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Many games that implement '''DAT'''<nowiki/>'s protections also come with machine activation limits, usually 5 activations per 24-hour period.<ref>{{Cite web |last=gamegpu |date=2025-03-14 |title=Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Denuvo DRM protection and 5 activations per day limit |url=https://en.gamegpu.com/game/assassin-s-creed-shadows-drm-protection-day-and-limitation-to-5-activations-per-day |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=gamegpu.com}}</ref><!-- better citation warranted --> By imposing arbitrary limits on activations, buyers that have legally acquired the game are unable to play it on all their devices. | Many games that implement '''DAT'''<nowiki/>'s protections also come with machine activation limits, usually 5 activations per 24-hour period.<ref>{{Cite web |last=gamegpu |date=2025-03-14 |title=Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Denuvo DRM protection and 5 activations per day limit |url=https://en.gamegpu.com/game/assassin-s-creed-shadows-drm-protection-day-and-limitation-to-5-activations-per-day |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=gamegpu.com}}</ref><!-- better citation warranted --> By imposing arbitrary limits on activations, buyers that have legally acquired the game are unable to play it on all their devices. | ||
There are also accounts of users being locked out of access to their games by simply changing the version of {{Wplink|Proton (software)|Proton}} multiple times to get the game working/running correctly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawe |first=Liam |date=2025-05-15 |title=Denuvo will lock you out of games on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck if you keep changing Proton versions |url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/denuvo-will-lock-you-out-of-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck-if-you-keep-changing-proton-versions/ |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=GamingOnLinux}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=minornine |date=2024-01-17 |title=Any way around 24 hour Denuvo activation limit when switching between Proton versions? :: Resident Evil 4 General Discussions |url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/2050650/discussions/0/4130430927307702044/ |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=Steam Community}}</ref> | There are also accounts of users being locked out of access to their games by simply changing the version of {{Wplink|Proton (software)|Proton}} multiple times to get the game working/running correctly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawe |first=Liam |date=2025-05-15 |title=Denuvo will lock you out of games on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck if you keep changing Proton versions |url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/denuvo-will-lock-you-out-of-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck-if-you-keep-changing-proton-versions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405135829/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/denuvo-will-lock-you-out-of-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck-if-you-keep-changing-proton-versions/ |archive-date=2026-04-05 |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=GamingOnLinux}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=minornine |date=2024-01-17 |title=Any way around 24 hour Denuvo activation limit when switching between Proton versions? :: Resident Evil 4 General Discussions |url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/2050650/discussions/0/4130430927307702044/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405140147/https://steamcommunity.com/app/2050650/discussions/0/4130430927307702044/ |archive-date=2026-04-05 |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=Steam Community}}</ref> | ||
===Games with DAT require an always on internet connection=== | ===Games with DAT require an always on internet connection=== | ||