This means the company also no longer has to pay any future licensing fees to Irdeto, who makes the much-hated software. Now, they no longer have to issue patches or updates to the underlying Denuvo software. The news comes a day after Denuvos latest protection. The buyer is global anti-piracy outfit Irdeto, which specializes in protecting all kinds of content, with an emphasis on the audio-visual sector. PC gamings upswing started before late 2014 when Denuvo arrived, and hasnt been notably. Denuvo, the company behind the worlds most famous video game anti-piracy system, has been sold. This also serves to save Capcom time and money. All of the games that have used Denuvo to date were certanties to come to PC anyway, and the protection against 'lost sales' from piracy (in itself a highly debatable subject) didnt stop Warner farming Arkham Knights PC port out to the lowest bidder. In the case of Denuvo, it usually takes a few days for that removal to happen, so companies get what they want, those sweet launch sales. In the vast majority of cases, crackers will remove the DRM solution within days of release, although sometimes it happens the day of release. This led to today, a day that many fans hoped was coming.Īfter all, this is exactly what DRM solutions are designed to do. Back in May 2019, Capcom had accidentally released a Denuvo-free version of Resident Evil 2 Remake. The company implemented the controversial DRM software to protect the game and launch, and now they’re confident enough in the sales numbers that the protection has been removed. Capcom has revealed that the previously leaked DRM-free version of Resident Evil 2 Remake is now free of the blight that is Denuvo. Yes its a crappy situation either way, but Developers are losing money to. So good news for PC gamers this week, at least for those who hate DRM. Well having 257+ Steam games in my Library now I buy all my games legally, though as I am against Denuvo and the malicious way Denuvo works I really cant blame people who seek other ways to get a free 2 play game instead of paying for it.

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