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Fallout 3 is a game that is seriously anticipated. And while it used to only be available on PCs, it will now, for the first time, be available on the Xbox 360 as well. That development spells DRM issues and Bethesda developer, Pete Hines attempted to set the record straight during an interview with Shack News.
The good news, is Fallout 3 would not include strict DRM like other developers use. There won’t be an install limit and the harshest security will probably be a CD-key. This is all reassuring and hopefully will keep those extremely frustrated with companies’ attempts at restricting your use of products happy.
This is definitely going to be an interesting multi-platform release. You should be able to pick up your copy of Fallout 3 starting on October 28, 2008 for PCs, Xbox 360 and PS3.
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God bless Bethesda!
When the game is released in the UK (eta end of October) I will do a last minute check that they haven’t changed their minds, then I will be ordering the limited edtion of Fallout 3.
Thank you bethesda for putting customers first, unlike EA (Electronic Aggravation)
I urge all gamers with an interest in the genre, and all fans of classic Fallout to buy a copy of this game.
Talkjack
Bethesda, THANK YOU.
Im sick of missing out of great games becasue i refuse to pay 60 bucks to RENT a game.
I honestly believe DRM will cause a huge shift to consoles. Sure the pirates are doing bad things. But the draconion DRM on Spore (which will now be on FarCry 2) was broken a week before the game came out. If it does that little, why have punish the honest customers?
The only reason i can think of the the second hand market. This kind of thing kills their games form being bought back by GFameStop. Is the second hand market big enough to warrant losing so many honest customers?
THANK YOU indeed Bethesda. I am going to buy the game just to reward you for not jumping on the DRM bandwagon. Hopefully other publishers will follow your lead!
SCREW YOU Bethesda! You lied and use Securom, and now anyone with a SCSI drive can’t install or run your game! That means people with software RAID, many DVD burners, and even SATA optical drives are hosed. You suck.
Was going to pick this up at gamestop tomorrow, but I guess them using Securom saved me the trip (and lost them a sale)
Rob: Where did you get the information that this game will use SecuROM? Everywhere that Ive been reading it says it will only use a standard CD check (which is acceptable imo)
I installed the game last night and can confirm that it’s using SecuROM. It WILL NOT INSTALL on my laptop for no apparent reason (it works fine on my desktop, which has the same os and similar software installed). The installer crashed upon opening. I discovered SecuROM when I attempted to create an ISO from the disc and install from that. Also, see here: http://www.securom.com/message.....amp;c=2500
Not getting my money, I ain’t putting securom on my pc never…bethseda not coming clean about what drm they were intending to use tells you something.
Yes, Fallout 3 is using SecuROM 7.36.0006. So thy lied.
However, I don’t blame Bethesda for holding this information back until after the product shipped, I totally blame the gaming media!
The gaming media go on and on about how there there to support us, and give us information to make our gaming better, and yet time after time they show they are just there to promote the industry and companies like Bethesda by no telling us about this when they found out!
Surely the media were installing review copies a few days ago in order to have their reviews ready for release day?!
There are questions to be answered about this, but who exists to ask them? In the meantime you can just see with this the drip drip of the decline of PC gaming.
So another sad day for honesty and morality in PC gaming… And publishers complain about piracy!? Today isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black?!
Fool me once, shame on YOU!
Bethesda initially gave the false impression that they would use a light DRM implementation which does not annoy users.
I still appreciate Bethesda for refusing to jump on the customer-hostile restricted online activation DRM which is becoming hated. However they did give the impression that they would use a light touch DRM implementation. Did they fail to realise that Securom is rapindly becoming regarded as ‘The New Starforce’ by long term gamers?
I think Bethesda do care about their paying customers. However they have gained an immediate boost to pre-orders of Fallout 3 based upon their public DRM statement.
In six to twelve months time, when sales of Fallout 3 are tailing off, I would like to see Bethesda release a ‘Securom removal patch’ for the game in order to please their fans. After all, when sales figures naturally drop off over time then the need for DRM diminishes accordingly.
Come on Bethesda, show your customers that you really do love them!
… Talkjack