the infuriating one is Capcom. after all these years, decades even, they STILL to this DAY do not understand PC games. they still have yet to figure out HOW to optimize their games for PC and would STILL keep using Denuvo even AFTER admitting that “yeah it slows our games down, yeah we remove it and then put it back”
Either it’s old as Japanese execs at capcom that refuse to understand gaming on the PC or they just don’t care. But it boggles my mind how Capcom kept using Denuvo while admitting it fucks their shit up.
Capcom puts Denuvo into everything, then after a while they replace it with enigma, which is presumably cheaper, and leave that shit in indefinitely. They also put DRM in games on Steam that they are already selling DRM-free on GoG, defeating any imagined benefit DRM could have and just punishing their actual customers.
Sega meanwhile puts Denuvo into absolutely everything and just keeps it in forever. Square Enix puts Denuvo into everything, but at least usually removes it after a while. I’m thinking this might really be a Japanese thing. They also don’t only hate piracy but modding as well, so I’m not surprised they would all opt for the most heinous form of DRM.
and that banner is very easy to miss. Also if a game is already in your library (because it was gifted to you or you got a key somewhere else), then you don’t get warned that you’re about to install it that it comes with malware that you’ll never be rid of unless you nuke and reinstall your os.
There’s also a Denuvo review account that only reports Denuvo status. Great if you don’t really use the reviewers because it puts the status in the main store page.
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the infuriating one is Capcom. after all these years, decades even, they STILL to this DAY do not understand PC games. they still have yet to figure out HOW to optimize their games for PC and would STILL keep using Denuvo even AFTER admitting that “yeah it slows our games down, yeah we remove it and then put it back”
Either it’s old as Japanese execs at capcom that refuse to understand gaming on the PC or they just don’t care. But it boggles my mind how Capcom kept using Denuvo while admitting it fucks their shit up.
Capcom puts Denuvo into everything, then after a while they replace it with enigma, which is presumably cheaper, and leave that shit in indefinitely. They also put DRM in games on Steam that they are already selling DRM-free on GoG, defeating any imagined benefit DRM could have and just punishing their actual customers.
Sega meanwhile puts Denuvo into absolutely everything and just keeps it in forever. Square Enix puts Denuvo into everything, but at least usually removes it after a while. I’m thinking this might really be a Japanese thing. They also don’t only hate piracy but modding as well, so I’m not surprised they would all opt for the most heinous form of DRM.
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Is there a tag on Steam? Would be useful.
There is a big banner on Steam games that use denuvo
and that banner is very easy to miss. Also if a game is already in your library (because it was gifted to you or you got a key somewhere else), then you don’t get warned that you’re about to install it that it comes with malware that you’ll never be rid of unless you nuke and reinstall your os.
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There’s also a Denuvo review account that only reports Denuvo status. Great if you don’t really use the reviewers because it puts the status in the main store page.