My understanding is that Denuvo can fuck with modding. That's unfortunate but the real problem is how it can be configured to call home every once in a while. Say, the first time you launch a game after a patch.
So once piracy is defeated.....*rolls eyes* I wonder what else will be the reason for shitty PC ports.
Pretty sure that EULA wouldn't hold in court. I'm sorry but if you choose a DRM solution that installs hidden files on my PC, you are responsible.
That's not Denuvo. That's Steam.
People who can't afford software have other avenues nowadays for testing whether or not they like a product, such as watching a YouTube playthrough with no commentary. YouTube playthroughs and YouTube Let's Plays have been proven to increase sales of games.
There's no need to have rampant, freely-available piracy the same day as the legitimate release in this day and age.
I am fully aware that not every pirated game is a lost sale. However, there are nasty, immoral people out there who fully have the means to purchase PC games on Steam but prefer to play them exclusively through piracy because it's so easy and rampant without any form of DRM solution.
Hopefully this puts a >6 month buffer between legitimate, paying customers and pirates such that those people who don't give a fuck about morals may actually decide to support the company for once instead of being assholes. They deserve to wait.
Denuvo is a much better DRM system than the incredibly invasive, spyware-esque DRM tech of the past. It's not perfect but considering the abysmal history of DRM it's definitely tolerlable. And considering how Denuvo will eventually get cracked open for these games like it has in the past, I really don't see how a time delay for pirates is inherently a bad thing.
It's fine with me, I simply don't believe any game will be left in an unplayable state in the future because of it. There will be a way or another to play them.
I've heard that Denuvo can be configured the same way. Caused some trouble with a recent GTA5 patch.
We just found Crossing Eden equivalent of Denuvo CEO secret account.
Preservation is such a limp excuse. It's okay to be honest, you don't have to couch cheapness with some fake moral high ground.
Excellent, things looking good for devs on pc.
I am talking about piracy....Not if their games are still not selling.
Why is a 6 month time delay for pirates such an inherently bad idea?
Or are you going to start telling me that there are absolutely ZERO immoral bastards out there who have the means to purchase PC software but don't?
Because that's ridiculous. Sure, some people have legitimate reasons for pirating software. But others don't, and those are the people who shouldn't have access to free software the same day as legitimate, paying customers.
I have no sympathy for people who have absolutely zero interest in supporting game developers, and I don't think I have to be a "Denuvo CEO" to be justified in my beliefs.
There are serious concerns about whether some games will be playable once servers are shut down. This isn't a limp excuse but a reality. We've already seen some games become unplayable on Windows 10 without using third party cracks - I guess in your opinion this is fine?
Sorry but I can't build up a discussion with someone that is insulting and morally judging people he disagrees with in every paragraph, while reciting a PR-like argument, stonewalling and bad rhetoric. That wouldn't be interesting, dialogue needs complexity, not insults and people dealing in absolutes (good moral people VS bad immoral bastards)
Googled a bit about Denuvo, to see how it works, and the best "source" I could find where some reddit discussions about it, claiming that it collects information about your setup, phones home about it, and then grants the activation.
These games that don't work on Windows 10 is due to some old DRM using some weird driver/rootkit things. One of the good things about Denuvo is that you don't need those. You just slap in the very simple Steam/Origin/Whatever DRM and use Denuvo to make sure that nobody removes it from your title.
I've heard that Denuvo can be configured the same way. Caused some trouble with a recent GTA5 patch.
Sure, but Denuvo needs to call home to activate. If those servers go down, the game becomes unplayable. If there's no crack available, then that game vanishes.
Reading a bit more it does seem to call home on first activation to create the encryption keys or whatever. But this really isn't any worse then say steam drm when talking about requiring access to the internet.
this is really great news, hopefully more people buying original instead of cracked will meant better pc ports from console games, as well as DS4 official support, among several other benefits that currently arent worth the investment.
Pretty sure Xcom2 will have some form of steam's CEG antitampering solution which is not as hardcore and fishy.Luckily, 7 out of 10 of my planned purchases this year are games that will be DRM free also, and I hope that XCOM2 with it's outspoken support for mods also stays away from it.
It's interesting to see several gaming sites completely ignoring this aspect, the one that really counts, when writing about it.
Mulcair being Mulcair