FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE and DRAGON BALL FighterZ are two highly anticipated new releases. And from the looks of it, both of these games will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech.
Let’s start with the obvious one, DRAGON BALL FighterZ. Bandai Namco has used the Denuvo anti-tamper tech on all of its latest PC releases, so it does not surprise us that its new fighting game will also be using it. Instead of notifying all Steam users from the get-go, though, the publisher has mentioned the implementation of Denuvo in the game’s EULA and not in its Steam store page. As suggested, DRAGON BALL FighterZ will be using both Denuvo and EasyAntiCheat.
24. THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE.
a) Denuvo. This Game is protected by Denuvo Anti-Tamper technology (“Anti-Tamper Technology”). By installing this Game, you acknowledge and consent that certain files of the Anti-Tamper Technology may remain even after the Game is uninstalled from your computer. For more information, please visit Denuvo’s website.
b) EasyAntiCheat. BANDAI NAMCO is using EasyAntiCheat anti-cheat service (“EAC”), which is operated by a third-party service provider. EAC has a client software that is integrated into the Game. When you start the Game, the EAC client software will automatically load and install its latest version to the Hardware. EAC will monitor the Hardware, analyze the Game binaries and scan Hardware memory for the purpose of detecting and preventing cheating in the Game (“Purpose”). For the Purpose, EAC stores information regarding cheating methods used in the Game (“Cheat Data”). By agreeing to this Agreement, or otherwise using this Game, you give your consent that EAC may gather, store, share, and publish Cheat Data for the Purpose. The Cheat Data will be used solely for the Purpose, including but not limited to identifying and banning players who are cheating in the Game, analyzing cheating behavior and cheating codes, as well as sharing data about cheats with affiliates of EAC.
On the other hand, Square Enix has included the implementation of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech in FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE’s Steam store page. As the publisher states, the game incorporates a 3rd-party DRM, which is no other than the Denuvo Anti-tamper.
Surprisingly enough, Square Enix removed Denuvo from Life is Strange: Before the Storm once it was cracked. Naturally this gave hope to PC gamers who thought that Square Enix, similarly to Bethesda, would stop using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech, however, this won’t be the case.
Our guess is that both of these games will be using the latest version of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech; a version that has not been cracked yet and has protected a number of games these past two months.
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This pretty much is bad news, to be very honest.
Why are the DEVs trying to implement intrusive DRM like DENUVO, is beyond me.
YES, we all can agree that this is done to protect the Game, and delay he PIRACY/cracking process, but in the end, gamers who bought the legit game have to deal with this always-ONLINE drm, and not to mention the so-called EAC !
Why force EasyAntiCheat as well, at least in SINGLE player game titles ?
I pretty much enjoy playing games with cheats, Trainers, as well as CheatEngine, but now I have to think twice before purchasing any future DENUVO game title.
Sooner or later, the pirates will crack and circumvent the new version of DENUVO as well. Nothing is impossible, when it comes to reverse engineering, it might take time though.
But, I really don’t like this new Denuvo anti-tamper tech. I want to SUPPORT the game developers, if they can make this easy for gamers, by using some other kind of protection.
Why does GOG sell DRM-free content ? Thankfully, I don’t see ‘VMProtect’ being mentioned for these 2 titles.
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Well i guess ill stick to the pcsx2 of final fantasy 12
yaaas! yaaaaaaas! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaas!
take it you pirate scum!
No surprise here. Squeenix and Bamco really jumped on the Denuvo bandwagon and use it for everything. It’s really the resurrection of SecuROM, once Denuvo dies the a*sholes who make it really need to be launched into the Sun to make sure they don’t infest PC gaming a third time.
Well… not buying then. Denuvo plus the z fighters behind a paid dlc… shove it
Backlog… im coming back to you
Square are a bunch of scums.
Well this just means I won’t be able to buy it, as I planned on playing it against CPU opponents offline whenever I’d like to.
nice stuff, so we have a super rise in cpu as in assassin ‘s creed origins!
Too bad (for them).
Great news!!
Pirates are crying
Surprisingly enough, Square Enix removed Denuvo from Life is Strange. Naturally this gave hope to thieves who thought that Square Enix, similarly to Bethesda, would stop using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech, however, this won’t be the case.
Pirates dont buy games. There are limitations in place with denuvo that hurt pc gaming. Requiring the game to connect to drm servers is one big one. train on the cpu is another. But you wont talk about that right you are too busy trolling people that dont bother going to game sites like this one because they dont freaking speak english.
There’s no strain on the cpu, stop spreading lies. Denuvo is scumbaggy for sure but you don’t need to lie and make up fake reasons why that have no evidence.
So expect FF 15 to run like garbage.
actually, more difficult Denuvo to be cracked, crackers also getting better.. i also hate both piracy and denuvo..
This just went from a Day 1 purchase to a wait and see…
I’m sorry, but what?
Why?
We have been waiting for FF12 on PC for literally over a decade. I don’t even like FF12 and I’ve been waiting for it just like I’m stillwaiting on a port of FF1 and 2 and Tactics/War of the Lions and the one game I actually do want ported, Chrono Trigger.
Literally the only thing that will deter people from legally buying this is the guaranteed to be nonsense price point. Square Enix overvalues their products, drastically. FFX HD was one thing, because it was two games for 39.99, but this is one game, and it’s one of the four worst Final Fantasies in history.
Not to mention it’s also an import of a version the US never got and had to pirate or import in the first place.
DRM does nothing but guarantee you make people angry. It’s one thing when people make up red herrings about how it affects performance – it doesn’t. But FF games on Steam specifically have an always online license check that make it literally impossible to play the game unless you are online. FF7 had it, FF8 has it, and FF13 games don’t have it but you also can’t even use a local save unless you totally reconfigure the game and specify to use a local save. FF10 I’m not sure.