Denuvo Anti-Tamper: Difference between revisions

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~~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>

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>

~~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.

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-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>
+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>
-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.
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