS exchange for The People Speak.
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
    I’m sorry we are such a heavy burden on you. :-(
    0 1
  • JunkyArd
    JunkyArd
    Joined: Aug 2006
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
    That reminds me. I need to buy more Kraken.
    0 1
  • --Henry--
    --Henry--
    Joined: Jan 2010
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
    Kraken is stellar.
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 7:45 pm
    Does that make you a Krakenhead?
    0 1
  • Amorphis
    Amorphis
    Joined: Dec 2010
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
    They're still making Driver games? Meh
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
    Driver: SF's multiplayer was pretty cool at E3... For what it's worth.
    0 1
  • Amorphis
    Amorphis
    Joined: Dec 2010
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
    I haven't played Driver since....Driver 2, and it was fun for 10 minutes until I realized I couldn't run over pedestrians. What's the point, really?
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 7:21 pm
    Nominated to The People Speak
    1 1
  • mrallamericanboy
    mrallamericanboy
    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 1:34 pm
    activating Uplay is pretty lame but not too troublesome i suppose. i like how they did it with ACII where you earn points and could get additional items. that seems like the least intrusive way.
    however having to buy an online pass to play at all just sucks. if a person buys a used car GM or Ford doesn't force them to pay to drive the vehicle. once it's out of their possession they have absolutely no claim.
    0 1
  • stylekiller
    stylekiller
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
    Could this be setting a trend for used games for the other game publisher's? But I also this as helpful is smaller companies implement an online pass format to recoup some of the money lost because of a lack of marketing or other reasons. I got into Suda games by playing a used copy of killer7 from a buddy and haven't bought a new game from him until Shadows of the Damned because I felt like a dick for playing his game's second hand.
    0 0
  • stylekiller
    stylekiller
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
    whoa moment of idiot typing. I meant, "But, and I also think this as helpful, are smaller....".
    0 0
  • stylekiller
    stylekiller
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
    whoa moment of idiot typing. I meant, "But, and I also think this as helpful, are smaller....".
    0 0
  • jcannell
    jcannell
    Joined: May 2007
    Posted: Jul 28th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
    Oh no, the newest game from the successful Driver franchise that takes place in Fag capital USA has DRM. A real shame.
    4 1

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