Now here is a pleasant surprise. Yesterday, Square Enix removed the controversial Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Octopath Traveler 2. Octopath Traveller 2 came out in February 2023, meaning that it took Square Enix around six months to remove it.
Square Enix is one of the few publishers that has been removing Denuvo from its games. For instance, The Diofield Chronicle, VALKYRIE ELYSIUM, TRIANGLE STRATEGY and Forspoken no longer use it. The first Octopath Traveler is also no longer using the controversial anti-tamper tech. So yeah, at least Square Enix is doing something right.
For what it’s worth, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY Remake will be using Denuvo at launch. Given SE’s track record, though, we can expect the publisher to remove it in six months or in a year.
Octopath Traveller 2 is an RPG, featuring 2D HD character sprites with 3D environments. In June 2023, Square Enix stated that the game has sold over one million units on all platforms.
At this point, I’m certain that Final Fantasy XVI will also have Denuvo when it launches on PC. And, surprisingly enough, Final Fantasy XV still has Denuvo. I don’t know why SE has not removed it from it, but that’s a bummer.
Speaking of Denuvo, Katsuhiro Harada claimed that Tekken 8 will not be using this controversial anti-tamper tech. Denuvo had introduced some performance issues/stutters in Tekken 7, so this may be the reason why Bandai Namco won’t be using it in T8.
Anyway, it’s good that Octopath Traveler 2 no longer uses Denuvo. And let’s just hope that even more publishers will follow Square Enix’s example!
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John keep yourself update on crackwatch reddit, confrim denuvo or removed denuvo all those posted by community.
This is like congratulating a Ransomware company after they unlock a PC because they made enough money from it.
So when are you going to stop putting locks on your doors?
This is like congratulating a Ransomware company after they unlock a PC because they made enough money from it.
This is like congratulating a Ransomware company after they unlock a PC because they made enough money from it.
This is like congratulating a Ransomware company after they unlock a PC because they made enough money from it.
Don’t praise companies like Square that put Denuvo in games and then remove it because the contract ran out. The game is likely still full of other types of DRM like Steam’s DRM wrapper.
Praise companies like Larian instead that never put DRM in their games to begin with and launch on GoG on day 1.
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If you check on PC gaming wiki, they didn’t even put Steam DRM, this game is fully allow to share to your friends.
Actually the licensing agreement says you cannot do that. It also says you do not own the game
“You acknowledge and agree that you have no ownership, property, monetary, or other interest in the Game or any feature or content in the Game ….”
Like every other non-Open Source software you do not own a thing, you only have a license to use it personally and on one computer at a time
Actually the licensing agreement says you cannot do that. It also says you do not own the game
“You acknowledge and agree that you have no ownership, property, monetary, or other interest in the Game or any feature or content in the Game ….”
Like every other non-Open Source software you do not own a thing, you only have a license to use it personally and on one computer at a time
Promote your sh*t skin site somewhere else Rajish.
It’s not my site.
Can you write a single comment where you aren’t a racist edgelord btw. It’s getting old.
No
I, for one, appreciate your honesty
It’s not right to praise it, but it’s good to know when Denuvo is removed from any game anyways.
In this case, it’s a weeb AF game anyway so… But ok.
John keep yourself update on crackwatch reddit, confrim denuvo or removed denuvo all those posted by community.
All the people complaining they weren’t going to buy it because of Denuvo are gonna buy it now right? LOL
“And let’s just hope that even more publishers will follow Square Enix’s example!”
Let’s not. I’d rather publishers followed Larian’s and CDPR’s.