simple@lemm.ee to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoSquare Enix has removed Denuvo from Octopath Traveler 2www.dsogaming.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down15cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up1275arrow-down1external-linkSquare Enix has removed Denuvo from Octopath Traveler 2www.dsogaming.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareDudewitbow@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoIts because the launch of the game is when a game, especially a niche genre gets sales. Since denuvo has a recurring cost to using it, how early its removed is dependant on sales.
minus-squareatlasraven31@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 year agoSo it’s more of a “publisher cutting costs” thing than sheer benevolence.
minus-squareDudewitbow@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agousually yes, its a publisher cutting the reccuring cost of using the DRM
Its because the launch of the game is when a game, especially a niche genre gets sales. Since denuvo has a recurring cost to using it, how early its removed is dependant on sales.
So it’s more of a “publisher cutting costs” thing than sheer benevolence.
usually yes, its a publisher cutting the reccuring cost of using the DRM