Clarification on release date, game versions & more

[Fritz X]

Originally Posted by Hecke

I don't get that part: "Finally, if you buy the physical version of the game, there will be no need to download anything additional in order to play the game. An internet connection will be required to activate the game, and for online play, but that is it. The game only uses SteamWorks for match-making and not the Steam DRM."

So the Steam program isn't needed, cause that would be an additional program?

Same here. This official "statement" creates more questions than it actually solves, at least for me. I mean, the whole "it uses Steamworks / it doesn't use the Steam DRM" is simply contradictionary.

If a game uses Steamworks, it makes the full use of the features of the services Steam offers. The game gets registered to your Steam account, it's therefore added to your games list, you can fully download it if you should lose your CD / DVD and you can use the Steam overlay ingame. And since Steam works as a DRM itself as well, every Steamworks game is making use of it.

So yeah, quite confusing. Looks like the people in charge are confused as well, afterall.