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EA Does Away with DRM for The Sims 3

EA Does Away with DRM for The Sims 3

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Apparently having listened to the widespread grumblings amongst Spore owners, EA has decided to give DRM copy protection the axe in favor of traditional key codes.

Fans felt that the DRM featured in Spore was far too invasive.  It was seen as a major off putting factor.

We are certainly glad EA has decided to go with codes rather than DRM, but we also hope they are sufficiently rewarded for their incredibly hard work on the title.

The Sims 3 goes on sale June 2, 2009.  Below you’ll find the statement released by Rod Humble on the game’s official website .

Press Release:

Hello everyone I wanted to share news with you regarding our copy protection plans for The Sims 3.

We’ll have more information for you as we get closer to launch about everything we’ll have to offer on TheSims3.com and The Sims 3 Store, but we have heard your requests over the past months and here is our plan for The Sims 3.

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.

We’re really excited to bring you the game for the PC and Mac starting June 2, 2009. The extra time we’ve taken to polish the game has resulted in an even better game experience for you to enjoy and we can’t wait for you to see for yourself!

Thanks for your passion and your loyalty,

Rod Humble

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