The Sims 3 Copy Protection from Rod Humble
March 30, 2009 by Amy Tucker
Filed under Miscellaneous, The Sims 2
Maybe I was the only one who wasn’t wondering how the Sims 3 would be protected [from hackers and warez people]?
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I assumed that when I got my copy of Sims 3 from EA that it would have an annoying long code to enter just like all of the other Sims games that I’ve installed.
Sure Sims 3 is supposed to be THE game and is supposed to be the cool that cool is based on and all of that but it’s not like I expected it to come wrapped in barbed wire and have a body guard. [Though how cool would that be?!]
Anyway, I guess there have been enough questions to get The Sims people’s attention since Rod Humble posted a letter on Sims3 detailing what sort of protections they would be implementing.
I wonder if I can get a body guard with the first expansion?
Text from letter:
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
