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User:Dread Pirate Roberts

2025-01-23T15:00:10Z

Dread Pirate Roberts: Created page with "Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something."

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Denuvo

2025-01-23T14:10:59Z

Dread Pirate Roberts: Large changes and added references to last paragraphs

You may also be looking for: [[Denuvo Anti-Cheat]]

===Editor's note: this article is subject to restructuring in the future to instead have Denuvo be the primary page rather than a redirect. This and the anticheat article names may be retired as a result.===
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[[wikipedia:Denuvo|Denuvo Anti-Tamper]] (not to be confused with Denuvo Anti-Cheat) is a video game [[DRM|digital-rights management]] (DRM) software developed as the successor to [[SecuROM]] by [[Sony]] Digital Audio Disc Corporation (DADC) since 2014.<ref>https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-19-denuvo-anti-tamper-drm</ref> After a buyout in 2018, it is now distributed by the company [[Irdeto]].<ref>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-01-23-irdeto-acquires-denuvo-in-bid-to-beef-up-security-in-the-games-industry</ref><ref>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-29-denuvo-and-irdeto-on-protecting-early-sales-from-piracy</ref> It is commonly referred to simply as “Denuvo”, and it is currently the most advanced video-game DRM on the market. The goal of Denuvo is to make cracking a game as difficult as possible, in order to protect a game’s launch window.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/02/denuvo-our-cracked-re7-protection-is-still-better-than-nothing/</ref> Denuvo does this successfully in most cases, but it has been cracked multiple times. These cracks have mostly been done by a mysterious cracker known as Empress.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/empress-drm-cracking-denuvo-video-game-piracy/</ref>

==General problems==

===High resource usage===
Despite Denuvo's denials,<ref>https://www.vg247.com/2018/09/04/two-point-hospital-no-longer-uses-denuvo-drm/</ref> its software has been documented to consume a lot of computer resources,<ref>https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/evidence-continues-to-mount-about-how-bad-denuvo-is-for-pc-gaming-performance/</ref> notably documented for ''Tekken 7''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180521071901/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/04/14/drm-software-causing-performance-issues-in-pc-version-of-tekken-7-says-producer.aspx</ref> and ''Sonic Mania Plus,''<ref>https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/409231-sonic-mania-plus-drm-protection-slowing-down-legitimate-copies</ref> both games where slowdown is extremely detrimental to players, especially in competitive settings.<ref>https://megagames.com/editorials/does-modern-drm-really-hurt-gaming-performance</ref> This slowdown often encourages users to prefer a crack of the game as soon as a crack releases, as seen by early cracks significantly harming sales.<ref>https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/publishers-face-20-percent-game-revenue-reduction-if-denuvo-drm-is-cracked-quickly-according-to-new-study</ref>Consumers who run lower-end hardware are often unable to even launch these games without running cracked versions, especially when the game's publisher has under-optimized it.<ref>https://www.pcworld.com/article/2455340/are-modern-pc-games-badly-optimized-or-is-it-just-time-to-upgrade.html</ref>

==Notable anti-consumer events==

===[to be filled in]===

==To maybe delete==
Editor's note: This section of the article is unsupported and lacks significant development. It may be deleted, or if verifiable sources can be located, it will be integrated into the rest of the article.

According to a listing on AWS Denuvo has a base cost of $25,000 per month, with an additional $0.50 per game sold. However it is worth noting that Denuvo does not provide a standard price on their website, so this price may not apply in some situations.<ref>https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-x443idlstvufi</ref>

Developers have also blamed Denuvo for negatively impacting performance.<ref>https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/tekken-director-says-denuvo-behind-recent-performance-issues-on-pc</ref> Many developers have stopped using Denuvo in their games<ref>https://www.neowin.net/news/bioware-confirms-dragon-age-the-veilguard-wont-have-denuvo-or-any-third-party-drm/</ref>, with others using it but removing it from their games after some time has passed<ref>https://hitmarker.net/news/square-enix-and-capcom-remove-denuvo-drm-from-multiple-games-2007312</ref>. Controversies surrounding performance issues has resulted in Denuvo’s brand image being severely tarnished, with them being unable to even host a Discord sever properly due to the amount of harassment and trolling they faced.<ref>https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/denuvo-discord-suspended-inappropriate-content</ref>

==References==
<references />

Denuvo

2025-01-23T13:53:39Z

Dread Pirate Roberts: Added reference for Denuvo’s purpose

You may also be looking for: [[Denuvo Anti-Cheat]]

===Editor's note: this article is subject to restructuring in the future to instead have Denuvo be the primary page rather than a redirect. This and the anticheat article names may be retired as a result.===
{{StubNotice}}
[[wikipedia:Denuvo|Denuvo Anti-Tamper]] (not to be confused with Denuvo Anti-Cheat) is a video game [[DRM|digital-rights management]] (DRM) software developed as the successor to [[SecuROM]] by [[Sony]] Digital Audio Disc Corporation (DADC) since 2014.<ref>https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-19-denuvo-anti-tamper-drm</ref> After a buyout in 2018, it is now distributed by the company [[Irdeto]].<ref>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-01-23-irdeto-acquires-denuvo-in-bid-to-beef-up-security-in-the-games-industry</ref><ref>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-29-denuvo-and-irdeto-on-protecting-early-sales-from-piracy</ref> It is commonly referred to simply as “Denuvo”, and it is currently the most advanced video-game DRM on the market. The goal of Denuvo is to make cracking a game as difficult as possible, in order to protect a game’s launch window.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/02/denuvo-our-cracked-re7-protection-is-still-better-than-nothing/</ref> Denuvo does this successfully in most cases, but it has been cracked multiple times. These cracks have mostly been done by a mysterious cracker known as Empress.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/empress-drm-cracking-denuvo-video-game-piracy/</ref>

==General problems==

===High resource usage===
Despite Denuvo's denials,<ref>https://www.vg247.com/2018/09/04/two-point-hospital-no-longer-uses-denuvo-drm/</ref> its software has been documented to consume a lot of computer resources,<ref>https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/evidence-continues-to-mount-about-how-bad-denuvo-is-for-pc-gaming-performance/</ref> notably documented for ''Tekken 7''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180521071901/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/04/14/drm-software-causing-performance-issues-in-pc-version-of-tekken-7-says-producer.aspx</ref> and ''Sonic Mania Plus,''<ref>https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/409231-sonic-mania-plus-drm-protection-slowing-down-legitimate-copies</ref> both games where slowdown is extremely detrimental to players, especially in competitive settings.<ref>https://megagames.com/editorials/does-modern-drm-really-hurt-gaming-performance</ref> This slowdown often encourages users to prefer a crack of the game as soon as a crack releases, as seen by early cracks significantly harming sales.<ref>https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/publishers-face-20-percent-game-revenue-reduction-if-denuvo-drm-is-cracked-quickly-according-to-new-study</ref>Consumers who run lower-end hardware are often unable to even launch these games without running cracked versions, especially when the game's publisher has under-optimized it.<ref>https://www.pcworld.com/article/2455340/are-modern-pc-games-badly-optimized-or-is-it-just-time-to-upgrade.html</ref>

==Notable anti-consumer events==

===[to be filled in]===

==To maybe delete==
Editor's note: This section of the article is unsupported and lacks significant development. It may be deleted, or if verifiable sources can be located, it will be integrated into the rest of the article.

The cost to Developers-

According to a listing on AWS Denuvo has a base cost of $25,000 per month, with an additional $0.50 per game sold. However it is worth noting that Denuvo does not provide a standard price on their website, so this price may not apply in some situations.<ref>https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-x443idlstvufi</ref>

The cost to Gamers-

Denuvo has long been blamed for causing poor performance in games. This is the result of gamers testing official Denuvo games and cracked pirated Denuvo games side by side, with results showing that the pirated version has better performance. Denuvo denies this however, and blames developers for implementing Denuvo into their games poorly. It is also worth noting that Denuvo claims on their website that their DRM does not cause performance decreases. Developers on the other hand, blame Denuvo for making a bad product. Many developers have stopped Denuvo all together, with others using it but removing it from their games after some time has passed. All of this has resulted in Denuvo’s brand image being severely tarnished, with them being unable to even host a Discord sever due to the amount of harassment and trolling they faced.

==References==
<references />

Denuvo

2025-01-23T13:14:02Z

Dread Pirate Roberts: Added source for Empress section

You may also be looking for: [[Denuvo Anti-Cheat]]

===Editor's note: this article is subject to restructuring in the future to instead have Denuvo be the primary page rather than a redirect. This and the anticheat article names may be retired as a result.===
{{StubNotice}}
[[wikipedia:Denuvo|Denuvo Anti-Tamper]] (not to be confused with Denuvo Anti-Cheat) is a video game [[DRM|digital-rights management]] (DRM) software developed as the successor to [[SecuROM]] by [[Sony]] Digital Audio Disc Corporation (DADC) since 2014.<ref>https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-19-denuvo-anti-tamper-drm</ref> After a buyout in 2018, it is now distributed by the company [[Irdeto]].<ref>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-01-23-irdeto-acquires-denuvo-in-bid-to-beef-up-security-in-the-games-industry</ref><ref>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-29-denuvo-and-irdeto-on-protecting-early-sales-from-piracy</ref> It is commonly referred to simply as “Denuvo”, and it is currently the most advanced video-game DRM on the market. The goal of Denuvo is to make cracking a game as difficult as possible, in order to protect a game’s launch window. Denuvo does this successfully in most cases, but it has been cracked multiple times. These cracks have mostly been done by a mysterious cracker known as Empress.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/empress-drm-cracking-denuvo-video-game-piracy/</ref>

==General problems==

===High resource usage===
Despite Denuvo's denials,<ref>https://www.vg247.com/2018/09/04/two-point-hospital-no-longer-uses-denuvo-drm/</ref> its software has been documented to consume a lot of computer resources,<ref>https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/evidence-continues-to-mount-about-how-bad-denuvo-is-for-pc-gaming-performance/</ref> notably documented for ''Tekken 7''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180521071901/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/04/14/drm-software-causing-performance-issues-in-pc-version-of-tekken-7-says-producer.aspx</ref> and ''Sonic Mania Plus,''<ref>https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/409231-sonic-mania-plus-drm-protection-slowing-down-legitimate-copies</ref> both games where slowdown is extremely detrimental to players, especially in competitive settings.<ref>https://megagames.com/editorials/does-modern-drm-really-hurt-gaming-performance</ref> This slowdown often encourages users to prefer a crack of the game as soon as a crack releases, as seen by early cracks significantly harming sales.<ref>https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/publishers-face-20-percent-game-revenue-reduction-if-denuvo-drm-is-cracked-quickly-according-to-new-study</ref>Consumers who run lower-end hardware are often unable to even launch these games without running cracked versions, especially when the game's publisher has under-optimized it.<ref>https://www.pcworld.com/article/2455340/are-modern-pc-games-badly-optimized-or-is-it-just-time-to-upgrade.html</ref>

==Notable anti-consumer events==

===[to be filled in]===

==To maybe delete==
Editor's note: This section of the article is unsupported and lacks significant development. It may be deleted, or if verifiable sources can be located, it will be integrated into the rest of the article.

The cost to Developers-

According to a listing on AWS Denuvo has a base cost of $25,000 per month, with an additional $0.50 per game sold. However it is worth noting that Denuvo does not provide a standard price on their website, so this price may not apply in some situations.<ref>https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-x443idlstvufi</ref>

The cost to Gamers-

Denuvo has long been blamed for causing poor performance in games. This is the result of gamers testing official Denuvo games and cracked pirated Denuvo games side by side, with results showing that the pirated version has better performance. Denuvo denies this however, and blames developers for implementing Denuvo into their games poorly. It is also worth noting that Denuvo claims on their website that their DRM does not cause performance decreases. Developers on the other hand, blame Denuvo for making a bad product. Many developers have stopped Denuvo all together, with others using it but removing it from their games after some time has passed. All of this has resulted in Denuvo’s brand image being severely tarnished, with them being unable to even host a Discord sever due to the amount of harassment and trolling they faced.

==References==
<references />

Denuvo

2025-01-23T13:09:25Z

Dread Pirate Roberts: New reference for dev cost and minor edit to paragraph

You may also be looking for: [[Denuvo Anti-Cheat]]

===Editor's note: this article is subject to restructuring in the future to instead have Denuvo be the primary page rather than a redirect. This and the anticheat article names may be retired as a result.===
{{StubNotice}}
[[wikipedia:Denuvo|Denuvo Anti-Tamper]] (not to be confused with Denuvo Anti-Cheat) is a video game [[DRM|digital-rights management]] (DRM) software developed as the successor to [[SecuROM]] by [[Sony]] Digital Audio Disc Corporation (DADC) since 2014.<ref>https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-19-denuvo-anti-tamper-drm</ref> After a buyout in 2018, it is now distributed by the company [[Irdeto]].<ref>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-01-23-irdeto-acquires-denuvo-in-bid-to-beef-up-security-in-the-games-industry</ref><ref>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-29-denuvo-and-irdeto-on-protecting-early-sales-from-piracy</ref> It is commonly referred to simply as “Denuvo”, and it is currently the most advanced video-game DRM on the market. The goal of Denuvo is to make cracking a game as difficult as possible, in order to protect a game’s launch window. Denuvo does this successfully in most cases, but it has been cracked multiple times. These cracks have mostly been done by a mysterious cracker known as Empress.

==General problems==

===High resource usage===
Despite Denuvo's denials,<ref>https://www.vg247.com/2018/09/04/two-point-hospital-no-longer-uses-denuvo-drm/</ref> its software has been documented to consume a lot of computer resources,<ref>https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/evidence-continues-to-mount-about-how-bad-denuvo-is-for-pc-gaming-performance/</ref> notably documented for ''Tekken 7''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180521071901/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/04/14/drm-software-causing-performance-issues-in-pc-version-of-tekken-7-says-producer.aspx</ref> and ''Sonic Mania Plus,''<ref>https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/409231-sonic-mania-plus-drm-protection-slowing-down-legitimate-copies</ref> both games where slowdown is extremely detrimental to players, especially in competitive settings.<ref>https://megagames.com/editorials/does-modern-drm-really-hurt-gaming-performance</ref> This slowdown often encourages users to prefer a crack of the game as soon as a crack releases, as seen by early cracks significantly harming sales.<ref>https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/publishers-face-20-percent-game-revenue-reduction-if-denuvo-drm-is-cracked-quickly-according-to-new-study</ref>Consumers who run lower-end hardware are often unable to even launch these games without running cracked versions, especially when the game's publisher has under-optimized it.<ref>https://www.pcworld.com/article/2455340/are-modern-pc-games-badly-optimized-or-is-it-just-time-to-upgrade.html</ref>

==Notable anti-consumer events==

===[to be filled in]===

==To maybe delete==
Editor's note: This section of the article is unsupported and lacks significant development. It may be deleted, or if verifiable sources can be located, it will be integrated into the rest of the article.

The cost to Developers-

According to a listing on AWS Denuvo has a base cost of $25,000 per month, with an additional $0.50 per game sold. However it is worth noting that Denuvo does not provide a standard price on their website, so this price may not apply in some situations.<ref>https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-x443idlstvufi</ref>

The cost to Gamers-

Denuvo has long been blamed for causing poor performance in games. This is the result of gamers testing official Denuvo games and cracked pirated Denuvo games side by side, with results showing that the pirated version has better performance. Denuvo denies this however, and blames developers for implementing Denuvo into their games poorly. It is also worth noting that Denuvo claims on their website that their DRM does not cause performance decreases. Developers on the other hand, blame Denuvo for making a bad product. Many developers have stopped Denuvo all together, with others using it but removing it from their games after some time has passed. All of this has resulted in Denuvo’s brand image being severely tarnished, with them being unable to even host a Discord sever due to the amount of harassment and trolling they faced.

==References==
<references />

Talk:Denuvo

2025-01-21T18:19:49Z

Dread Pirate Roberts:

To do- Add sources - Add explanation on how Denuvo works - Polish article - Add further relevant info

Talk:Denuvo

2025-01-21T18:18:08Z

Dread Pirate Roberts: Created page with "To do- Add sources Add explanation on how Denuvo works Polish article Add further relevant info"

To do-
Add sources
Add explanation on how Denuvo works
Polish article
Add further relevant info

Denuvo

2025-01-21T16:00:43Z

Dread Pirate Roberts: Made page with basic information. Requires citations and polishing

Denuvo Anti-Tamper (Not to be confused with Denuvo Anti-Cheat) is a video game DRM software distributed by the company Irdeto. It is commonly referred to simply as “Denuvo” and it is currently the most advanced video game DRM on the market. The goal of Denuvo is to make cracking a game as difficult as possible in order to protect a game’s launch window. Denuvo does this successfully in most cases, however it has been cracked multiple times. These cracks have mostly been done by a mysterious cracker known as Empress.

The cost to Developers-

According to leaked documents Denuvo has a base cost of $25,000 per month, with an additional $0.50 per game sold. However it is worth noting that Denuvo does not provide a standard price on their website, so this price may not apply in some situations.

The cost to Gamers-

Denuvo has long been blamed for causing poor performance in games. This is the result of gamers testing official Denuvo games and cracked pirated Denuvo games side by side, with results showing that the pirated version has better performance. Denuvo denies this however, and blames developers for implementing Denuvo into their games poorly. It is also worth noting that Denuvo claims on their website that their DRM does not cause performance decreases. Developers on the other hand, blame Denuvo for making a bad product. Many developers have stopped Denuvo all together, with others using it but removing it from their games after some time has passed. All of this has resulted in Denuvo’s brand image being severely tarnished, with them being unable to even host a Discord sever due to the amount of harassment and trolling they faced.

Digital rights management

2025-01-20T16:49:49Z

Dread Pirate Roberts: Added more detail with 2 new sentences

[[Category:Anti Consumer Practices]]
[[Category:Common terms]]

Digital Rights Management (DRM) broadly refers to any kind of access control technology that is used to deliberately restrict the usage of media content or devices after the sale. It is typically used by a seller to prevent unauthorized distribution or replication of their product. Implementations of DRM can range from very simple (such as a basic disc check) to extremely complex (such as Denuvo).

{{Quote|<I>DRM creates a damaged good; it prevents you from doing what would be possible without it. – Defective by Design</I>}}

Digital rights management

2025-01-20T16:42:04Z

Dread Pirate Roberts: Undo revision 3552 by Dread Pirate Roberts (talk)

Digital rights management

2025-01-20T16:38:26Z

Dread Pirate Roberts:

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[[Category:Anti Consumer Practices]]
[[Category:Common terms]]

Digital Rights Management (DRM) broadly refers to any kind of access control technology that is used to deliberately restrict the usage of media content or devices after the sale.

{{Quote|<I>DRM creates a damaged good; it prevents you from doing what would be possible without it. – Defective by Design</I>}}