Like a Dragon is on GOG, time to remove Denuvo

[A D L]

Hopefully they remove Denuvo. It's been a recurring theme for developers to stick Steam customers with Denuvo and never remove it while selling the Denuvo-free version on GOG.

Which means if the Denuvo servers go down and it's never removed, you'll be buying it again on GOG.

Edit: Only reason I have the game on my account is because I got it in a Humble Bundle. Would've gladly bought it day one full price otherwise.

[ChryZ]

+1

[Omario]

Damn. I got the Yakuza collection on GOG in the Summer sale last month, noting the absence of LAD so I got that on Steam instead. I would have waited if I had known. Nevermind, eh.

[etch]

Originally posted by El Shabs:

Sega are the worst when it comes to Denuvo. I know a lot of games have it, but some companies like Capcom at least go ahead and remove it when a game has been out for a while. Denuvo isn't a huge problem until it becomes one lol, basically I got stung by it when I moved house a few years ago and found I couldn't launch certain single player games as my internet hadn't been set up yet. Since then I've always been cautious with Denuvo

SEGA sometimes removes it, but they are far more inconsistent than other publishers. Really hope they remove it from Yakuza Like a Dragon now.

[matteste]

Got the collection during the GOG summer sale, so I am gonna have to wait until I finish that whole thing.

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Even if they would remove denuvo and you would preserve this games with goldberg on gog you get the offline installers too. That’s really a great service

[Zeon did nothing wrong]

I hope SEGA will save themselves money by removing this and canceling their licenses with the company. I may have to buy them again on GOG.

[TZODnmr2K5]

Originally posted by A D L:

Which means if the Denuvo servers go down and it's never removed, you'll be buying it again on GOG.

I can see how this sucks for those that already bought the Steam version, as many don't like the idea of double-dipping, or for those waiting for a version not infected with denuvo, in which case, why WOULDN'T you buy it on GoG?

This is not a bad thing if you are holding out for a DRM-FREE version, as at least with GoG, you WON'T be blocked by Steam's DRM if you want to play your game while it's flagged as an update, (especially useful for Skyrim users and other heavily modded games) and you can roll back patches if you don't like a certain patch…

And unlike Steam's DRM-dependent game backups, you get GoG's DRM-free 100% offline installers, which is worth its weight in gold; not to mention the added bonus of being allowed to play your game for a full 30 days BEFORE you decide on a refund, as GoG is a much more consumer-friendly option!

Sure, Steam has “DRM-free” games, yet they are still 100% dependent on Steam to download and install, so you can't use a download manager to download backups unlike with GoG!

[Myth[Alex]]

Originally posted by TZODnmr2K5:

Sure, Steam has “DRM-free” games, yet they are still 100% dependent on Steam to download and install, so you can't use a download manager to download backups unlike with GoG!

What download manager software do you recommend?

[TZODnmr2K5]

Originally posted by MythAlex:

Originally posted by TZODnmr2K5:

Sure, Steam has “DRM-free” games, yet they are still 100% dependent on Steam to download and install, so you can't use a download manager to download backups unlike with GoG!

What download manager software do you recommend?

I mainly use Video downloaders, I haven't used a download manager in ages as I have a fast connection. But here's two that I can think of, JDownloader[jdownloader.org] and free download manager.[www.freedownloadmanager.org] Hope these help!

[UrGrue]

+ 1

[The Rotten]

SEGA, move your asses and remove this
anticonsumer piece of crap!

[etch]

My only leeway for SEGA at this point is maybe the Denuvo contract for the Steam version isn't at the end date yet. But if it isn't released by the end of the year, I assume it's never happening and I doubt SEGA will ever comment on it.

[Dr Megaman]

Sega, please have mercy on all our laptop and Steam Deck batteries and remove Denuvo

[Minute-globe]

Originally posted by TZODnmr2K5:

Originally posted by A D L:

Which means if the Denuvo servers go down and it's never removed, you'll be buying it again on GOG.

I can see how this sucks for those that already bought the Steam version, as many don't like the idea of double-dipping, or for those waiting for a version not infected with denuvo, in which case, why WOULDN'T you buy it on GoG?

This is not a bad thing if you are holding out for a DRM-FREE version, as at least with GoG, you WON'T be blocked by Steam's DRM if you want to play your game while it's flagged as an update, (especially useful for Skyrim users and other heavily modded games) and you can roll back patches if you don't like a certain patch…

And unlike Steam's DRM-dependent game backups, you get GoG's DRM-free 100% offline installers, which is worth its weight in gold; not to mention the added bonus of being allowed to play your game for a full 30 days BEFORE you decide on a refund, as GoG is a much more consumer-friendly option!

Sure, Steam has “DRM-free” games, yet they are still 100% dependent on Steam to download and install, so you can't use a download manager to download backups unlike with GoG!

the only thing I dislike about gog is that it's a pain in the ass to get galaxy working with steamdeck and linux. that's why i haven't been using it much as lately. they will not make a native linux version. sure you can play the games on heroic but you won't get cloud saves and achievements. that being said, I went ahead and bought like a dragon on gog. I'm hoping sega is FINALLY seeing the light...

[Hichem]

gog version much better, can play without this ♥♥♥♥