Bethesda and Tango Gameworks have quietly eliminated Denuvo DRM know-how from Ghostwire: Tokyo on PC as a part of a latest replace.
The controversial anti-piracy measure was eliminated (by way of SteamDB) as a part of an unscheduled replace that arrived earlier at this time. This comes greater than two years after Ghostwire: Tokyo initially launched, and with no remark or patch notes from the builders, it’s unclear why the transfer was made.
Though Bethesda hasn’t formally commented on Denuvo’s removing, there are a lot of who will little question be happy to listen to it’s gone. The software program’s main use permits it to maintain related video games from being tampered with, with loads of builders utilizing it as a roadblock in opposition to these seeking to pirate their video games. Many gamers, in the meantime, have reported that Denuvo negatively impacts in-game efficiency and the general consumer expertise no matter whether or not a recreation was pirated or bought legitimately.
Bethesda and Tango launched Ghostwire: Tokyo in 2022, however the inventive action-adventure recreation didn’t initially include Denuvo. As reported by PC Gamer, the DRM know-how was added greater than a yr after the bottom recreation was launched. That replace introduced alongside a plethora of different options as a part of a content material drop known as Spider’s Thread. It’s unclear how else at this time’s replace affected the general expertise previous Denuvo’s removing.
IGN has reached out to Bethesda for remark.
Bethesda moved to take Denuvo away from Doom Everlasting, a recreation that launched in 2020, final September. Final month, Denuvo introduced new know-how that will permit recreation builders to trace down potential leakers.
For extra on Ghostwire: Tokyo remember to learn out 7/10 overview. We liked the sport’s detailed, neon-lit world however got here away a bit unhappy, saying, “With excellent visible design and an extremely well-realised rendition of Tokyo, Ghostwire will get so much proper, however simply does not fairly have the gameplay chops to push it excessive.”
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