Fallout 3 DRM?

[Flames66]

Good morning fellow Escapists, I have a question for you. What is the DRM like on the non steam version of Fallout 3? I am looking to play it soon, but the Steam version is still unresonably priced.

Thanks for your help,

Flames

 

[oplinger]

No DRM.

No Bethesda game has DRM.

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

I'm not sure exactly... but floating around there is a GFWL version.

That's very glitchy for a lot of people, so best to be wary.

But hey if there is a DRM free copy, go find that one!

 

[Flames66]

I'm not sure exactly... but floating around there is a GFWL version.

That's very glitchy for a lot of people, so best to be wary.

But hey if there is a DRM free copy, go find that one!

I will not use GFWL. That's one of the main reasons I will never finish GTA 4, even though I got the Steam version, it still installed that on my computer without my permission.

Back to FO3, What I need to know is, if I bought the game on a disk in Game, what would it have on it? Would there be online activation, CD keys, GFWL? These factors determine whether I would be able to play it or not.

 

[Flour]

No DRM.

No Bethesda game has DRM.

Bethesda games use Securom in Europe/America and Starforce in Russia. And from what I remember Fallout 3 also uses Games for Windows Live.

 

[oplinger]

No DRM.

No Bethesda game has DRM.

Bethesda games use Securom in Europe/America and Starforce in Russia. And from what I remember Fallout 3 also uses Games for Windows Live.

GFWL is not DRM. It's a cloud service. It'd be DRM if it actually stopped anything, but having an offline account completely bypasses any sort of protection it -would- offer. But it offers none.

Fallout 3 uses SecuROM in the -loosest- way possible. It does a disc check. ...That's it. It's not really DRM.

EDIT: also there's a mod to disable GFWL. ...Which isn't illegal. You can find it just about everywhere..

 

[Jekken6]

No DRM. You only need the disc in when running from the launcher, but if you go straight from .exe or FOSE, you'll be fine.