Grandcheapskate
Veteran Member
Hi Guys,
I have been buying a lot of PC games lately even though I don't yet have the hardware to play them. I look for games which do not require the internet, online activation and/or Steam for single player - any game which does gets bypassed.
There are a number of games which are labled across the top as GAMES FOR WINDOWS. I read where this is a standard developed by Microsoft. It is a series of requirements which a game must meet in order to be labled as such. However, it is a bit vague on whether or not this includes (or could include) the requirement of online activation.
None of the games I bought indicate an internet connection is required, but they do say you have to accept the enclosed SSA agreement. Of course, you have no idea what the agreement is until to open the software - at which time most vendors would not accept it for a refund. The only one I found listed online at a publishers website says online activation may be required - so even if you read the agreement, you still don't know what you accepting until you install the software.
So I am wondering - anyone have experiance with games labeled this way and do they require some type of online activation?
Thanks...Joe
I have been buying a lot of PC games lately even though I don't yet have the hardware to play them. I look for games which do not require the internet, online activation and/or Steam for single player - any game which does gets bypassed.
There are a number of games which are labled across the top as GAMES FOR WINDOWS. I read where this is a standard developed by Microsoft. It is a series of requirements which a game must meet in order to be labled as such. However, it is a bit vague on whether or not this includes (or could include) the requirement of online activation.
None of the games I bought indicate an internet connection is required, but they do say you have to accept the enclosed SSA agreement. Of course, you have no idea what the agreement is until to open the software - at which time most vendors would not accept it for a refund. The only one I found listed online at a publishers website says online activation may be required - so even if you read the agreement, you still don't know what you accepting until you install the software.
So I am wondering - anyone have experiance with games labeled this way and do they require some type of online activation?
Thanks...Joe