The latest update on the PC version of "Resident Evil Village" now disables Denuvo DRM, a popular anti-cheat software that is mostly present in other titles, including "Dragon Quest Heroes II" and "Battlezone."
The removal of the controversial tool was deployed via a small update, according to Capcom. After a short patch, the notification about Denuvo's departure flashed on Steam's "Resident Evil Village" storage page.
Capcom Removes Denuvo in 'Resident Evil Village'
Denuvo is used in several games, so developers won't have to deal with cheaters, but the popular anti-piracy software is now bidding goodbye to "Resident Evil Village."
According to a report by Sportskeeda, Capcom has finally said goodbye to its anti-piracy software after rolling out a DRM-related update this week.
The removal of Denuvo took place ahead of the second-year anniversary of "Resident Evil Village." It should be noted that the changes are only applicable to PC gamers, so other consoles are not affected by the update.
Scraping Denuvo might give more breathing room for Capcom to look for a more reliable alternative for an anti-piracy tool.
Throughout the years, some gamers have thought that Denuvo creators often overestimate the capability of the software. It has come to the point that it becomes too annoying to use because it consumes more RAM than any other anti-cheat software.
Should Capcom be Blamed For Poor Performance of 'RE Village' PC Game?
As per Gamerant's article, Denuvo owner Irdeto says that DRM "requires manually marking non-performance-impacting functions for obfuscation." In short, the stuttering issue in the "Resident Evil Village" PC was attributed to Capcom's poor software implementation.
Even though the Japanese gaming giant has already launched a special update to gradually remove the effects of Denuvo, the stable version of the game could now be likened to the pirated version.
Until now, Capcom has not yet responded about Denuvo's removal from the "Resident Evil 4" remake on PC. Some players think that it's about time to ditch the software in hopes of avoiding any performance issues in the future.
Almost two years ago, "Humankind" called it quits with Denuvo. The developer behind this PC game cited some problems with its integration, that's why it decided to cut ties with the software provider.
The removal happened just a month before the game's release. The devs said that sudden bugs pop out when Denuvo is running in the background. As a result, the game was rendered unplayable for a while.
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Why do some gamers hate Denuvo?
Outside its ability to interfere with your computer's resources, some players think that Denuvo can invade your privacy like malware.
According to MakeUseOf, since the anti-cheat software uses kernel-level drivers to operate, it can access your files on your PC.
The alleged spike in frame rate drops is also another cause of concern for some gamers who use the Denuvo Anti-Cheat. While there's no strong evidence that it's sparking security risks, some people choose to neglect using it rather than experiencing the issues first-hand.
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