Reclaim Your Game has been hard at work the past week digging around the game’s DRM to see if it may be causing problems within the community. Turns out that there results are clear and they deem the game as ‘safe’. Here are their results:
- The copy protection does not appear to leave any files on your PC
- All of the files are digitally signed by EA (as opposed to Sony DADC)
- This new copy protection is not blocking any legal software-for example, it doesn’t disallow the game from operating if Nero is on your pc
- The new copy protection for Sims 3 appears to be well coded and contained on the .exe file (on the Disc)
- All free items from the Sims 3 store are stable and free of SecuROM. (we have not tested the paid items at this time, but will keep you updated)
- Gamers are able to install Riverview via the EADM and then remove the EADM and continue playing with that neighborhood.
However, we are not able to test for all possible issues. For example, if the new SecuROM causes hard drives to crash, it will likely take at least a few weeks for that issue to show up. At this stage, based on the available evidence, we are 90 percent certain that the copy protection is relatively safe.
You can read more over at Reclaim Your Game if you may be experiencing gameplay problems and believe DRM may have a role in the issues.
Thanks to Sims Manager for the info!
