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[Poetic.Injustice]

After Square, EA, Konami and WB, Ubisoft have joined the Denuvo train as well with Far Cry Primal.

Going into more details, Far Cry: Primal’s EULA clearly states that the game uses Denuvo:

“THE PRODUCT IS PROTECTED BY DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (“DRM SOFTWARE”) AND DENUVO ANTI-TAMPER PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY”

What’s really interesting here is that according to this EULA, some files of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech may remain on the PC even after the game’s uninstalled.

“CERTAIN FILES OF THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY MAY REMAIN EVEN AFTER THE PRODUCT IS UNINSTALLED FROM YOUR COMPUTER. “.

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/far-c...-be-protected-by-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech/

 

[JoseLopez]

Good or bad?

 

[Coffee Dog]

Everyone using Denuvo was a forgone conclusion. It works.

Now we just have to place our faith in the ever benevolent game publishers and hope we never need to crack these games for legitimate reasons. :^)

 

[gigantor21]

Ugh...isn't Denuvo REALLY wonky in terms of affecting game performance?

 

[TheGamingBox]

Ugh...isn't Denuvo REALLY wonky in terms of affecting game performance?

never been proven that it has

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Ugh...isn't Denuvo REALLY wonky in terms of affecting game performance?

Not at all.

 

[Mohasus]

Kinda surprised it took this long to Ubi, I was sure AC: Syndicate would be using it.

Ugh...isn't Denuvo REALLY wonky in terms of affecting game performance?

No, in fact people won't even notice it is there if you don't tell them.

 

[orava]

Anti-tamper is ok in my books as long as it does not affect performance or leave stuff on your pc outside the game.

 

[gigantor21]

never been proven that it has

Not at all.

Kinda surprised it took this long to Ubi, I was sure AC: Syndicate would be using it.



No, in fact people won't even notice it is there if you don't tell them.

Good to know. Really looking forward to ROTTR...don't want to deal with any performance bullshit.

 

[Coffee Dog]

Ugh...isn't Denuvo REALLY wonky in terms of affecting game performance?

Urban legend, basically.

Good or bad?

Depends on whether or not you care about games being crackable.

 

[60EffPeeEss]

Don't like the idea of files being left on the computer once you uninstall. Sounds just like another Starforce in the making.

 

[BigDug13]

Urban legend, basically.



Depends on whether or not you care about games being crackable.

As long as it doesn't affect modability. I'd hate for anti-piracy software to kill the modding community.

 

[DeathSparks]

Ugh...isn't Denuvo REALLY wonky in terms of affecting game performance?

From my understanding no, however what this does is prevent the game from being pirated since its extremely hard to crack. If you remember a group that tried to crack the PC version of Just Cause 3 gave up and pretty much any game after that uses denuvo has become almost impossible to crack so most of the crackers just gave up.

 

[StalkerUKCG]

Does this destroy any modding opportunities?

 

[ItIsOkBro]

I just can't believe these games won't be preserved in the long-term.

 

[Odrion]

Good.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

Does this destroy any modding opportunities?

Any mods that modify the exe will be killed off I think. Cosmetic stuff like model swaps won't be affected.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Everyone using Denuvo was a forgone conclusion. It works.

Now we just have to place our faith in the ever benevolent game publishers and hope we never need to crack these games for legitimate reasons. :^)

Game companies really should have a "X number of years make games open" policy, but can't begrudge them giving crackers and freeloaders a hard time.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Doesnt Denuvo require you be always online? Cause thats bullshit if true.

 

[Vamphuntr]

What files does it leave on your PC after you uninstall? Why do they remain there? Can I remove them?

 

[prudislav]

Doesnt Denuvo require you be always online? Cause thats bullshit if true.

not always but there seems to be some offline timeout or call home when patch is available

 

[Rodin]

I was going to buy both, guess i just saved 100 bucks.

 

[DeathSparks]

Doesnt Denuvo require you be always online? Cause thats bullshit if true.

I think so for most games, I know for a fact that MGS V does allow you to play offline even though most of the games has You check for an internet connection every time you boot up the game

 

[rtcn63]

Didn't notice any issues with Denuvo and MGSV. Primal I'll probably pick up on console anyway, uPlay has never been kind to me.

 

[dEvAnGeL]

people give this to much thought, it has never been proven this impacts performance, this wont make me enjoy the game any less

 

[SliChillax]

I was going to buy both, guess i just saved 100 bucks.

Yeah right. You're going to miss on those great games because of some drm that doesn't affect you at all? In fact if you hadn't read this you wouldn't even have known about it. What a dumb way of thinking.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Eh I didn't have any issues with MGS V so I'm still in.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Yummy yummy, UPlay and Denuvo.

 

[Senhua]

More at EULA:

IN NO EVENT SHALL UBISOFT BE LIABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPONENTS THAT MAY BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER BY ANY DRM SOFTWARE OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY.

 

[~Kinggi~]

More at EULA:

yuck.

 

[DeathSparks]

Eh I didn't have any issues with MGS V so I'm still in.

I have, been disconnected a few times though that might have to do with my internet

 

[NeatoKuni]

Depends on whether or not you care about games being crackable.

I don't know much about this stuff but is there a point to cracking games other than piracy?

 

[Nzyme32]

Obviously I would rather not have a layer of DRM such as Denuvo over something like CEG - however, I have never had either a functional, offline or performance issues with Denuvo, so I have no problem with it if that continues

 

[Joco]

Files stay on the computer even when the game is uninstalled? That's some bullshit.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

So once piracy is defeated.....*rolls eyes* I wonder what else will be the reason for shitty PC ports.

 

[rrs]

So once piracy is defeated.....*rolls eyes* I wonder what else will be the reason for shitty PC ports.

Piracy, still

 

[Shredderi]

More at EULA:

IN NO EVENT SHALL UBISOFT BE LIABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPONENTS THAT MAY BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER BY ANY DRM SOFTWARE OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY.

These EULAs aren't always enforceable however.

 

[jmga]

Denuvo fucks modding, so, fuck Denuvo.

https://community.nanos.io/index.php?/topic/34-development-blog-week-1/

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

So is the stuff that is left on your computer 1) easy to find and identify and 2) simple to manually remove?

 

[Finaika]

Now we can truly protect Lara.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I don't know much about this stuff but is there a point to cracking games other than piracy?

Preservation. Nobody else is gonna do it.

 

[Maxximo]

Never had a problem with it. If it actually helps preventing privacy so be it.

 

[Frumix]

Now we can truly protect Lara.

Denuvo does so we don't have to.

 

[Joey Ravn]

I'm OK with that. Then again, I don't have any intention to buy Far Cry Primal. Tomb Raider, maybe in a few months. If Square didn't want my money a couple of months ago, they surely can wait a few more for it.

Never had a problem with it. If it actually helps preventing privacy so be it.

What a delicious typo.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Well, shit works, I guess. and by the time that it needs to be preserved, I imagine pirates will have found a way to crack it.

 

[Sportbilly]

So once piracy is defeated.....*rolls eyes* I wonder what else will be the reason for shitty PC ports.

Ah, we'll be getting fantastic ports because the sales will increase 10 fold.

 

[Maxximo]

I'm OK with that. Then again, I don't have any intention to buy Far Cry Primal. Tomb Raider, maybe in a few months. If Square didn't want my money a couple of months ago, they surely can wait a few more for it.



What a delicious typo.

Ahahah damn the autocorrect. xD

 

[Golgo 13]

Sounds like a good thing. Less piracy could potentially mean better ports and more PC exclusives (I'm not a PC gamer personally but I like the idea). Very good all around if it doesn't mess with performance or affect your system in any way.

 

[GavinUK86]

Ugh, denuvo is gross. Already got the ROTTR CE coming and was skipping FCP anyway but still gross.

 

[scitek]

More at EULA:

Can a simple EULA exonerate a company from all guilt if that company ends up putting something on consumers' PCs that turns out to be malicious?

I don't think that's how the law works.