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BioShock: Only Two Installs

[Aug 22, 2007, 11:29 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

How many installs do we get? Transfer of ownership? on the 2K Forums (thanks Greybird) outline an issue that's been discovered with the SecuROM online activation required to play BioShock. Apparently the process will only allow for the game to be installed twice, which could obviously be a problem for folks who experience problems with their systems. The Steam Forums indicate that this problem afflicts the Steam edition of the game as well.

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Re: Hrmmm...

Aug 26, 2007, 12:25

I'm not sure what the problem with D2D is. I bought Silent Hunter 3 via D2D 2 years ago. I had a hard drive fail, and reinstalled the game. I did an upgrade to a new computer and re-installed the game. I deleted it to make room for another game, then I watched "Das Boot" one night and decided I wanted it back, and re-installed the game. It activated perfectly each time. Based upon that description you have used up either two or three of your five activations (activations for five hardware fingerprints). You have two or three left. Enjoy. At any rate, I think it's safe to say I will have gotten my $19.99's worth. If you are content to effectively rent games for $20 that expire, then good for you. However I am not, and I don't want such limited use to become the only way to purchase games because it amounts to nothing but a rental. The problem is that widespread consumer ignorance and acceptance of such restrictions as you have demonstrated will likely do just that. This comment was edited on Aug 26, 19:17.

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