The malware Denuvo calls an anti-piracy program is the cause for low performance

[JoJolion06]

Denuvo like every other anti-piracy program is extremely taxing on a computer's CPU. This is especially bad for Dragon's Dogma because Dragon's Dogma is a primarily CPU ran game. No I am not pro piracy or pro thievery, removing Denuvo is likely not going to increase piracy all that much, ironically the presence of Denuvo is most likely fueling pirates and hackers to pirate the game so they can play it properly. Gabe Newell (the CEO of steam) said "We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem, if a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24/7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, and will com to your country in three months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate's service is more valuable." While yes the game isn't region locked it is locked behind have a god-tier PC whit a NASA level CPU because Denuvo is taking up too much CPU usage. Therefore if Capcom just removed Denuvo people would be less incentivized to pirate the game. I already know I'm going to be accused of being a pirate/pirate supporter by a bunch of ♥♥♥♥♥ ass trolls, but I hope that this can help intelligent people understand why the game runs like ♥♥♥♥.

[Pineska]

Originally posted by REDACTED0836:

Originally posted by Donte:

if that was the case then game would not struggle on consoles. I am undefeated

Not true, Denuvo is on most modern consoles

Is not, will be, but now is not also is not that Denuvo what is present here. They want use Denuvo Anti-Cheat not Anti-Tamper.

[MasterManiac]

Originally posted by valium:

Originally posted by MasterManiac:

They're hobbyists who make videos, bro. There's nothing special about Digital Foundry.

They collate their findings and publish them for the world to see and dissect, a lot more trustworthy than some random person on a forum saying just trust me bro.

You're right. As someone who has seen first-hand a massive performance gain from the removal of Denuvo, I cannot trust my lying eyes. Some kids made a video on YouTube, and so I must thus concede.

I've said it here and I'll say it everywhere: RE2 gained 20-30 FPS on AVERAGE and its insufferable microstutter stopped cold when Denuvo was removed. I saw this with my own eyes. Anyone who says Denuvo has no performance impact is either lying, is ignorant, or has hardware that can power through the performance tax. There is no other alternative.

[grimphoenix]

Originally posted by Pineska:

Originally posted by REDACTED0836:

Not true, Denuvo is on most modern consoles

Is not, will be, but now is not also is not that Denuvo what is present here.

not that it matters, console cpus suck anyway meaning that the same issues will be present.

[JoJolion06]

Originally posted by Majestic:

Without having an identical copy that runs without it, there is no way you can prove any of this rant.

Incorrect, RE village used Denuvo and the performance was heavily impacted, guess what engine DD2 uses. That's right, the RE engine.

[Tpue_Miabc]

I believe it is primarily used to protect its initial sales and then gets removed later on. For example lies of P had Denuvo and removed it a month ago. so denuvo will probably be incorporated until the initial sales period is over or until someone cracks the game