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    Original Crysis - retail version - DRM??

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by talin, Jul 15, 2011.

  1. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    I read elsewhere that the original retail boxed version of the first Crysis only has a cd check but otherwise no DRM. Can anyone confirm if this is true? I was thinking of picking up a used copy so I can play it at some point in the future. :)
     
    talin, Jul 15, 2011
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    No DRM on the boxed copy, just a key check. Warhead and the Steam version of Crysis 1 have DRM, though.
     
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    Thanks! Looks like I'll get it! :)
     
    talin, Jul 15, 2011
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    The other advantage to the retail version is 64-bit support. Steam's is only 32-bit.
     
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    That's good to know, but I only use 32-bit windows anyway for compatibility with some of my old games. ;)
     
    talin, Jul 15, 2011
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    Which ones? I play a lot of older titles myself, and aside from a couple workarounds, there aren't any that I haven't been able to play in W7 x64.
     
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    Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit is one that will not install/run in 64-bit. Motoracer GP is the same. All need 32-bit. There's a few others that I can't think of off-hand. I have more than 80 PC games, so I don't want to go rifling through my collection so I can remember the others. :p
    I'm surprised though that so many of them work perfectly fine in 64-bit, especially considering they're age, most are from the mid to late 90's and were made for windows 95/98.
     
    talin, Jul 15, 2011
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