Soon will every good game need internet activation?

By good i mean , highly anctipated like cod 6, alien or bioshock 3I mean the only game i can think of that doesnt have it is call of duty. I have to get my pc over to my friends house every time i want to install a internet activated game and mean while the game is being cracked all over the world.Im looking towards getting a consle now since nearly every game has it, well that and my pc needs aupgradeSoon will every good game need internet activation?
Huh? nothing wrong with internet activation... enjoy wasting money on consoles and spending more ahahaha in the long run pc gaming is way cheaper and better quality. But meh do what you like and think what you like. Doesnt change my life one bit. Bye.Soon will every good game need internet activation?
Well, as long as I still can network without 16 different cd keys I'm happy.
For the most part, DRM, particularly online activation, has never really bothered me. I mean, companies have been using online activation for operating systems and software programs for years. It was only a matter of time before they began to effectively cross over to games. It's just like with CD-Keys. Microsoft was using CD-Keys for it's products years before anyone else really started to use it.
[QUOTE=''Ned_Flandish'']For the most part, DRM, particularly online activation, has never really bothered me. I mean, companies have been using online activation for operating systems and software programs for years. It was only a matter of time before they began to effectively cross over to games. It's just like with CD-Keys. Microsoft was using CD-Keys for it's products years before anyone else really started to use it.[/QUOTE]

but its basically saying *%26^% you to pc gamers without internet or fast intenet, i mean it basically forces you to download a 50mb patch and then jump through personal info and other loops just to play a game you already paid for and then theres the hidden rootkits and who knows what that gets installed [QUOTE=''Dr_Brocoli'']Huh? nothing wrong with internet activation... enjoy wasting money on consoles and spending more ahahaha in the long run pc gaming is way cheaper and better quality. But meh do what you like and think what you like. Doesnt change my life one bit. Bye.[/QUOTE]

pc snob if i ever heard one
[QUOTE=''jamesee''][QUOTE=''Ned_Flandish'']For the most part, DRM, particularly online activation, has never really bothered me. I mean, companies have been using online activation for operating systems and software programs for years. It was only a matter of time before they began to effectively cross over to games. It's just like with CD-Keys. Microsoft was using CD-Keys for it's products years before anyone else really started to use it.[/QUOTE]

but its basically saying *%26^% you to pc gamers without internet or fast intenet, i mean it basically forces you to download a 50mb patch and then jump through personal info and other loops just to play a game you already paid for and then theres the hidden rootkits and who knows what that gets installed [QUOTE=''Dr_Brocoli'']Huh? nothing wrong with internet activation... enjoy wasting money on consoles and spending more ahahaha in the long run pc gaming is way cheaper and better quality. But meh do what you like and think what you like. Doesnt change my life one bit. Bye.[/QUOTE]

pc snob if i ever heard one[/QUOTE]

I don't think you're allowed being called a pc gamer if you're on 56k
What do you mean 'soon'.Hasn't it already happened.
I like how steam works.I have mixed opinions about other forms of internet activation though.
I'm in your camp jamesee, I by far prefer and try to support those titles when feasible that don't use activation-based DRM. Although, as a digital-distribution service and the advantages that it brings (I still prefer buying retail though), I don't think Steam's inherent form of DRM isn't ''bad'' at all, it's a good alternative.At any rate, just fyi:
Ubisoft has released a few titles recently completely DRM-free (Prince of Persia, Endwar, Tom Clancy's HAWX). New and upcoming titles from Aspyr Media will be DRM-free, at least in North America (Men of War, Cryostasis, Necrovision, Death Track: Resurrection, 4X4 Hummer). It was recently revealed that EA is going to release The Sims 3 without activations and only with a disc-check. PC games don't get much ''bigger'' than The Sims LOL. It remains to be seen the direction EA takes with other games, but this reversal is at least quite inspiring. There are many others that are only using a disc-check (Call of Duty titles, Fallout 3, The Dark Eye: Drakensang, etc, etc)
or are DRM-free (Demigod, Braid, World of Goo, anything from Gog.com, etc, etc) as well.Do what you need to do though bud, if console games for now are delivered and controlled in a manner you find more agreeable, don't hesitate to play your games there. If you still want to play games on the PC, just try to be diligent in your research, stay informed, and definitely support the titles you find agreeable when possible. There's still plenty to enjoy on the PC IMO! ;)
If it does then looks like I will be saving a lot of money.
I hope not every game.