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Originally Posted by Hellmark
I stopped PC gaming because of DRM. Two games in a row where I couldn't play, due to issues with the DRM. I switched to consoles, because there the DRM is still there but is invisible. You buy disk, you insert disk, you play game. Easy as that.
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I've just gotten to this point myself. I don't like Steam DRM...it's like the least of the online activation evils, but I still refuse to buy stuff that needs a call home to someone else's servers to let me use it.
I passed on Civ 5 because it required Steam. I was passing on Dragon Age 2 for the same reason - they seem to have F***ed that series all up anyway, so it's a good thing I did.
I've decided to become a retro gamer for a while. I play Xbox 360 games with my XBL buddies, an occasional Wii or older PS2/PS1/GC game, and for my PC hankering I'm doing retro Amiga and DOS games.
I'm simply unwilling to buy anything any more. I was willing to tolerate a disc check (like the consoles). But I'm not willing to 'buy' things that require someone's server to give me permission to use it. I'm not willing to take a virtual pat down to use my own property. That's a rental, not a purchase, in my book. I'm down to Stardock (the Baen of the PC gaming world) and Good Old Games for older games.