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CDProjekt has pooh-poohed DRM in the past. Their first title, The Witcher, had its DRM and CD requirement excised in its final patch. When they launched GoG.com, the self-proclaimed home for “Good Old Games,” every title available on the site came with assured Windows XP/Vista compatibility and the guarantee of no DRM. Ever. They have held good on this promise, and, with the release of The Witcher 2 v.1.1, have extended this practice to their newest release. The new patch—in addition to improving performance, enabling mouselook inversion, and fixing technical issues—strips the game of its activation requirement, allowing it to be installed and played on as many computers as one wishes.  In a week that saw Capcom’s announcement of strict Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition DRM on the PC, hobbling the game for those without a Games for Windows Live connection, a gesture such as CDProjekt’s cannot go unnoticed. It demonstrates trust for the consumer and faith in the relationship between developer and gamer, a faith that one hopes will be rewarded with scrupulous use of now-DRM-free copies of The Witcher 2. |