The PC version of Saints Row 2 will feature a rather familiar DRM solution. When the game is released on January 6, Steam will be the only means of DRM present in Saints Row 2.
A spokesperson for Volition made a few forum postings that clearly outlined the company's plans on how Steam will handle the online authentication.
Feel free to check out the Saints Row 2 page at Steampowered for more information.
A spokesperson for Volition made a few forum postings that clearly outlined the company's plans on how Steam will handle the online authentication.
Steam will also have an offer to digitally download SR2 to a player's system if they don't want to leave the confines of their house. If you have a retail version, Steam is only going to verify that you have a real copy of the game when you are first installing and launching the game.Once the game is authenticated through Steam, it will be possible to play the game in offline mode.
We're trying to use a very low impact DRM here, since we've seen some of the headaches faced by other major game releases in recent months. I hope that explains it a bit more clearly.
Feel free to check out the Saints Row 2 page at Steampowered for more information.