Will Denuvo games work with the deck? And what will happen if I go out of wifi range?

[No skill only Tiktok]

Will Denuvo games work with the deck?
And what will happen if I go out of wifi range?
Or just try to launch those games without internet.

[MJ711]

What happens now when your internet goes out and you launch those games?
Or while already playing and the internet goes out? What happens?

[LeviathanWon]

Launch once option - offline mode for steam - play offline. Consider have a connection for added software components FOR 1st launch. Consider if game requires an internet connect to play or is playable with no connection.

These are pretty easy thing for you to work out on your own, but YES WE HERE FOR U LITTLE BUDDY!

[No skill only Tiktok]

Originally posted by MJ711:

What happens now when your internet goes out and you launch those games?
Or while already playing and the internet goes out? What happens?

I'm asking because I am at a stationary PC with stable internet connection so it doesn't happen a lot.
But keeping the deck on stable internet connection always it would be impossible.

I tried to launch a denuvo game without internet and it didn't start.
And I remember once a denuvo game crashed when I lost internet connection.

[No skill only Tiktok]

Originally posted by LeviathanWon:

YES WE HERE FOR U LITTLE BUDDY!

Why do you have be toxic? If you don't like my question just ignore it and move along.

[MJ711]

Originally posted by No skill only Tiktok ( °□°):

But keeping the deck on stable internet connection always it would be impossible.

True

Originally posted by No skill only Tiktok ( °□°):

I tried to launch a denuvo game without internet and it didn't start.
And I remember once a denuvo game crashed when I lost internet connection.

We can only guess that the same will happen with Steam Deck because it is a PC.
I would say it highly depends on the game. I think some denuvo games work just fine without internet.

[LeviathanWon]

Not being toxic, I don't know what denuvo type games are.... Denuvo the title of the game or is it a game publisher?


In any case, but software distribution outlets like this one steam requires a run once for software components, then can be run in offline mode.

Good luck, I am sorry my enthusiasm scared you into a sensitive state.

[MJ711]

Originally posted by LeviathanWon:

Not being toxic, I don't know what denuvo type games are.... Denuvo the title of the game or is it a game publisher?


In any case, but software distribution outlets like this one steam requires a run once for software components, then can be run in offline mode.

Good luck, I am sorry my enthusiasm scared you into a sensitive state.

Denuvo is one of the most hated software that has been created in the last 25 years.
It is a DRM (digital rights management) software that forces some games to have constant internet access to spy on players and constantly check if the game is "legit".
Sounds like a nice software BUT for some games it kills the performance which makes many players really mad.
There are some games that have been cracked and you can find the comparison on youtube between the "legit" game with denuvo and cracked one. The cracked one runs much better.

Biggest lie from their own website:

How does Denuvo help enterprises?

The Business Software Alliance estimates that 40% of all Enterprise software is used illegally each year. Imagine what 40% more revenue would do for your bottom line.
...

Absolute joke...

If i had to choose 3 companies worldwide to close right now, Denuvo would be one of them...

[WarLyric]

Should work if you are connected to the internet the entire time as it calls home while you play.

[LeviathanWon]

Those games don't seem worth playing, unless someone offers you currency in a form of a job or salary or chance for prize money.

You can check proton db , but ALL versions of linux os would not support those types of games.

Mind you, to my understanding or guessing....

Valve software would take a version of a linux distribution, change the kernel to allow drm/anti-cheat, roll out the software as a an immutable image to allow those games to work provided the co operation of the games publisher.

Chances not looking good, but some good single player games that are not as competitive.... stressful... unreasonable.

[MJ711]

Originally posted by LeviathanWon:

Valve software would take a version of a linux distribution, change the kernel to allow drm/anti-cheat, roll out the software as a an immutable image to allow those games to work provided the co operation of the games publisher.

Chances not looking good, but some good single player games that are not as competitive.... stressful... unreasonable.

Valve actually does not really have to do anything.
It is the company that created this who does not want to make anything for Linux.
Maybe if more game devs support games on Steam Deck that the companies behind DRMs will actually start developing for Linux.

Same goes for anti-cheat.
Battle-Eye already has support for the Linux but the game devs do not want to apply new version of it to older games because most likely it costs money and time which they will not get back.

We will see how this will be in 2-3 years from now on IF Steam Deck becomes huge.

[Jackie Daytona]

Originally posted by LeviathanWon:

You can check proton db , but ALL versions of linux os would not support those types of games.

Final Fantasy XV uses Denuvo and is on the playable/verified list of Steam Deck (Proton) games.

I didn't think such a thing would work either. But... apparently it does?

[@R+5]

Originally posted by No skill only Tiktok ( °□°):

Will Denuvo games work with the deck?
And what will happen if I go out of wifi range?
Or just try to launch those games without internet.

1 - some games with denuvo work, some wont. check protondb to find which ones.
2 - the same that happens with your pc: games that need to be always connected, will stop working; games that dont will still work offline.
3 - you can run some games without internet, if they dont need to check constantly a server or use things like eac.

[ReBoot]

Denuvo games work offline on Steam on Windows. Any reason to assume this will be different on the Deck?

[lukaself]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Denuvo games work offline on Steam on Windows. Any reason to assume this will be different on the Deck?

Just as on a desktop PC, they will work for a little while, yes. Then you'll need to go back online because they use a recurrent online activation on a timer set by the publisher. Problem is, they never disclose the length of that timer.

In practice it forces you to be online at all times or the game will simply close at random times since you don't know when it will check next.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by lukaself:

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Denuvo games work offline on Steam on Windows. Any reason to assume this will be different on the Deck?

Just as on a desktop PC, they will work for a little while, yes. Then you'll need to go back online because they use a recurrent online activation on a timer set by the publisher. Problem is, they never disclose the length of that timer.

It practice it forces you to be online at all times or the game will simply close at random times since you don't know when it will check next.

No, it doesn't force you to be online at all times! Denuvo's offline mode is time-limited just like Steam's offline mode, but you still don't need to be online at all times (just like with Steam's offline mode).