At least EA learned something from the DRM related problems from Spore. The limits on reinstalling the game was really a bad move. They shouldn’t have that implemented. It’s ok to try and secure the game from being pirated but once it starts to cause problems to the legit consumers, then that’s a different story.
Remember last fall when a small but extremely loud group of consumers slammed Electronic Arts for their DRM set-up in Spore? The debate over the online-enabled copy protection for the game threatened to overshadow the release of the game itself. Now it seems EA may be learning from the hard lessons of that PR debacle for their next major PC game release The Sims 3.
In a post on the game’s official web site, the head of the Sims/Casual division Rod Humble states, “The game will have disc-based copy protection - there is a Serial Code just like The Sims 2. To play the game there will not be any online authentication needed. We feel like this is a good, time-proven solution that makes it easy for you to play the game without DRM methods that feel overly invasive or leave you concerned about authorization server access in the distant future.” While we are sure that many gamers would prefer The Sims 3 to be DRM free this solution might be a solid compromise.
Sourrce: http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/03/26/the-sims-3-to-use-disk-based-copy-protection/
Via BFWGaming