To be clear, this isn’t the same as the usual quickie call home to Origin that drives so many people to distraction that’s not really a big deal, relatively speaking, since it’s exactly the same thing Steam does and nobody seems to have a problem with that.
The need for an always-on connection is necessitated by SimCity’s “emphasis on multiplayer and regional impact, and the use of a global economy that all players can influence.” But more relevant to a lot of gamers is the obvious DRM aspect. The game will be an “internet-dependent experience,” Lead Designer Stone Librande told Joystiq, which means that players will need to be connected to Origin when they play, even if the game was purchased elsewhere. That sounds pretty fantastic the problem is that players will be forced to be a part of this world whether they want to or not. The new game will be “the first truly multiplayer SimCity,” Lead Producer Kip Katsarelis said earlier this month, with interconnected cities creating a greater “ SimCity world” that will be impacted and influenced by individual, city-level decisions. But with the good comes the bad and that means you’ll need a full-time connection to the internet in order to play. A lot has happened in the decade that’s passed since SimCity 4 and the new game looks set to take advantage of that, with fantastic visuals and a far deeper simulation of a living, breathing city than has ever before been possible. The lead designer of the new SimCity says the game will be an “internet-dependent experience,” so if you’re not connected, you don’t get to play.
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