EA Ditches SecuROM From Bad Company 2 Steam

About time. Nice EA is supporting Steam. Now only if we could get cheaper games from steam on release....

e-rockAbout time. Nice EA is supporting Steam. Now only if we could get cheaper games from steam on release....

Agreed. At any rate, BFBC2 will probably go on "sale" during June/July on Steam.

I really don't know why they had SecuROM in there to begin with. It's completely unnecessary and just adds another level of complexity. For the box copies it makes sense though, because they would only have SecuROM and not Steamworks.

moriconThere are enough honest games developers out there that deserve my money and boy are they getting ever more these days!!

Too bad that those honest game developers still get their games pirated all the way to the bank.

Im confused, I just game what does all this mean if I have the steam copy? Bad or good?

matrixhemiIm confused, I just game what does all this mean if I have the steam copy? Bad or good?

There's less hassle and securom on your comp, so good.

It's good.

Damnit just when I bought the box copy.

moriconAnd all the other people who decide to buy a box are left with a DRM infested product, yeah you go EA...Exactly why I don't buy your games!!!

Yes, we must cry, moan and make hyperbole level boycotts in forums because.. We are too lazy to pop a DVD in a drive. One that was securely stored in a media pocket no more than a foot from the drive it inserts into.

I'm guessing most of the people who raise all kinds of hell over this 'new' era of DRM; but I promise you it is easier now than the 'page 36, paragraph 2, sentence 3, word 5' crap I endured in the 80's and 90's every time I wanted to load up a game.

Don't get me wrong, I think boycotting should be reserved for games with a lifetime install limit of three times, and similar horrible DRM jokes; but over what EA has done on Steam? Poppycock. Enjoy not playing anything new.

moriconI don't use Steam on principle because this is exactly where its helping lead us to irrelevant of how cool it seems to be!There are enough honest games developers out there that deserve my money and boy are they getting ever more these days!!

Much like the 12 indie games I have sitting in my steam library, at least nine of such I am quite sure do not have readily available boxed versions at retailers. Amirite? /sarcasm

sold!

Bad Company 2 keeps getting better. Honestly, it's one of the best games I've played in a long time. Ironically, I loaded up Modern Warfare 2 to test a connection issue, and it wouldn't load due to a file error. haha!

Thank god, I bought the game off steam two days ago.

I've heard that steam has been busted so this might make it easier to pirate. On the other hand I'm a huge fan of steam so this is great for me. From the sales they have, auto patching, play anywhere (and thats a big one for me!) Seam just makes sense. Kudos to them for taking SR off.

4745454bI've heard that steam has been busted so this might make it easier to pirate.

In which case you'd have a copy you could never play online, which is the primary reason to play any of the Battlefield games.

Steam is good, Kudos to EA.

4745454bI've heard that steam has been busted so this might make it easier to pirate. On the other hand I'm a huge fan of steam so this is great for me. From the sales they have, auto patching, play anywhere (and thats a big one for me!) Seam just makes sense. Kudos to them for taking SR off.

steam has been cracked for some time.. good move to drop the additional drm though

Yippie! Ya! Yo!

One less DRM to contend with? Just how many DRM schemes does the game have?