In a similar move as Modern Warfare 2, BioShock 2 will not have the ability for LAN play or to host dedicated servers on ANY platform. Instead PC gamers will be forced to endure the horrors of matchmaking. Toss in the heavy DRM and it's no reason why many PC gamers (myself included) are jaded about new releases. Even better is that 2k will have no method for booting a player from a game if they are cheating/griefing. Just suck it up because:

"If you do get matched up with one of those people, please report it, leave that game, and we'll try to smooth out the online experience as best as we can".

2k tries to sugar coat the LAN/dedicated server issue with BioShock 2 by citing that development time affected the decision to leave LAN and dedicated servers out.

"Bringing Multiplayer to BioShock was a daunting task between the tech (there was no multiplayer support in the codebase from the first game) and the expectations of the community. Either you try to do everything and so nothing feels finished or you focus your efforts to do a smaller number of things really well like an accessible online experience"

I fail to see how something as basic as LAN play can be excluded from the multiplayer process from the start. The lack of multiplayer in BioShock it isn't because they ran out of time; it's just a dubious (and ineffective) way for them to try and combat piracy. Now, maybe dedicated serves and LAN play will be included for BioShock 2 with a patch (or possible DLC); Don't hold your breath though.

Matchmaking-without the option to host a dedicated server-is killing PC gaming; try picking up a semi-recent game like Red Faction 2 and try finding a game. Although, that argument is for another article.