{"id":30769,"date":"2012-01-15T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-01-15T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=30769"},"modified":"2012-01-16T15:32:26","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T13:32:26","slug":"mass-effect-3-on-pc-requires-origin-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/30769-mass-effect-3-on-pc-requires-origin-to-play","title":{"rendered":"Mass Effect 3 PC requires Origin to play"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you like the game Mass Effect? Do you like playing games on PC<\/a>? Do you like DRM<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Okay, that last question was a trick one – no one likes DRM.<\/p>\n

Well the good news is that Mass Effect 3 doesn’t come with DRM in the traditional sense. You won’t need a constant online connection, and it won’t check you for authentication every 10 days.<\/p>\n

You will, however, need Origi<\/a>n to play Mass Effect 3 on PC, whether you have the retail or digital version, and whether you like it or not – which may be worse.<\/p>\n

Cue NERDRAGE.<\/p>\n

According to the official Mass Effect 3 FAQ on the BioWare<\/a> forums, it’s been confirmed that having Origin installed on your system is a prerequisite.<\/p>\n

To play, you won’t need constant online connectivity to Origin (unless you’re playing multiplayer) – but you will need to do the one-time activation and authentication.<\/p>\n

If you were hoping to pick up ME3 on Steam<\/a>, forget it. According to BioWare, the game will be available on Origin and “a number of other 3rd party digital retailers” – but Steam is not one of those.<\/p>\n

Source: BioWare Forums<\/a><\/h5>\n

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