Ubisoft to include new DRM for upcoming titles

A Ubisoft representative has confirmed that they will introduce a new anti-piracy measure in the upcoming PC release of Splinter Cell: Conviction, Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic, Assassin’s Creed 2, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, and the new sequel of Ghost Recon in the hopes to finally win the war against piracy.

A Ubisoft representative has confirmed that they will introduce a new anti-piracy measure in the upcoming PC release of Splinter Cell: Conviction, Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic, Assassin’s Creed 2, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, and the new sequel of Ghost Recon in the hopes to finally win the war against piracy. In an interview with PC Gamer, the rep told the mag:

It’s hard for us to say, yes, from now until the day that we all die all of our games are going to include this but most will. It’s a huge problem – you know it, I know it, other people know it. It really is a very important issue that all serious companies need to address.”

According to reports, the new DRM scheme will require customers to have a constant internet connection everytime they play the game. “If the internet connection goes down, the effect depends on the title the player is engaged in. Those who have checkpoint-based save systems will lose the progress they made since the last one, while other games, will allow the player to continue exactly from the moment when loss of the internet connection forced the game to shut down.”

Via [Softpedia]