The article says, in effect, they are going ahead with the DRM scheme that came to light yesterday, but it's not called DRM, it's called OSP.
In other words, they're not dropping it at all, you still need to have an internet connection the entire time you play.
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Ubisoft is dumping the use of DRM on future PC games. That’s good news taken on its own, but there is a replacement for that DRM in the form of the Ubisoft Online Service Platform (OSP). In essence it turns an Internet connection into a form of DRM by requiring one to play a game. Yes, ladies and gentleman, if you want to play a Ubisoft game you better hope you have a stable, always-on, connection to the Internet, otherwise you may as well go and read a book.
Requiring a connection is nothing new and Steam has built up a very healthy gamer base by providing games digitally for many years now. But it does have an offline mode so you can continue playing if no Internet connection is available. OSP has no such feature. If your connection goes down the game will pause and won’t be playable again until you reconnect.
...But when answering the question, “Is there an “off-line” option?” the answer is very telling:No. The added services to the game (unlimited installs, online storage of saved games and the fact that you don’t need the game disc to play) require you to have an online connection while playing the game.
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Nothing has changed.